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From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Urbin, Nick Thu, 6 Feb 2025 21:34:49 +0000 Matesic, Hannah (OST) pugliese.anthony@gmail.com Broad Street Safe Streets Implementation Grant - P-A 07 2.6.25 Letter to Secretary Duffy re Bethlehem Safe Streets Grant.pdf You don't often get email from nick.urbin@mail.house.gov. Learn why this is important CAUTION : This email originated from outside of the Department of Transportation (DOT). Do not click on links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Dear Hannah, I am reaching out on behalf of the Office of Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (P-A 07) with a letter to the Secretary of Transportation regarding the City of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania's "Broad Street Safe Streets Implementation Grant" project. If you could please ensure it gets to the Secretary, I would greatly appreciate it. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out. Thank you, Nick Urbin Legislative Assistant Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (P-A 07) 121 Cannon HOB O2S0T2-5-1200 Page 00086 RYAN MACKENZIE DISTRICT PENNSYLVANIA 7TH DISTRICT, PENNSYLVANIA Congress of the United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515-3807 121 CANNON HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON, DC 20515-3807 (202) 225-6411 February 6, 2025 The Honorable Sean Duffy Secretary United States Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, Southeast Washington, DC 20590 Dear Secretary Duffy, Congratulations on your confirmation. We were all saddened to see the recent aviation tragedies, and I wish you all the best in your new role to oversee and improve our country's transportation systems. At this time, I am writing to express my support for the City of Bethlehem, PA's project, "Broad Street Safe Streets Implementation Gran.t" The City of Bethlehem received notice of having been selected for an award of 9$,939,191 in December 2023. Unfortunately, a great deal of time elapsed due to the burdensome grant agreement process between the City of Bethlehem and the Department of Transportation under the Biden Administration. During this time, the necessary safety improvements desired for this stretch of road were left undone, leaving our community and our citizens less safe. After nearly 13 months of bf aco k-ar nd-th, on January 17, 2025, the City of Bethlehem sent their finalized grant agreement to the Washington DC headquarters of the Federal Highway Administration. The Broad Street Safe Streets Implementation Grant project would take important steps to reduce traffic on West Broad Street by funding curb extensions, protected bike lanes, and hviigshi- bility crosswalks. These measures would improve my constituents' safety, including the students who attend the seven schools located near Broad Street. For these reasons, I support funding the Broad Street Safe Streets Implementation Grant project and I would appreciate any efforts by you and the Trump Administration to expedite this funding. Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any questions. Best regards, RyRayn aManckenMziae ckey Member of Congress O2S0T- 25+ 10 2000Pa0ge87