From DelmarvaNOW.com: Lewes celebrates its bike-friendly award! LEWES — [Last] week, the city [was] not only celebrating National Bike to Work Week, but a recent distinction from the League of American Bicyclists. The Bronze Award, which recognizes bicycle-friendly communities, was given to Lewes for its efforts to promote cycling. “The city of Lewes recognizes that…
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It was more than a sell out crowd for the 1st Annual Walkable, Bikeable Delaware Advocacy Day event on April 26th. Below is a complete picture set of the day’s events. Our heartfelt thanks to everyone who attended, and we hope to see you again next year. Enjoy!
WHYY.org Newsworks — In Gov. Jack Markell’s State of the State address, he proposed appropriating $13 million to build “miles of new and enhanced trails throughout our state,” in an effort to make Delaware one of the most walkable and bikeable states in the country. The governor addressed a packed room of attendees at the…
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By Cindy Small, Kent County Tourism – The Amish Country Bike Tour Committee and the Delaware Bike Summit Planning Committee are pleased to announce that the 2012 Delaware Bike Summit will be held in Dover on Friday, September 7. 2012 DELAWARE BIKE SUMMIT Friday, September 7, Dover, DE 2012 AMISH COUNTRY TOUR Saturday, September 8,…
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Senate Bill 120 passed the House unanimously on Tuesday, January 17th. Having already passed the Senate on June 30th last year – also unanimous – it was then signed by Governor Markell this week (week of Jan. 30). “This new law clears up any questions people may have had about whether cyclists can ride on…
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By Angela Cunneely, Membership Director — On Friday night, January 6, Niki Suto and members of the Newark Bike Project welcomed volunteers and guests to their new home at 318 South College Avenue in Newark! The bike shown above, lit with lights, was parked in the front of the facility and made it easy to…
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By Amy Wilburn – Around 10 years ago, I was biking on Bancroft Parkway, keeping a safe following distance. The pickup truck ahead of me threw his vehicle in reverse and backed up a number of parking spaces. Because I stopped when he stopped, there was a curb to my left and parked cars to…
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Park up to 10 instead of 1; a brilliant, yet difficult concept for our city leaders and merchants to grasp – By Treehugger – This hot pink bicycle stand occupies a space the size of one parking space and holds 10 bicycles. Originally commissioned by the London Festival of Architecture, the Car Bike Rack is…
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By Niki Suto ~ As you can see, our organization has found a name – the Newark Bike Project! Please visit our website at NewarkBikeProject.org and save as your home page. At this website you can examine the final score of our naming survey and find out more about what members of our team have…
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Taken directly from NBP’s “About Us” page — Inspired by the wonderful Urban Bike Project of Wilmington, some Newark-area UBP volunteers wished to spread the benefits of a UBP-style shop to Newark. In November 2011, Niki Suto, a graduate student at UD, started to formalize this interest by gathering various Newark biking advocates to brainstorm ideas…
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