Media Advisory
“The Active Plan” Signing Ceremony

WHO:
City of Brownsville
City of Combes
City of Harlingen
Town of Laguna Vista
City of Los Fresnos
City of Los Indios
City of Port Isabel
Town of Rancho Viejo
City of San Benito
City of South Padre Island
BikeTexas
Gil Penalosa, Founder & Chair, 8 80 Cities
State Representative Eddie Lucio III (D-Brownsville)
University of Texas School of Public Health, Brownsville Regional Campus
Valley Baptist Legacy Foundation

WHAT:
The City of Brownsville will host “The Active Plan” Signing Ceremony from 12 to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, November 16, 2016, at the Brownsville Museum of Fine Art, 660 E. Ringgold Street in Brownsville.

With the support of the Valley Baptist Legacy Foundation, the communities of the Lower Rio Grande Valley have partnered to launch The Active Transportation & Active Tourism Plan, “The Active Plan.”

The Active Plan Signing Ceremony celebrates the adoption of The Active Plan by the municipalities of Brownsville, Combes, Harlingen, Laguna Vista, Los Fresnos, Los Indios, Port Isabel, Rancho Viejo, San Benito, and South Padre Island.

The Active Plan provides a strategic framework for the development and promotion of biking and walking throughout Cameron County. In addition, it is designed to provide participating municipalities with a coordinated approach to attract visitors to Cameron County and provide active amenities to permanent residents through area-wide bicycle and pedestrian transportation investments and the development of targeted tourism development strategies.

WHEN:
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
12 p.m.

WHERE:
Brownsville Museum of Fine Art
660 E. Ringgold Street
Brownsville, Texas
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