By Joan Lowy Friday, June 29, 3:01AM Associated Press WASHINGTON – Republican leaders pushed a sweeping highways-student loans package salvaging millions of construction jobs*** and maintaining low interest rates on millions of new college loans toward a House vote Friday even as conservative groups mounted a last-minute and likely futile campaign against it. Read article…
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By Daniel Strauss June 28, 07:45 PM ET Published in The Hill The Senate adjourned Thursday evening without voting on three major pieces of legislation with fast approaching deadlines. The chamber adjourned without voting on a highway bill… Read entire article HERE>>> RELATED: • Why advocates are distraught over new U.S. transportation bill • U.S.…
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Thursday, June 28 After 20 years of being the main funding source for walking and bicycling in America, the United States Senate may vote as early as this evening to kill Transportation Enhancements. “These drastic cuts to biking and walking funding do not save the federal government any money,” said Andy Clarke, president of the…
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By Dr. Karryl Rattay June 19, 2012 Published in News Journal There is a national epidemic of chronic disease. In the United States today, seven of 10 deaths and the vast majority of serious illness, disability and health care costs are caused by chronic diseases, such as diabetes, cancer, stroke and cardiovascular disease. And more…
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“I just wanted to update you, that after many discussions and deliberations, the Bond Bill Committee voted unanimously to include the $13M towards the Statewide Trails and Pathways initiative. $3M will be allocated to DNREC for trail funding, while $10M is planned to go to DelDOT for the pathways portion. “While I have been continuously…
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by Carol Ireland President White Clay Bicycle Club Tuesday, June 19 The national focus is on Delaware this Wednesday. The Bond Committee of the General Assembly will be voting on whether to include in the state budget the $13 million Gov. Markell requested for biking and walking programs across the state. If you can possibly take the…
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Even if you hate going to meetings – especially government meetings – as a colossal waste of time, if you care about walking and bicycling you will want to make an exception for this one. It is the critical committee vote on Governor Markell’s proposal to invest millions of dollars in a more walkable and…
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Editorial June 8, 2012 The League of American Bicyclists, an advocacy group representing an estimated 57 million bicyclists, recently ranked Delaware as the 10th most bicycle-friendly state in the U.S. More importantly, the state’s ranking jumped to that 10 spot from 18 in 2011, and 31 when the organization first started its rankings in 2008.…
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Please join us for a small celebration: What: New Castle County Industrial Track Greenway Trail Ribbon Cutting Where: Rt. 273-Greenways Trail Head, 903 Delaware Street, New Castle When: Friday, June 8, 2012 at 2:30PM Contact: Kristin Dwyer, New Castle County Executive Office-395-5107 (Note: The ribbon cutting was originally scheduled today, but was changed to tomorrow.) 2:32PM: Remarks from County Executive…
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Just a little over one year ago, the Delaware General Assembly passed “Walkable, Bikeable Delaware“, which called on the state to “create contiguous systems or networks of walkways and bikeways within and between cities and towns in Delaware in order to provide travelers with the opportunity for safe, convenient, cost-effective and healthy transportation via…
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