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Proclamation to Recognize May 18, 2023 as Bike to Work Day
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May 18, 2023, as Bike to Work Day
WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro envisions a city where walking and bicycling are fully integrated into daily life, providing environmentally friendly transportation alternatives that are both safe and convenient for people of all ages and abilities; and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted an updated “Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan” in 2018 that promotes the simple and basic concept that streets should be designed and operated to be safe and accessible for all transportation users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders or motorists; and
WHEREAS, to date, the City of San Leandro has constructed 26.9 miles of Class II bike lanes, and are in the planning stages of over 8 miles of protected class IV bike lanes along Bancroft Avenue, Williams Street, San Leandro Boulevard, and E. 14th Street; and
WHEREAS, Bike East Bay, the Safe Routes to School Program, the San Leandro Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee, and the City Council encourage all citizens to ride their bicycles to school, work, park, and around their neighborhoods to promote personal and societal benefits achieved from bicycling each and every day.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Juan González, III, Mayor of the City of San Leandro, do hereby proclaim May 18, 2023, as “Bike to Work Day” in the City of San Leandro in recognition of our commitment to making San Leandro a more bike-able city.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of San Leandro to be affixed this 15th day of May 2023.