Author: James

Making cycling and walking safe, convenient and fun in Delaware

What’s Next For California’s “Senator Asphalt”?

  Yesterday, we published an article about how Hockessin area legislators, including State Representative Deborah Hudson and State Senator David Sokola, had collaborated to help fund a new walkway on Valley Road in Hockessin. The article also mentioned – but did not emphasize – that the funding from the legislators would be used to secure…
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September 18, 2013 1

When Will Delaware Share in the Explosive Growth of Bike Share?

  by Jillian Farley Just since January, the number of “bike share” bicycles in the United States has more than doubled. An exciting number of those bikes are at university campuses of all sizes ranging from coast to coast. What will it take to see some of that rapid growth happening in Delaware? Alongside a…
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September 16, 2013 2

Safety First. And Congestion Reduction Last.

For the last two years that federal statistics are available (2012 and 2013), Delaware had the highest per capita pedestrian fatality rate in America. As the Delaware Department of Transportation and the Council on Transportation revise the Department’s process about deciding which transportation projects should get built, it is a good time for a reminder about…
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August 21, 2013 2

To See The Future of Cycling in the U.S., I Slipped Over the Border

Last week I slipped over the border to get a glimpse into a possible future for U.S. cycling. Less than 40 miles from the U.S. border is a city of 1.8 million people at the heart of the 15th largest metropolitan area in North America. I woke up the first morning of my visit to…
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August 16, 2013 8

Governor Jack Markell, Cyclist

In Israel a few weeks back promoting Delaware business, Governor Markell rented a “Tel-O-Fun” bike to ride along the Mediterranean Sea and the Yarkon River. In Vermont this week, he biked the Island Line Trail:   Our governor really likes to bike. But that’s not all. Delaware has leapt ahead among states in the Bicycle…
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July 30, 2013 0

If you’ve never contacted your state senator or representative before, now would be a good first time

If you care about cycling in Delaware but you’ve never contacted your elected representatives in Dover, today would be a good day to do that for the first time. Our elected representatives in Dover will vote THIS WEEK (week of June 17) on DelDOT’s annual capital authorization. It will be up to them to decide…
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June 13, 2013 0

The most important vote of 2013

This week (week of June 17) the most important vote for cycling in Delaware in 2013 will happen. By contacting your state senator and representative today, you can help influence this vote. Delaware was recently named the #5 Bicycle Friendly State in America by the League of American Bicyclists. We (obviously!) want to keep this…
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June 7, 2013 0

We need 7 votes for cycling in 1 week

Next week, a committee of the Delaware General Assembly will vote on whether to authorize funding for cycling improvements by the Delaware Department of Transportation next year. For cyclists in Delaware, this is the most important vote of 2013. Let me repeat that: this is the most important vote of 2013. Last year, the Delaware…
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June 6, 2013 0

Congestion or crashes? Which costs Delaware more?

“The top priorities at DOT are to keep the traveling public safe and secure, increase their mobility, and have our transportation system contribute to the nation’s economic growth.” – United State Department of Transportation Nearly one-third of traffic fatalities in Delaware in 2012 were pedestrians and bicyclists. In the next few weeks, the Delaware General…
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May 28, 2013 5

Delaware the 5th most bicycle-friendly state in America? “I figured either LAB had gone crazy or else I had.”

  “When I first saw the headline, I figured either LAB had gone crazy or else I had.” – recent comment by Bike Delaware reader Just a few years ago, Delaware’s “Bicycle Friendly State” ranking by the League of American Bicyclists (LAB) was somewhere in the 30s among the 50 states. In 2011, we were…
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