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BICYCLE FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES
WHEREAS, an estimated 61 percent of U.S. adults are either overweight or obese, and 13
percent of children and adolescents are overweight, due in large part to a lack of regular physical
activity; and
WHEREAS, half of all trips in urban areas are three miles or less and more than one quarter are
less than one mile in length; and
WHEREAS, short motor vehicle trips are the most environmentally damaging and contribute
most to the global climate change; and
WHEREAS, bicycling is a clean, efficient, healthy, economical and accessible means of recreation
and transportation with a wide variety of associated benefits to individuals and society at large; and
WHEREAS, bicycling also has the potential to play a significant transportation role in U.S. cities
and to reduce the number and impact of motor vehicle trips; and
WHEREAS, many mayors are already pursuing policies and programs to improve conditions for
bicycling; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the U.S. Conference of Mayors calls on cities
and communities to promote increased, safe bicycle use for transportation and recreation and to
adopt the goals laid out in the National Strategies to Advance Bicycle Safety, adopted by the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Federal Highway Administration, and Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention in June 2000; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the U.S. Conference of Mayors will work with the
President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports and national bicycle user groups to develop a
more detailed action plan for cities and communities to follow to become more bicycle-friendly and
that this action plan be presented at the First International Symposium on Bicycle Friendly
Communities in March 2004; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the U.S. Conference of Mayors supports the continued
broad eligibility of federal funds for bicycle programs and projects.
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