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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015

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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

     Referred To: House read and passed

     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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