Draft of SF Bike Mayor Proclamation
Proclamation
National Bicycle Greenway Day
By virtue of the authority vested in me as the Bike Mayor of the City of San Francisco, I do hereby issue this proclamation honoring
NATIONAL BICYCLE GREENWAY (NBG) DAY
May 15, 2010
WHEREAS, the bicycle was the first personal transportation
vehicle and a century ago was an important part of
American culture; and
WHEREAS, while the ______ member strong San Francisco
Bike Coalition (SFBC) has been busy weaving the bicycle back
into the lives of San Franciscans; and
WHEREAS, the SFBC has re-established the bicycle as
an important user of the roads America's love affair with
the automobile covered the city with; and
WHEREAS, Awake Again" author and NBG Director, Martin Krieg
will be reminding America what brought about the first road building
in America when he pedals an 1891 backwards facing HiWheel
bike to Boston in this year's 8th National Mayors' Ride; and
WHEREAS, in 1914, San Francisco became the end point for the
Lincoln Highway, the first coast-to-coast car highway, the NBG
seeks to begin the first coast-to-coast bicycle highway in San
Francisco
NOW, THEREFORE, I, THE BIKE MAYOR OF San Francisco do hereby proclaim May 15, 2010 as "NATIONAL BICYCLE GREENWAY DAY" in San Francisco , CA
(signed)
Notable Cyclist here
Bike Mayor, San Francisco
