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Regional Bicycle Advisory Committee Seeks Award Nominations
For Immediate Release, 04/20/2009
Roanoke, Va., April 20, 2009 – The Regional Bicycle Advisory Committee of the Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission is proud to announce that the nomination period is now open for the first Bicycle Hero and Extraordinary Bicycle Professional awards. These annual awards are being given as part of the Bike Month Roanoke event to recognize individuals who have contributed, privately or professionally, to improve bicycle amenities and conditions in the Valley, or who have shown personal dedication to using their bicycle as a clean, healthy transportation alternative.
The Extraordinary Bicycle Professional Award is given to an employee in the public or private sector who has shown remarkable leadership in encouraging the use of bicycling as a transportation alternative. The award is given once per year and can recognize work in a broad range of activities.
The Bike Hero Award is given to an individual who has shown dedication to the use and advocacy of the bicycle as a transportation alternative in their day-to-day activities, their work in the community to improve bicycle accommodations, and their encouragement through advocacy or by example for others to replace vehicle trips with bicycle trips.
Award nominations can be submitted online at the RIDE Solutions website, www.ridesolutions.org/bikewalk, or you may request a nomination form from the Regional Commission by calling (540) 342-9393.
The Bike Month mission is to bring attention to both the opportunities and challenges of bicycling as recreation and transportation in the Roanoke Valley by creating events that involve all interest, skill, and age level of cyclists. To support the region’s move towards certification under the League of American Bicyclist’s Bicycle Friendly Community Designation, events are aligned with the six E’s of Bicycle Friendly Communities : Education, Encouragement, Enforcement, Engineering, Evaluation, and Equity.
The Extraordinary Bicycle Professional Award is given to an employee in the public or private sector who has shown remarkable leadership in encouraging the use of bicycling as a transportation alternative. The award is given once per year and can recognize work in a broad range of activities.
The Bike Hero Award is given to an individual who has shown dedication to the use and advocacy of the bicycle as a transportation alternative in their day-to-day activities, their work in the community to improve bicycle accommodations, and their encouragement through advocacy or by example for others to replace vehicle trips with bicycle trips.
Award nominations can be submitted online at the RIDE Solutions website, www.ridesolutions.org/bikewalk, or you may request a nomination form from the Regional Commission by calling (540) 342-9393.
The Bike Month mission is to bring attention to both the opportunities and challenges of bicycling as recreation and transportation in the Roanoke Valley by creating events that involve all interest, skill, and age level of cyclists. To support the region’s move towards certification under the League of American Bicyclist’s Bicycle Friendly Community Designation, events are aligned with the six E’s of Bicycle Friendly Communities : Education, Encouragement, Enforcement, Engineering, Evaluation, and Equity.
