At this morning's Lee MPO Board meeting, FBA's Executive Director Becky Afonso presented FBA's Citizen Bike Advocate of the Year award to Darla Letourneau of BikeWalkLee and recognized "Team BikeWalkLee" for its contributions to making Lee County a better place for cyclists and pedestrians.
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| FBA's Becky Afonso presents award to Darla Letourneau with BWL team members Ann Pierce, Steve Chupack, and Dan Moser |
FBA Press Release:
BikeWalkLee Steering Group
representative receives Florida Bicycle Association Citizen Bike Advocate
of the Year Award
Oldsmar, FL, November 21, 2014—Darla Letourneau, a member of the
BikeWalkLee steering group, was presented the Florida Bicycle Association Citizen
Bike Advocate of the Year Award by Executive Director Becky Afonso on Friday, November
21, during the monthly Lee County Metropolitan Planning Organization meeting.
"While I'm honored by this statewide award, this
recognition belongs to the amazing BikeWalkLee steering group team, of which
I'm just one member. We are proud of what we've been able to accomplish in support
of complete streets through our partnership with 62 supporter organizations,
working with the various county and city elected officials, staff, and
committees.” Darla Letourneau stated. “On
behalf of the BikeWalkLee team, I would particularly like to thank the Lee MPO
Board for its strong support for expanding the biking and walking
infrastructure throughout the county, focusing on the safety of all road users,
and promoting a balanced multi-modal transportation system."
By
definition, “Complete Streets” are streets for
everyone. They are designed and operated to enable safe access for all users,
including pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists and transit riders of all ages and
abilities. Complete Streets make it easy to cross the street, walk
to shops, and bicycle to work and are now formally part of the area’s
planning and implementation process, as is a recognition of pedestrians and
bicyclists as legitimate and important users of the transportation network.
“Lee County
is a better place for cyclists and pedestrians because of the work of Darla and
the BikeWalkLee coalition.” Florida Bicycle Association Executive Director
Becky Afonso expressed.
The Florida
Bicycle Association is a nonprofit organization incorporated in 1997 for
educational and charitable purposes and is a tax-exempt corporation under
Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The Florida
Bicycle Association awards are presented to worthy recipients for their
contributions to bicycling. The purpose
of the awards is to bring attention to the efforts and achievements of groups,
organizations and individuals that help deliver our mission to advocate and
educate for excellence in bicycling in Florida.
About Florida Bicycle Association
FBA is funded
by membership dues, donations, advertising revenue in the quarterly Messenger
newsletter, corporate sponsorships, grants and Share the Road specialty license
plate proceeds. Funds are used to promote education and advocacy programs and
to encourage bicycling as a life long activity. Safety education and awareness
programs are directed to bicyclists, pedestrians and motorists. Annually, we
recognize people, communities and agencies around the state for their
outstanding contributions to a bicycle friendly Florida. For more information, please visit www.floridabicycle.org.
Becky Afonso
813-748-1513
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