HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 05071996 - 96-188 The Board of Supervisors
of Contra Costa County
IN THE MATTER OF Resolution No.: 96/18 8
DECLARING MAY 16, 1996 AS
BIKE TO WORK DAY IN
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
WHEREAS breathing clean air is vial to healthy lungs and life; and
WHEREAS the County of Contra Costa acknowledges that cycling to work is a
successful rideshare mode to alleviate traffic congestion, reduce air pollution and
decrease fuel consumption; and
WHEREAS bike-to-work days have proven effective in converting drivers into
bicyclists and educating citizens about the environmental importance of biking to work
regularly; and
WHEREAS the County of Contra Costa encourages its citizens to bike to work, in
order to improve air quality and promote the health benefits of cycling; and
WHEREAS cities and counties throughout California are promoting Thursday,
May 16, 1996, as a statewide bike-to-work day know as "California Bike Commute
1996"; and
WHEREAS the American Lung Association, the Bay Area Air Quality
Management District (BAAQMD), the California Bicycle Coalition, the Metropolitan
Transportation Commission, RIDES for Bay Area Commuters and the Contra Costa
County Non-Polluting Commuting Project (Go Bike!) are promoting May 16, 1996, as
the Bay Area's Bike-to-Work day; and
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that we, the Board of Supervisors of
Contra Costa County, recommend that Thursday, May 16, 1996, is Contra Costa Bike-to-
Work Day.
PASSED by vote of the Board members present on the 7th day of May, 1996.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an Order entered on
the minutes of said Board of Supervisors on the date aforesaid.
Witness my hand and the seal
of the Board of Supervisors
affixed this 7th day of
May, 1996.
PHIL BATCHELOR, County
Administrator and Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors
By k�
Deputy C
Resolution No.: 96/ lss
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