CITY
COUNCIL AND MAYOR RECOGNIZE BIKE WINTER!
February
2, 2007
Councilmember
Eric Garcetti, District
13, and Antonio Villaraigosa sign
BikeWinter 2007 Resolution, that
is seconded by Councilmember Tom LaBonge,
District 4, and Attested by City Clerk Frank
T. Martinez.
WHEREAS,
BikeWinter opens on February 2nd and for
two weeks through February
14th, local cyclists "post and host" bike-related
events including social rides, cheap-date rides,
serious races, bike-in movies, blood-donor
rides and everything in between, all intended
to celebrate and promote the Los Angeles cycling
culture; and
WHEREAS, this celebration
is to state the fact that in Los Angeles, "getting
there" is as much a part of the adventure as
"being there"; and
WHEREAS,
there are five events being hosted in Atwater
Village, Echo Park,
Silver Lake, Hollywood and, of course the Griffith
Observatory. Also, an Eastside/Westside ride
to Santa Monica; and
WHEREAS, BikeWinter organizers
provide the framework and anyone can "post
and host" by creating their own bicycle-themed
events, posting them on BikeBoom.com and hosting
them anywhere in the Los Angeles area: and
WHEREAS, BikeWinter's origins
lie in the BikeSummer tradition, which originated
in San Francisco in 1999 and has traveled to
Chicago, Vancouver, Portland, New York, Seattle
and Los Angeles. The impact of BikeSummer 2005
was so dramatic that LA organizers channeled
the energy into BikeWinter:
NOW
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED,
that by the adoption of this resolution the
Los Angeles City Council along with the Mayor
hereby commend BIKEWINTER for
recognizing the efforts of the local cycling
culture to improve
the quality of life in our community by promoting
alternative forms of transportation.
I
HEREBY CERTIFY that
the foregoing resolution was adopted
by the Council of the City of Los Angeles
at its meeting held February 2, 2007.
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