House Transportation Committee Approves Complete Streets!

The bill passed the House committee yesterday, but is still pending in the Senate committee.

We need you to:

Ask the Senate committee members to vote YES on Complete Streets

The Senate Transportation Committee has heard the Complete Streets Bill (SB 513), but they have left it pending and have not yet scheduled a vote.  The bill must be passed out of this committee in order to be voted on the Senate floor!

If you are a constituent of a Senator on the Transportation Committee (see list below), and you haven't contacted your senator yet, you can help by calling or writing your him or her in support of the Complete Streets Bill.

Let us know you've called or CC us on the email. (If you're not a constituent of any of the committee members, it would not be helpful to contact them.) Click here to find out what Texas Senate district you are in.

Please only write or call if you are a constituent of a Senate Transportation Committee member, listed below:

District 4: Sen. Tommy Williams (R-The Woodlands). Committee Chair.
Phone: (512) 463-0104, (281) 364-9426.  Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

District 14: Sen. Kirk Watson (D-Austin).  Committee Vice Chair.
Phone: (512) 463-0114.  Email:   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

District 10: Sen. Wendy Davis (D-Fort Worth) Bill author (constituents, you may want to send her a thank you note for authoring the bill).
Phone: (512) 463-0110, (817) 332-3338.  Email:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

District 13: Sen. Rodney Ellis (D-Houston) Bill author (constituents, you may want to send him a thank you note for authoring the bill).
Phone: (512) 463-0113, (713) 236-0306.  Email:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

District 9: Sen. Chris Harris (R-Arlington)
Phone: (512) 463-0109, (817) 461-9109.  Email:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

District 20: Sen. Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa (D-McAllen)
Phone: (512) 463-0120, (956) 972-1841 .  Email:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

District 3: Sen. Robert Nichols (R-Jacksonville)
Phone: (512) 463-0103, (903) 589-3003.  Email:   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

District 8: Sen. Florence Shapiro (R-Plano)
Phone: (512) 463-0108, (972) 403-3404.  Email:   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

District 25: Sen. Jeff Wentworth (R-San Antonio)
Phone: (512) 463-0125, (210) 826-7800.  Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Before writing, please review our general guidelines for writing your representatives, this will help you write a very effective letter. Some specific points we suggest you make for a letter or phone call regarding SB 513 are:

• Properly address your representative (see our general guidelines)
• Identify yourself as a constituent (e.g. "I'm a voter in District XX", or "I live in your district.")
• Briefly state your background and any relevant affiliations (e.g., I'm a city official/engineer/PTA member/parent and a member of BikeTexas)
• State that SB 513 (the Complete Streets Bill) is important to you and why in a short sentence or two. Make it personal to your experience. See our FAQ's for ideas.
• Ask that they vote Yes on SB 513. Making a specific request is key. You might ask it as a question, e.g. "Will you support SB 513?"
• Be polite. You might thank them for their public service.