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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />MAY 2, 2017 <br />TITLE: <br />BIKE MONTH EVENTS <br />{STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 7, 5F} <br />r <br />i <br />ITY'MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Receive and file. <br />DISCUSSION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on I" Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2ntl Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />May is Bike Month and organizations throughout Orange County are scheduling events to <br />celebrate bicycling as a fun and healthy transportation option. <br />In October 2016 California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) moved its District 12 <br />headquarters from Irvine to Santa Ana. For Bike Month, Caltrans will be organizing a 'Bike to <br />Work Day" event on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, beginning at District 12 offices (1750 E 4t" St.) at <br />7:30 a.m. that will include a short Metrolink ride before highlighting some of the recent projects <br />completed in Santa Ana. <br />Metrolink will offer free rides throughout the network for all train riders who bring their bike <br />onboard during Bike to Work Week (May 15 — May 19). <br />OCTA Bike Festival is scheduled for April 30, 2017 in Dana Point as part of the Dana Point <br />Grand Prix and will include a BMX bike show, demos, bike vendors, free bike tune -ups, and <br />giveaways throughout the day. Additionally, OCTA will host a Bike Rally from the Orange <br />Metrolink Station to the OCTA offices on May 16t" <br />Bicycle organizations throughout Orange County will be participating in the Ride of Silence, an <br />international event aimed to honor and raise awareness for those cyclists that have been injured <br />or killed. The ride is a silent procession held in cities throughout the world on Wednesday, May <br />17, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. <br />19E -1 <br />