III.3. Proclamation Declaring May as Bike Month; Needham
CITY OF HOPKINS
City Council Report 2025-080
To: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
Mike Mornson, City Manager
From: Revée Needham, Community Development Manager
Date: May 6, 2025
Subject: Proclamation for Bike Month
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
MOTION TO Adopt a Proclamation Declaring May as Bike Month.
OVERVIEW
Since 1956, May has been recognized as National Bike Month, and the League of
American Bicyclists has sponsored this celebration of cycling for decades, as a means
to advance the movement to build a Bicycle Friendly America for everyone. Every year,
the League of American Bicyclists, the national organization advocating for a more
Bicycle Friendly America for everyone, declares May as National Bike Month. During
this celebration of bikes and the people who ride them, Hopkins and cities across the
nation are called upon to get as many people riding as possible.
This year’s Bike to Work Week is May 12th-18th and Friday, May 16th is Bike to Work
Day. Encouraging more people to go places by bike is beneficial to Hopkins’s social,
economic and environmental growth. A number of bicycling events are scheduled
during May and throughout the year.
Access Hopkins is a volunteer citizen advocate group to ensure biking, walking, and
rolling are safe, easy and joyful for people of all backgrounds & identities. Access
Hopkins is hosting an introduction to bike camping trip on June 21st. Emily Johanneck
of Access Hopkins will attend the City Council meeting to accept the proclamation.
The Hopkins Activity Center Senior Bike Club has started for the season. There are
three weekly group rides available:
• Active Rides on Mondays at 9:00am
• E-Bike Rides on Wednesdays at 9:00am
• Recreational Rides on Wednesdays at 6:00pm
Seniors who are interested can learn more and register for the season online.
Tonka Cycle and Ski offers Road Rides on Wednesdays, Mountain Bike Rides and
Skills Workshops on Sundays, a seminar on Bike Touring on May 22nd, and a seminar
on Bike Nutrition on May 27th. Learn more and register online.
Planning and Economic
Development
In addition, Hopkins will be part of the second annual Twin Cities Bike Tour on
September 14th, with a rest stop at the Depot. Learn more and register online.
SUPPORTING INFORMATION
• Proclamation Declaring May as Bike Month
• Hyperlink to Bike Minnesota Website
A Proclamation declaring May as Bike Month
WHEREAS, throughout the month of May, the City of Hopkins will celebrate biking and
the freedom, the joy, and the well-being it imbues within us, as well as the power that
more people riding bikes has in making life better for everyone; and
WHEREAS, bicycling has been shown to improve citizens’ health, well-being, and quality
of life, growing the economy of the City of Hopkins, attracting tourism dollars and local
business spending, and reducing pollution, congestion and parking costs on our streets
and roads; and
WHEREAS, Hopkins is fortunate to have five Regional bike trails converging in Hopkins
and robust local pedestrian and biking infrastructure, resulting in a bike score of 70; and
WHEREAS, the City of Hopkins was once again recognized by the League of American
Bicyclists as a Bronze-level Bicycle Friendly Community in 2025; and
WHEREAS, Access Hopkins, schools, parks and recreation departments, businesses
and civic groups will be joining the League of American Bicyclists in promoting bicycling
during the month of May 2025; and
WHEREAS, these groups are also promoting the use of the bicycle as both a means of
transportation and recreation year-round to attract more visitors to enjoy our local parks
and trail systems, as well as restaurants, retail establishments, and cultural and scenic
attractions; and
WHEREAS, these groups are also promoting greater public awareness of bicycle
operation and safety education during Bike Month and year-round in an effort to reduce
collisions, injuries and fatalities and improve health and safety for everyone on the road.
NOW THEREFORE, I, Patrick Hanlon, Mayor of the City of Hopkins in the State of
Minnesota, along with my fellow Council Members, recognize, adopt, and proclaim this
Proclamation to support the many benefits of bicycling as a form of transportation and
recreation in Hopkins and to encourage others to join in this special observance.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set
my hand and caused the Seal of the City of
Hopkins, Minnesota to be affixed this 6th day of
May in the year 2025.
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Patrick Hanlon, Mayor