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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
City of Duluth Communications Office
Mayor Roger J. Reinert
411 West First Street • Duluth, Minnesota 55802 • www.duluthmn.gov
For more information, please call 218-730-5309
DATE: 10/15/2013
SUBJECT: Duluth Earns National Recognition as Bike Friendly Community Award Presentation This Thursday, 10:00 a.m., at Sister City Park
BY: Pakou Ly, Public Information Coordinator

 

Duluth Earns National Recognition as Bike Friendly Community
Award Presentation This Thursday, 10:00 a.m., at Sister City Park
 
[Duluth, MN] - The City of Duluth and the Healthy Duluth Area Coalition will be holding an awards ceremony to celebrate Duluth being named a Bicycle Friendly Community by the American League of Cyclists. An increasing number of city leaders in communities across the country, including Duluth, are embracing the environmental, financial and quality of life benefits that come with a Bicycle Friendly Community. 
 
The public is invited to attend the ceremony on Thursday, October 17, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. at Sister City Park, next to Lakeplace Park, along the Duluth Lakewalk. A representative from the Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota will present the award to Mayor Ness. Other speakers will include a representative from the Healthy Duluth Area Coalition and Cyclists of Gitchee Gummee Shores (COGGS). Attendees are encouraged to arrive by bicycle.
 
WHAT: Ceremony Honoring Duluth as Bike Friendly Community
WHEN: Thursday, October 17, 2013, 10:00 a.m.
WHERE: Sister City Park, next to Lakeplace Park, by the Duluth Lakewalk
Rain location: Duluth City Hall, Lobby, 402, 411 W. 1st Street.
 
Duluth will join the ranks as one of the 291 Bicycle Friendly Communities (BFCs) in 48 states across America. The Bronze BFC award recognizes Duluth's commitment to improving conditions for bicycling through investment in bicycling promotion, education programs, infrastructure and pro-bicycling policies.
 
For more information about the ceremony, contact Daniel Fanning, City of Duluth, at (218) 730-5307 or Lisa Luokkala, Healthy Duluth, at 612-390-0696.
                                          
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