Walk, Bike, and Roll to School Day (May 8, 2024)City of Dubuque
City Council Meeting
P rociamation(s) # 08.
Copyrighted
May 6, 2024
ITEM TITLE: Walk, Bike, and Roll to School Day (May 8, 2024)
SUMMARY: On behalf the Safe Routes to School Partnership, consisting of the City
of Dubuque, the Dubuque Community School District, and Holy Family
Catholic Schools.
SUGGESTED
DISPOSITION:
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WHEREAS, walking, biking, and rolling to school are forms of active transportation that have
numerous benefits, including:
• Physical health and mental well-being
• Improving student learning outcomes
• Reducing traffic congestion
• Increasing community connection
• Improving air quality and lowering emissions; and
WHEREAS, results from the National Household Travel Survey show that in 1969, 48% of students in
grades K-8 walked or bicycled to school, but by 2017, that figure had fallen to 11 %; and
WHEREAS, to ensure that students walking, biking, and rolling to school have a safe journey, the City
of Dubuque is partnering with the Dubuque Community School District, Holy Family
Catholic Schools, the Safe Routes to School manager from the Iowa Bicycle Coalition,
and others to make walking and biking to school even safer and easier; and
WHEREAS, Dubuque has sidewalks throughout the city, and schools have crossing guards ready to
guide students safely onto school grounds; and
WHEREAS, students of all grades are encouraged to walk, bike, or roll to school on this special,
nationally celebrated day.
NOW THEREFORE, I, BRAD M. CAVANAGH, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, STAFF, AND RESIDENTS OF DUBUQUE, DO HEREBY
PROCLAIM THE 8TH OF MAY 2024 AS
"WALK, BIKE, AND ROLL TO SCHOOL DAY"
IN THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand
and caused the Great Seal of the City of Dubuque to
be affixed this 6th day of May 2024.
Brad M. Cavanagh, Mayor
Attest:
Adrienne N. Breitfelder, CMC, City Clerk
2024: Submitted and accepted by: Jason Duba.