6/12/06

Dear Mayor,

The 15th annual Motorcycle and Scooter Ride to Work Day is Wednesday,
July 19th.  Every year on this day over a million workers commute via
motorcycles and scooters to demonstrate the positive benefits of these
efficient vehicles.

Your administration and city can support and encourage this popular
grass-roots event by announcing one day of free motorcycle and scooter
parking at municipal ramps and metered spaces. You’ll join hundreds of
motorcycle and scooter groups and organizations world-wide already
supporting the annual Ride to Work Day .

Studies have shown the public benefits of motorcycling and scootering
include:
-- Motorcycles and scooters share parking spaces, making more spaces for
everyone else.
-- Motorcycles and scooters consume significantly less resources per
mile than automobiles.
-- Motorcycles and scooters reduce traffic congestion and save travel time.

According to the United States Census Bureau and the Department of
Transportation, over eighty million cars and light trucks are used for
daily commuting on American roads, and only about 200,000 motorcycles
and scooters are a regular part of this mix. On Ride to Work Day the
practical side of riding becomes more visible as a much larger number of
America’s 8,000,000 cycles are ridden to work.

Motorcycle and scooter riders seek both government and employer support
for riding’s broad benefits. Providing free motorcycle and scooter
parking on Ride to Work Day is a popular way to showcase this highly
beneficial form of transportation.


We appreciate your support,

Andy Goldfine
<agoldfine@ridetowork.org>
Ride to Work Day organizer