Backup Documents 05/14/2019 Item # 4A 4
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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the month of May is National Bicycle Month; and,
WHEREAS, bicycling plays an important role in the lives of millions of Floridians; 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, riding bicycles increases roadway and parking capacities by reducing the number
of cars on the roads; and,
WHEREAS, Naples Pathways Coalition conducts the Lights for Bikes Program, funded by the
Community Foundation of Collier County, to provide bike lights, safety gear, and
language appropriate safety information to low-income commuter cyclists who bike
to work between dusk and dawn; and,
WHEREAS, Naples Pathways Coalition members and supporters participate in the annual Ride
of Silence the third Wednesday each May to honor and remember the many cyclists
who have been killed while biking; and,
WHEREAS, Naples Pathways Coalition partners with the Collier Metropolitan Planning
Organization to publish a county-wide Bicycle & Tourism Map to better equip
residents and tourists to choose active transportation; and,
WHEREAS, Naples Pathways Coalition has received the Special Recognition of the Year Award
from the Florida Bicycle Association.
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County,
Florida, that May 2019 be designated as
NATIONAL BIKE MONTH IN COLLIER COUNTY
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 14th Day of May 2019.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER C TY, FLORIDA
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