P R O C L A M A T I O N
WHEREAS, bicycle commuting helps improve the “livability” of communities benefiting all citizens by reducing traffic noise and congestion, and improving air quality; and
WHEREAS, bicycle commuting is a zero-emission form of transportation that helps promote bicycling as a form of transportation to the workplace, demonstrates an environmentally friendly transportation option, and promotes good health; and
WHEREAS, bicycle transportation is an integral part of the “multi -modal” transportation system planned for by federal, state, regional, and local transportation government agencies; and
WHEREAS, many businesses and transit systems, including Torrance Transit, have installed bicycle facilities such as bicycle racks on buses that can carry up to three bicycles to hundreds of locations around the region, and secure bicycle parking to help customers and employees commute by bicycle; and
WHEREAS, local bicycle commute promotions, known as “Bike to Work Day” have been successful at encouraging bicycle commuting and recreational bicycling; and
WHEREAS, the City of Torrance has over 50 employees who regularly bicycle to work to City facilities; and
NOW, THEREFORE, I, George Chen, as Mayor of the City of Torrance, California, do hereby proclaim May 21, 2026 as
BIKE TO WORK DAY
in the City of Torrance and encourage all commuters to participate in helping to reduce traffic, promote good health, and improve air quality by riding their bicycles to work on Thursday, May 21, 2026.
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1 Signed this 19th day of May 2026.
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Mayor George K. Chen
________________________________ ________________________________ Councilmember Jeremy Gerson Councilmember Bridgett Lewis
________________________________ ________________________________ Councilmember Jon Kaji Councilmember Aurelio Mattucci
________________________________ ________________________________ Councilmember Sharon Kalani Councilmember Asam Sheikh
ATTEST:
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Rebecca Poirier, City Clerk
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