Here's what I wrote to her.
Madam Secretary-
I use my bicycle to get to work, to access public transportation, and to shop. Therefore, my bicycle is transportation. The Department of Transportation needs to recognize this. Let's stand up as Americans and recognize that is our patriotic duty to find alternatives to transportation only by means of fossil fuels. It is the first line of defense against terrorism.
So when you say that money spent on bicycle paths is not really money spent on transportation you are sadly mistaken. I would hope for a more enlightened approach from such a forward thinking, anti-terrorist administration.
Respectfully submitted,