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To recognize the month of May 2009 as "National Bike Month" in the City of Columbus.
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WHEREAS, the bicycle is a viable and environmentally sound form of transportation and an excellent form of recreation; and
WHEREAS, numerous citizens of the City of Columbus will experience the joys of bicycling during the month of May through educational programs, races, commuting events, helmet promotion, charity events, or just getting out and going for a ride; and
WHEREAS, creating bicycle-friendly communities has been shown to improve citizens' health, well-being, and quality of life, to boost community spirit, to improve traffic safety, and to reduce pollution and congestion; and
WHEREAS, the Share the Road (7:30 a.m) and Bike to Work Week (8:30 a.m.) campaigns will be launched at Ohio State University's Campus Gateway on May 11; and
WHEREAS, the Ride of Silence will take place in Columbus on May 20, 2009 at 7 p.m. at the Ohio Statehouse where cyclists will take to the roads in a silent procession to honor cyclists who have been killed or injured while cycling on public roadways; and
WHEREAS, BikeColumbus will gather May 30th, 2009 at COSI to raise awareness and funding for healthier kids and more diabetes prevention in a partnership between Mayor Michael B. Coleman, The Institute for Active Living in Columbus Public Health, and Consider Biking; and
WHEREAS, May has been declared National Bike Month for each of the last 53 years, and is so again in 2009; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That we do hereby recognize the month of May 2009 as "National Bike Month" in the City of Columbus and urge all who support bicycling to participate in the events planned and all road users to share the road safely with bicyclists.