PRINTER'S NO. 1792
No. 203 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY STRITTMATTER, SCHULER, STURLA, CREIGHTON,
ZIMMERMAN, BARLEY, ARMSTRONG AND HERSHEY, MAY 2, 2001
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MAY 2, 2001
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating May 2001 as "Bike Month" in Pennsylvania.
2 WHEREAS, The national nonprofit bicycling safety and
3 education association, the League of American Bicyclists, has
4 declared the month of May to be "National Bike Month" for 44
5 years and has done so again in 2001; and
6 WHEREAS, The League of American Bicyclists has declared May
7 14 through 18, 2001, as "National Bike-to-Work Week" and May 18,
8 2001, as "National Bike-to-Work Day"; and
9 WHEREAS, Bicycle clubs, schools, parks and recreation
10 departments, police departments, hospitals, companies and civic
11 groups throughout this Commonwealth will be promoting bicycling
12 as a wholesome, leisurely activity as well as an environmentally
13 friendly alternative to the automobile during the month; and
14 WHEREAS, Governor Tom Ridge maintains his commitment to
15 continue promoting Pennsylvania's world-renowned cycling
16 opportunities; and
17 WHEREAS, This Commonwealth is home to the most rail trails in
1 the nation, with 115 open rail trails totaling approximately
2 1,000 miles and equalling 10% of the nation's rail trails, and
3 with more than 100 rail-trail projects currently in progress;
4 and
5 WHEREAS, The Bureau of State Parks strives to develop safe
6 bike trails in State parks which feature a variety of trail
7 sizes, terrains and scenic views and which allow access to many
8 resources, facilities and activities found within each park; and
9 WHEREAS, The Department of Transportation realizes and
10 promotes the importance of bicycle safety and has included on
11 its World Wide Web site the Pennsylvania Bicycle Driver's Manual
12 and the Bicycling Directory of Pennsylvania; and
13 WHEREAS, Dream Ride Projects, a Lancaster-based nonprofit
14 health education group, is organizing Bike Month "Mini" Rallies
15 throughout Lancaster County this year on May 6 in Quarryville,
16 May 12 in New Holland, May 19 in Elizabethtown and May 26 in
17 Ephrata; and
18 WHEREAS, Lancaster County is hosting the Annual Turkey Hill
19 Country Classic Bicycle Race on May 5, 2001, and the First
20 Annual Mount Joy Criterium Bicycle Race on May 19, 2001; and
21 WHEREAS, Dauphin County is hosting the Annual Clean Air
22 Challenge Scenic Bike Ride to benefit the American Lung
23 Association on May 20, 2001; and
24 WHEREAS, The bicycle is a viable and environmentally sound
25 form of transportation and an excellent form of recreation;
26 therefore be it
27 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate May
28 2001 as "Bike Month" in Pennsylvania and urge all who support
29 bicycling to participate in the events planned.
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