DelDOT Secretary Shailen Bhatt: May 9, 2012
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TODAY (May 10 at 4PM): Bicycling in Kent County Workshop
Are you interested in seeing the future of bicycling in Kent County? Public Workshop First State Trails & Pathways Initiative Dover City Hall City Council Chambers 15 Loockerman Plaza Dover Thursday May 10, 2012 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT), the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) and…
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17th Annual Greenways Gala is Next Week
Almost here! A Delaware tradition – of 17 years – the Greenways Gala is happening at the Blue Ball Barn in Wilmington next week (May 17). If you’ve gone in the past, you know it’s a lot of fun. If you’ve somehow missed the last 16, you’re in for a treat. Register NOW (so Delaware Greenways…
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See the World-Class Statewide Network of Pathways and Trails DelDOT and DNREC Propose to Build
This has to be seen to be believed. At last week’s Walkable Bikeable Delaware Summit in Dover, Governor Markell announced the launch of the Delaware Trails and Pathways web site. The site contains a wealth of information about the state’s initiative to make Delaware one of the most walkable and bikeable states in America, and an…
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3 Counties. 3 Workshops. 1 Plan.
MAY 10: DOVER (Kent County) MAY 14: NEWARK (New Castle County) MAY17: LEWES (Sussex County) The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT), along with various partner agencies, including the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), the Wilmington Area Planning Council (WILMAPCO) Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and the Dover/Kent Metropolitan Planning Organization among others, is…
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The Day After Tomorrow
Steve Curtis gave us a heads up about this recent New Yorker cartoon: Is it a joke….or just the day after tomorrow?
If you don’t care about health, how about real estate?
Collin O’Mara, Secretary of the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control spoke on Thursday at Walkable, Bikeable Delaware in Dover on the economic benefits of trails and pathways. O’Mara noted that nationally trip related sales on trails are worth over $30 billion dollars annually, while well-designed trails that connect communities, like the Grand…
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Obesity Costs Delaware $207 Million Every Year
Dr. Karyl Rattay, Director of the Delaware Division of Public Health spoke on Thursday at the Walkable Bikeable Delaware Summit in Dover on the cost to Delaware of obesity related diseases. In her remarks, Dr. Rattay noted that obesity causes diabetes, heart disease, several types of cancer, sleep apnea, joint problems, liver and gallbladder diseases and gynecological problems; and…
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“Place Matters”
Richard E. Killingsworth, the Executive Director & COO the National Foundation on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition, spoke on Thursday at Walkable, Bikeable Delaware in Dover on the impact that our built environment has on our health and well-being. Killingsworth noted that, according to the Trust for America’s Health, an investment of $10 per person per…
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