CYCLISTS will have their day in Baguio City.
In a move by Councilor Elmer Datuin, June 3 will be dedicated to biking enthusiasts in support to the United Nations declaration of the same day of every year as International World Bicycle Day.
Datuin, in a resolution, said the move to have Baguio’s Bicycle Day is an acknowledgement to the contribution of cycling to the world’s sustainable development goals.
“The United Nations has declared the third day of June as International World Bicycle Day and invites all member- states and relevant stakeholders to celebrate and promote awareness of the event,” added Datuin.
The UN declaration encourages member- states to devote particular attention to the bicycle in cross-cutting development strategies and to include the bicycle in international, regional, national and sub-national development policies and programs.
“As a counterpart, the city has to encourage its citizens to use bicycles as means of transportation because aside from health benefits derived from cycling, it is ecofriendly as it does not emit smoke, and its saves money as it does not use fuel,” Datuin said.
The event is also aimed to decongest traffic problems in the city even at least for one day and it only needs minimal space for parking.
The June event will also be accompanied by related activities to be supervised by the tourism and special events division of the Office of the City Administrator.