June’s U.S. Conference of Mayors gave some love to bicyclists across nation. There’s much we may anticipate based on their proclamations. Here’s the short version: The broadly named Transportation and Communications Committee drafted a resolution titled “Ensuring Bicycling is Integrated into National Transportation, Climate, Energy and Health Policy Initiatives.” This document is loaded with good news for bicycle riders and commuters. This is another step among the multiple opportunities Mayor Manny Diaz recently seized to reverse the city of Miami’s legacy as a bicycling death trap. The consensus of our nation’s mayors in bringing the resolution to their own cities is an added perk. The message of the proclamation reflects the recent Bicycle Month declaration for Miami’s cyclists, envisioning a bike-friendly Miami and a Bicycle Action Committee to ensure its development. Translate Miami’s proclamation to a national dialogue and you get exhilarating affirmations such as “the U.S. Conference of Mayors encourages the development and implementation of a coordinated national bicycling strategy aimed to increase safe bicycle use as a mode of transportation.” The resolution asks mayors across the country to create bicycle action plans and take their initiatives Congress. Calling on the Capitol is ambitious, but the affirmations are tasty. The mayors have asked that “the next federal transportation reauthorization…establish policies and ...
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June’s U.S. Conference of Mayors gave some love to bicyclists across nation. There’s much we may anticipate based on their proclamations. Here’s the short version: The broadly named Transportation and Communications Committee drafted a resolution titled “Ensuring Bicycling is Integrated into National Transportation, Climate, Energy and Health Policy Initiatives.” This document is loaded with good news for bicycle riders and commuters. This is another step among the multiple opportunities Mayor Manny Diaz recently seized to reverse the city of Miami’s legacy as a bicycling death trap. The consensus of our nation’s mayors in bringing the resolution to their own cities is an added perk. The message of the proclamation reflects the recent Bicycle Month declaration for Miami’s cyclists, envisioning a bike-friendly Miami and a Bicycle Action Committee to ensure its development. Translate Miami’s proclamation to a national dialogue and you get exhilarating affirmations such as “the U.S. Conference of Mayors encourages the development and implementation of a coordinated national bicycling strategy aimed to increase safe bicycle use as a mode of transportation.” The resolution asks mayors across the country to create bicycle action plans and take their initiatives Congress. Calling on the Capitol is ambitious, but the affirmations are tasty. The mayors have asked that “the next federal transportation reauthorization…establish policies and ...