[Lekooks] Sierra Club award

[Gerald Flakas]

The Waukesha County Transportation Coalition just got word that we are the recipient of the 2017 Special Achievement Award, which “honors Sierra Club members for a single act of particular importance dedicated to the Club”. This award will be presented in Washington D.C. in September. Our Green Sanctuary group is a key member of this coalition, so this national honor reflects very favorably on our group and LCUUC in general.

 

The Green Sanctuary group here at LCUUC was seeking an environmental justice project, and partnered with the Sierra Club and several other area faith-based organizations in early 2016 to form the Coalition. It started with a Sierra Club state-wide “equitable transportation” initiative to encourage public transportation as an alternative to road-building, to better service people who are unable to drive, and to reduce the pressure on our environment from super highways and suburban sprawl. We contacted the Sierra Club and other area faith-based groups, and the Coalition was born. We have been meeting monthly at LCUUC, and are working diligently to reach out to users and supporters of public and subsidized transportation to encourage our state elected representatives to commit more resources to public transportation and less to highway building.

 

What you can do

1.      Our elected representatives in the State Assembly and Senate tell us they hear very little from their constituents supporting public transportation. So please contact your representatives and tell them. Here is a sample message:

We urge our elected officials to balance transportation priorities to serve everyone:

Restore previous cuts and increase transit funding by $34.4 million. This amount was recommended by the Governor’s commission in 2013 to be added each year over a ten year period.
Adjust specialized transportation funding levels to reflect the increasing demand from those with disabilities and the growing population of older adults unable to drive.
Increase the percentage of state reimbursements to provide needed investment to restore local roads to good condition.
 

Go to http://unityparty.us/wisconsin-senators-representatives.htm to find your representatives. Some area examples:

Waukesha County Senators:                                   Waukesha County Representatives:

Sen. Kapenga (SD 33) 608-266-9173                   Rep. Allen (AD 97) 608-266-9173

Sen. Craig (SD 28) 608-266-5400             Rep. Neylon (AD 98) 608-266-5120

Sen. Vukmir (SD 608-266- 2512                           Rep. Duchow (AD 99) 608-266-3007

Sen. Darling (SD 8) 608-266-5830                        Rep. Wichgers (AD 83) 608-266-3363

Sen. Fitzgerald (SD13) 608-266-5660                   Rep. Kuglitsch (AD 84) 608-267-5158

Sen. Nass (SD 11) 608-266-2635                         Rep. Sanfelippo (AD 15) 608-266-0620

                                                                                    Rep. Hutton (AD 13) 608-267-9836

                                                                                    Rep. Kooyenga (AD 14) 608-266-9180

                                                                                    Rep. Brandtjen (AD 22) 608-267-2367

                                                                                    Rep. Horlacher (AD 33) 608-266-5715

                                                                                    Rep. Kleefisch (AD 38) 608-266-8551

 

2.      If you are interested in anything related to our environment and would like to join in with other folks who share your interests, join the Green Sanctuary Committee. Next meeting will be after church on Sunday July 23. Contact Ray Grosch, Gerry Flakas, or any Green Sanctuary member for info.
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