Highlights of the 2018 Walkable Bikeable Delaware Summit [Slideshow]

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Highlights of the 2018 Walkable Bikeable Delaware Summit [Slideshow]

May 6, 2018 All Ages and Abilities Cycling Events 0

If you weren’t in Dover on Thursday, here’s what you missed!

  • May 3, 2018: The 2018 Walkable Bikeable Delaware Summit
  • "Hold paramount the SAFETY, HEALTH and WELFARE of the public."
  • Bikes!
  • "Cycling is for everyone": AARP Delaware State President George Meldrum. AARP was the Presenting Sponsor of the Summit.
  • "Best Bike Laws in the Country": State Representative Larry Mitchell talks about the passage of the Bicycle Friendly Delaware Act.
  • State Senator Dave Sokola, prime sponsor of the Bicycle Friendly Delaware Act in the Delaware Senate, helps to welcome the Summit.
  • Delaware Department of Transportation Secretary Jennifer Cohan unveils new "low stress" wayfinding signage for cyclists.
  • "Are bike lanes safe?" The Federal Highway Administration's Brooke Struve reviews data from the Crash Modifications Factor Clearinghouse on the safety of bike lanes.
  • Rob McCleary, Chief Engineer of the Delaware Department of Transportation, moderates a panel discussion with America's leading engineering experts on cycling.
  • Engineers talk cycling: Bill Schultheiss (Principal Engineer, Toole Design), Brooke Struve (Safety Engineer, Federal Highway Administration), Dongho Chang (Chief Traffic Engineer, City of Seattle Department of Transportation)

 

 

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