Authorization for the Transportation Department to Initiate Free Fare Days for Culver CityBus in Association with Bike to Work Day 2014 and National Dump the Pump Day 2014. City of Culver City California Agenda Item Report Meeting Date: 05 12 2014 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM: Authorization for the Transportation Department to Initiate Free Fare Days for Culver CityBus in Association with Bike to Work Day 2014 and National Dump the Pump Day 2014 Contact Person/Dept.: Art Ida / Transportation Fiscal Impact: Yes X Public Hearing: Action Item: X Commission Action Required: Yes No x Date: _______________ Phone Number: (310) 253 6545 General Fund: Yes No x Attachments: Item Number: A 3 No Public Notification: Agenda and Meetings City Council (05/06/14) Department Approval: Art Ida (04/30/14) Chief Financial Officer Approval: Jeff Muir (by M. Noller) (05/06/14) City Attorney Approval: Carol Schwab (by H. Baker) (05/06/14) City Manager Approval: John M. Nachbar (05/06/14) RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the City Council authorize a free fare day (1) for passengers boarding Culver CityBus with a bike or bike helmet on the Los Angeles Area Bike to Work Day (May 15 2014) and (2) for all passengers boarding Culver CityBus on National Dump the Pump Day (June 19 2014). BACKGROUND: Bike to Work Day 2014 May is National Bike Month and Monday May 12 through Sunday May 18 2014 is the League of American Bicyclists National Bike to Work Week. Bike to Work Day on May 15th is just one element of Bike Week L.A. an annual week of community events sponsored by Metro to promote bicycling as a sustainable and practical transportation mode. Transit agencies nationwide participate by offering free fares to those riders who board the bus train and light rail systems with bicycles and/or with a bike helmet to encourage this alternative mode of transportation. National Dump the Pump Day The first National Dump the Pump Day was organized in June 2006 after gasoline reached $3 a gallon a price conside...
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