On Street Bike Paths City of Clermont
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Whereas, the City of Clermont supports bicycles and encourages people to
ride their bicycles as a transportation alternative, for recreation, and to promote a
healthy lifestyle through exercise; and
Whereas, the City of Clermont promotes bicycling in creative ways which
include trail riding, off-street and on-street bicycling; and
Whereas, bicycle and pedestrian safety and infrastructure continue to be a
top priority for the Clermont City Council, and supports additional and expedited
multimodal improvements which will increase bicycling and safety in our City;
and
Whereas, the City of Clermont, Lake County and the State of Florida have
over 217 miles of roads functioning as local, collector and arterial roads within the
City limits; and
Whereas, the City of Clermont supports the addition of on-street bicycle
lanes of at least five to seven feet be added to all new, expanded or improved
arterial and collector streets within the City limits and throughout Lake County;
and
Whereas, the City of Clermont supports local businesses and recognizes
the enormous economic impact that bicycling has on the City and Lake;
Now, Therefore, I, Gail L. Ash, Mayor of the City of Clermont, Florida,
as well as the City Council, do hereby support that on-street bicycle facilities of at
least five to seven feet be provided within the City limits, and urge Lake County
and municipalities within Lake County to support improvements to the streets to
provide on-street bicycle transportation in accordance with the Complete Streets
Program by the Florida Department of Transportation.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of
the City of Clermont to be affixed this 8th day of December, 2015.
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