The City of Savannah and Tybee Island are hosting a public workshop Wednesday, Jan. 21, intended to create an action plan for making the community more bicyle-friendly. The workshop, which will be facilitated by the League of American Cyclists, will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm St.

The Bicycle Friendly Communities Campaign is an awards program developed by the League of American Bicyclists that recognizes municipalities that actively support bicycling. If a city is selected as a Bicycle Friendly Community an award of platinum, gold, silver or bronze status is designated for four years.

The workshop is targeted toward community leaders - elected officials, agency and department heads, leading public health professionals, educators, advisory boards and active bicyclists. Anyone interested in making Savannah a more bicycle friendly community should attend.

Savannah has made a commitment to achieve Bicycle Friendly Community status as part of its larger Thrive initiative, which aims to increase environmental sustainability in Savannah and reduce City Government's carbon footprint by 15 percent.

For more information, contact the Public Information Office at 651- 6410.