Backup Documents 03/08/2016 Item # 4D 4 0
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, bicycling plays an important role in the lives of millions of Floridians by providing an
alternative and economical means of transportation to work, school, shopping,
parks, and promotes tourism; and,
WHEREAS, bicycle usage promotes health and wellness and helps to encourage citizens to
develop habits of physical activity to become or stay fit; and,
WHEREAS, the riding of bicycles provide an alternate and economical means of transportation
to work, thus increasing access to employment, and increased bicycle usage can
help provide mobility for those without access to a motor vehicle, and increases
existing road and parking capacities when people choose bicycling for utilitarian
trips, reducing the number of automobiles on the road; and,
WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Transportation and many local governments throughout
the state have adopted goals and policies to develop a multimodal transportation
system that supports transportation alternatives, including the bicycle, and
encourages the use of bicycles for transportation on Florida's roadways; and,
WHEREAS, roadway safety for vulnerable road users, including bicyclists, has been elevated to
a critical priority by the Florida Department of Transportation; and,
WHEREAS, Naples Pathways Coalition is a non-profit advocacy group working for a fully
integrated network of sidewalks, bike lanes, and multi-use pathways to be used by
bicyclists, pedestrians, and other non-motorized users throughout Naples and
Collier County; and, '
WHEREAS, Naples Pathways Coalition is working with county and state agencies to educate
bicyclists and motorists to observe all traffic laws and share the road to improve
cycling conditions on the roadways; and,
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed that the Collier County Board of County Commissioners
that March be designated as
BICYCLE AWARENESS AND SAFETY MONTH IN COLLIER COUNTY
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 8th Day of March 2016.
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