WESTFIELD – MassBike PV, the regional chapter of the statewide bicycle coalition, has announced the selection of the Pioneer Valley Bicycle Advocate of the Year. For the past 13 years MassBike PV, representing the bicycling community in Franklin, Hampshire and Hampden Counties, has selected the person having the greatest impact on bicycling in the region to receive this award.
The recipient for 2015 is Mayor Daniel M. Knapik of Westfield. MassBike PV recognized Knapik as a friend of the bicycling community and his support and accomplishments for bicycling in the city of Westfield. During his three terms in office the city saw the completion of the Columbia Greenway into downtown, plans for an East/West connector on the city’s levee, bike lane and shared lane proposals in road projects and the formation of a Bike/Ped Master Plan Advisory Committee.
“Mayor Knapik exemplifies the MassBike PV Mission to promote the bicycle as a safe, healthful, enjoyable, efficient and environmentally sound means of transportation,” said Sean Condon, MassBike PV president.
An award presentation will be held tomorrow at New Horizons Bikes, 55 Franklin Street in Westfield at 6 p.m. The public is invited to show their thanks and refreshments will be served.
