CITY OF FRESNO
J Offices of Councilmembers Tyler Maxwell & Mike Karbassi
_____________________________________________ __________________________________________ JERRY DYER, Honorable Mayor NELSON ESPARZA, Council President
_____________________________________________ __________________________________________ TYLER MAXWELL, Council Vice President ESMERALDA SORIA, Councilmember, District 1
_____________________________________________ __________________________________________ MIKE KARBASSI, Councilmember, District 2 MIGUEL ARIAS, Councilmember, District 3
_____________________________________________ __________________________________________ LUIS CHAVEZ, Councilmember, District 5 GARRY BREDEFELD, Councilmember, District 6
Is Hereby Presented To:
Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee
WHEREAS, on October 26, 2005, The United Nations General Assembly adopted the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims to globally acknowledge the millions of people that have tragically lost their lives from roadway collisions; and
WHEREAS, in 2021, California had an average of 4,161 motor related casualties. Fresno alone had more than 54 road casualties in the last year, with 22 of the incidents resulting in pedestrian fatalities; and
WHEREAS, more than half of all road traffic fatalities involve vulnerable road users, which include pedestrians, cyclists, and motorcyclists; and
WHEREAS, World Day of Remembrance also serves as an opportunity to thank the various emergency service responders that are crucial in responding to roadway collisions and to advocate for evidence-based actions to prevent further road traffic deaths and injuries; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fresno is committed to improving road safety for all road users by installing road safety infrastructure to support vulnerable road users; and
WHEREAS, as a City, we strive to make our streets safe for all road users including: motorists, pedestrians, cyclists, transit users, and those living with limited mobility or disabilities; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that we the Mayor and Fresno City Council recognize the third Sunday of November as World Day of Remembrance to pay homage to all of the people across the world that have lost their life or have been seriously injured while using the road.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that we, the Mayor and Fresno City Council, do hereby proclaim November 17, 2022 in the City of Fresno as:
World Day of Remembrance
IN W ITNESS W HEREOF , we have hereunto set our hands and affixed the Great Seal of the City of Fresno, California, this 17th day of November of the Year Two Thousand and Twenty-Two.