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LC00796 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N | |
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CELEBRATING "BIKE-TO-WORK DAY" ON FRIDAY, MAY 18, 2012, IN THE STATE OF | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Handy, Serpa, Tanzi, Cimini, and Tomasso | |
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Date Introduced: May 17, 2012 | |
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Referred To: House read and passed | |
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WHEREAS, “Bike-to-Work Day” is celebrated annually across the United States in order |
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to promote the use of bicycles as an option for commuting to work; and |
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WHEREAS, Bike-to-Work Day was originated by the League of American Bicyclists in |
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1956 and is a part of Bike-to-Work Week, which is in turn part of National Bike Month; and |
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WHEREAS, Bicycle commuting is a safe and healthy alternative to driving an |
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automobile to work each day and it provides economic and environmental benefits to our |
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communities; and |
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WHEREAS, Widespread bike commuting helps to lessen traffic congestion and noise, |
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reduces associated greenhouse gas emissions, and decreases the use of and dependence upon |
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finite energy sources; and |
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WHEREAS, Rhode Island has more than 50 miles of paved bike paths, myriad bike lanes |
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and bike routes, and 40 additional miles of paved bike path currently under design; and |
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WHEREAS, Our state is quickly becoming one of the nation’s most "bike friendly" states |
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and the advantages to our citizenry and communities should be promoted and recognized; now, |
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therefore be it |
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RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and |
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Providence Plantations hereby proclaims Friday, May 18, 2012, to be “Bike-to-Work Day” in the |
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State of Rhode Island. We furthermore support and encourage all the citizens of our state to |
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participate by giving bike commuting a try; and be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized and directed to |
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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the President of the League of American |
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Bicyclists. |
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