The Golden Helmet Awards provide an opportunity for the Transportation Agency to show its appreciation to the local community for its outstanding efforts to improve transportation in Monterey County. The Transportation Agency awarded Golden Helmet Awards in past years, the latest being in 2012. The Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee requested the awards be reinstituted as part of this year's May Bike Month activities.
Staff received a total of twenty nominations in the award categories of Adult Individual, Youth, Program/Event, and Organization. The Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Advisory Committee at their April 6 meeting recommended awards to the following:
Youth: Salinas High School Mountain Bike Team
Individual: Mike Baroni
Group or Organization: Families of Color Monterey County
Program or Event: HER Helmet Thursday - Bicycling Monterey ; Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day
These nominees will be honored for their contributions to improving bicycling in Monterey County during the Agency's Board Meeting on April 26, 2017. Honoring these nominees at the April Board meeting will also bring awareness to the upcoming May Bike Month activities.
Attached to this report is the program for the Golden Helmet Award.