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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: May 18, 2021 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 8-1 <br /> SUBJECT: Bike Month Proclamation <br /> DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1. Draft Proclamation Nishith Trivedi, Transportation Planner, <br /> 919-245-2582 <br /> Tom Altieri, Comprehensive Planning <br /> Supervisor, 919-245-2579 <br /> Craig Benedict, Planning Director, 919- <br /> 245-2592 <br /> PURPOSE: To consider approval of a proclamation recognizing May 2021 as Bike Month. <br /> BACKGROUND: May is National Bike Month, promoted by the League of American Bicyclists <br /> and celebrated in communities from coast to coast. National Bike Month was first celebrated in <br /> 1956. The overall goals of National Bike Month are to showcase the many benefits of bicycling <br /> and to encourage more people to try bicycling. <br /> The Orange Unified Transportation Board (OUTBoard) continues to advocate for multimodal <br /> travel throughout Orange County. Over the past few years, it has conducted numerous education <br /> events informing the public about bicycle opportunities. Considerable research and other articles <br /> have been published demonstrating the health benefits of bicycling as a commute mode to work, <br /> including: <br /> • Forbes Magazine - New Research Indicates Cycling To Work Has Extraordinary Health <br /> Benefits <br /> • Harvard Medical School - 5 Benefits-of-cycling <br /> • PubMed Central (PMC) US National Library of Medicine - Cycling: Health Benefits and Risks <br /> The OUTBoard and Orange County Transportation Planning Staff have provided a proclamation <br /> recognizing May 2021 as Bike Month. <br /> OUTBoard — April 21, 2021 <br /> • Recommended the BOCC consider the Proclamation. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with this item. <br />