| R 293 |
| 2015 -- H 6208 Enacted 05/14/2015 |
| H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N |
| PROCLAIMING MAY 11-15, 2015, AS "BIKE-TO-WORK WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND |
| Introduced By: Representatives Handy, Tanzi, Winfield, Marshall, and Carson |
| Date Introduced: May 14, 2015 |
| WHEREAS, "Bike-to-Work Week" is celebrated annually across the United States in |
| order to promote the use of bicycles as an option for commuting to work; and |
| WHEREAS, The "Bike-to-Work" initiative was originated by the League of American |
| Bicyclists in 1956, and Bike-to-Work Week occurs during National Bike Month; and |
| WHEREAS, Riding a bike to work is the fastest growing form of commuting. The |
| number of people across America who bike to work has increased about 60 percent over the last |
| decade; and |
| WHEREAS, Bicycle commuting is a safe and healthy alternative to driving an |
| automobile to work each day and it provides economic and environmental benefits to our |
| communities; and |
| WHEREAS, Widespread bike commuting helps to lessen traffic congestion and noise, |
| reduces associated greenhouse gas emissions, and decreases the use of and dependence upon |
| finite energy sources; and |
| WHEREAS, Rhode Island has over 70 miles of paved bike paths, myriad bike lanes and |
| bike routes, and more than 11 additional miles of paved bike paths currently under design and |
| development; and |
| WHEREAS, Our state is quickly becoming one of the nation’s most "bike friendly" states |
| and the advantages to our citizenry and communities should be promoted and recognized; now, |
| therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and |
| Providence Plantations hereby proclaims May 11-15, 2015, to be "Bike-to-Work Week" in the |
| State of Rhode Island. We furthermore support and encourage all the citizens of our state to |
| participate by giving bike commuting a try; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
| transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the President of the League of American |
| Bicyclists. |
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