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Resolution to Support Bicycle Friendly Community Application
PURPOSE: The Town of Carrboro is scheduled to submit an application to the League of American Bicycles to maintain its status as a Bicycle Friendly Community in June 2024. Communities are encouraged to include letters of support as part of application materials. A resolution for the Town Council to express its ongoing support of the Town's status as a Bicycle Friendly Community has been prepared for the Council's consideration.
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Department
DEPARTMENT: Planning
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Contact
CONTACT INFORMATION: Christina Moon, Planning & Transportation Administrator, 919-918-7325, cmoon@carrboronc.gov; Patricia McGuire, Planning Director, 919-918-7327, pmcguire@carrboronc.gov.
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Council Direction
COUNCIL DIRECTION:
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Council Direction Statement
Continued participation in the Bicycle Friendly Community program supports the Town's interest in equity and accessibility and promotes alternative transportation choices that further the Town climate action goals and implements the adopted transportation bicycle plan as reaffirmed in the Comprehensive Plan. Racial Equity Pocket Questions have been provided as Attachment B.
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Information
INFORMATION: The League of American Bicyclist's Bicycle Friendly Community program is designed to provide communities with a roadmap for making bicycling a safe and viable travel choice for all residents. The Town of Carrboro has participated in the League of American Bicycle's Bicycle Friendly Community (BFC) program since 2006. The Town was awarded silver status in 2015 and was at the time was the first community in North Carolina to receive silver-level or higher status in the community program. The program is structured such that awards remain valid for four years; participating communities must reapply every four years to remain in good standing. Awards levels range from Platinum, Gold,...
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