Encouraging cities to support the Motorcycle and Scooter Annual “Ride To Work Day.”’
The 19th annual Motorcycle and Scooter Ride to Work Day will be held on Monday, June 21st. Organizers claim over a million commuters participate to demonstrate the positive benefits of riding for transportation, which include: reduced traffic and parking congestion, decreased commute times, and lessened fuel consumption.
Many city administrations support this popular event by proclamation, and some also do so by providing motorcycle and scooter parking at municipal ramps and metered spaces at no charge during this day. Your city can join with hundreds of others, including motorcycle and scooter groups, and other organizations already supporting Ride to Work Day.
We encourage your participation in Ride to Work Day to help demonstrate the positive benefits of motorcycling. And if you really want to step-up and be a champion for the cause, the links below contain templates for sending a letter to the mayor of your city to request an official proclamation in support of Ride to Work Day. Ride to Work encourages you toparticipate to make this the most successful Ride to Work Day to date!
The Ride to Work Day tenets are:
- Motorcycles and scooters share parking spaces, providing more parking for everyone else.
- Motorcycles and scooters consume fewer resources than most other mobility options.
- Motorcycles and scooters reduce traffic congestion and save travel time.
Proclamations of support, and providing motorcycle and scooter parking at no charge on Ride to Work Day, are great ways to encourage a beneficial (and enjoyable) form of transportation.
Supporter Information:
- Here is a Ride to Work provided template for a letter to city Mayors, requesting an official proclamation of support for Ride to Work Day. www.ridetowork.org/files/mayors/2010_mayor_letter.doc
- Here is a Ride to Work provided template for a support proclamation that any city can use to support riding. www.ridetowork.org/files/mayors/2010_PROCLAMATION_template.doc.
- If your city officially supports Ride to Work Day by proclamation, contact local media, and also send Ride to Work a copy of the Proclamation so they can post it on their website. propaganda@ridetowork.org.
IMPORTANT: This video PSA is for 2009’s Ride to Work Day. Just imagine she’s saying June 21st instead of June 15th.
Ride to Work Day, a 501 c4 nonprofit organization, can be reached at:
POB 1072, Proctor, Minnesota, 55810 USA
www.ridetowork.org
218 722 9806
–SOURCE Ride to Work Day
