PRINTER'S NO. 3309
No. 447 Session of 2000
INTRODUCED BY STRITTMATTER, SCHULER, STURLA, TRUE, ZIMMERMAN,
BARLEY, ARMSTRONG AND HERSHEY, APRIL 11, 2000
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 11, 2000
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the month of May 2000 as "Bike Month" in
2 Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, The League of American Bicyclists, the national
4 nonprofit bicycling safety and education association, has
5 declared the month of May to be "National Bike Month" for the
6 past 43 years and has done so again in 2000; and
7 WHEREAS, Bicycle clubs, schools, parks and recreation
8 departments, police departments, hospitals, businesses and civic
9 groups throughout this Commonwealth will be promoting bicycling
10 as a fun, healthy and recreational activity as well as an
11 environmentally friendly alternative to the automobile
12 throughout the month; and
13 WHEREAS, Pennsylvanians in record numbers are turning to
14 bicycling for recreation, fitness and transportation and will
15 experience the fun of bicycling this May 2000 through
16 educational programs, community events, trail work days, safety
17 promotions and charity rides; and
1 WHEREAS, Governor Tom Ridge, an avid bicyclist, commits to
2 continue to work with dedication and vision toward a time in
3 which Pennsylvania is world-renowned for its bicycling
4 opportunities; and
5 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania is home to the most rail-trails in the
6 nation, with 105 open rail-trails totaling approximately 900
7 miles, equaling 10% of the nation's rail-trails, and more than
8 100 rail-trail projects are currently in progress; and
9 WHEREAS, The Bureau of State Parks has developed safe bike
10 trails in State parks which feature a variety of trail
11 distances, terrains and scenic views and allow access to many
12 resources, facilities and activities; and
13 WHEREAS, The Department of Transportation realizes and
14 promotes the importance of bicycle safety and has included on
15 its World Wide Web site the Pennsylvania Bicycle Driver's Manual
16 and the Bicycling Directory of Pennsylvania; and
17 WHEREAS, Dream Ride Projects, a Lancaster-based nonprofit
18 health education group, is organizing the first annual National
19 Bike Month Rally in Lancaster on April 30, 2000; and
20 WHEREAS, Lancaster County is hosting the Conestoga Country
21 Classic Bicycle Race on May 6, 2000, and the First Union
22 Invitational International Bike Race on May 30, 2000; and
23 WHEREAS, The School District of Lancaster is conducting the
24 Bike to School Day pilot program on May 18, 2000, as well as
25 bike safety presentations May 1 through 30, 2000; and
26 WHEREAS, Lancaster County has designated May 21 through 27,
27 2000, as "Bike to Work Week" in Lancaster to coincide with
28 "Ozone Awareness Week" as established by the Susquehanna Valley
29 Ozone Action Partnership; and
30 WHEREAS, Lancaster County is extending its "Bike Month"
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1 activities to include the Dream Ride for Lancaster County and
2 the Pedal to Preserve fundraising events on June 10, 2000, and
3 June 25, 2000, respectively; and
4 WHEREAS, The bicycle is a viable and environmentally sound
5 form of transportation and an excellent form of recreation;
6 therefore be it
7 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
8 month of May 2000, as "Bike Month" in Pennsylvania and urge all
9 who support bicycling to participate in the events planned.
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