James, Author at Bike Delaware

Best of Bike Delaware 2012: “Streets Are Not For Children”

2012 Look Back: This article was originally published on February 21, 2012. It was the 5th most viewed Bike Delaware article of 2012. But a 100 years ago they were. Starting around the 1920s, streets were taken away from children (and then from the rest of us as well). There are very few people alive…
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James December 20, 2012 0

Best of Bike Delaware 2012: “Horn-Crazy Driver Busted for Harassing Cyclists”

2012 Look Back: This article was originally published on September 20, 2012. It was the 6th most viewed Bike Delaware article of 2012. This time, an i-Phone ensures that justice is served. Adventure Journal | Cyclists have been harassed by drivers for years with little to no recourse, but thanks to technology and changing attitudes…
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James December 20, 2012 0

Best of Bike Delaware 2012: “See the World-Class Statewide Network of Pathways and Trails DelDOT and DNREC Propose to Build”

2012 Look Back: This article was originally published on May 5, 2012. It was the 7th most viewed Bike Delaware article of 2012. This has to be seen to be believed. At last week’s Walkable, Bikeable Delaware Day in Dover, Governor Markell announced the launch of the Delaware Trails and Pathways web site. The site…
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James December 19, 2012 0

Best of Bike Delaware 2012: “Jane Jacobs Medal Winner Janette Sadik-Khan”

2012 Look Back: This article was originally published on February 1, 2012. It was the 8th most viewed Bike Delaware article of 2012. In 2007, the year after the visionary urban activist Jane Jacobs died, the Rockefeller Foundation launched the Jane Jacobs annual award to honor her work. This medal reaffirms the Foundation’s commitment to…
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James December 19, 2012 0

Best of Bike Delaware 2012: “Imagine: New Castle to Wilmington’s Riverfront Faster By Bicycle Than Car”

2012 Look Back: This article was originally published on June 9, 2012. It was the 9th most viewed Bike Delaware article of 2012. By Karl Hassler – Can you imagine what it would be like if the Wilmington Riverfront‘s potential to be the premier cultural, recreational and residential hub in the Mid-Atlantic region was…
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James December 18, 2012 0

Best of Bike Delaware 2012: “Newark Pomeroy Rail Trail Ribbon Cutting Ceremony”

2012 Look Back: This article was originally published on August 28, 2012. It was the 10th most viewed Bike Delaware article of 2012. From Charlie Emerson, Newark Parks & Recreation — Please join the City of Newark and project partners DelDOT, Delaware State Parks, University of Delaware, University Courtyard Apartments and DART for the opening…
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James December 18, 2012 0

DelDOT and Bike Delaware Cosponsoring Wayfinding for Cyclists” Webinar on December 19

Bike Delaware is joining with DelDOT to co-sponsor site licenses in Delaware for an important national webinar: Wayfinding Options for Cyclists Wednesday, December 19 | 3:00 to 4:15 p.m. | Dover and Newark *** Register Here *** Bicycle wayfinding signs are different than other signs placed in the right of way because they are part of…
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James December 14, 2012 0

How children lost the right to roam in four generations

By DAVID DERBYSHIRE 15 June 2007 Daily Mail When George Thomas was eight he walked everywhere. It was 1926 and his parents were unable to afford the fare for a tram, let alone the cost of a bike and he regularly walked six miles to his favourite fishing haunt without adult supervision. Fast forward to…
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James December 13, 2012 1

Can a “stroad” ever be a “complete street”?

Complete Streets is a phrase to conjure with. The idea that streets are places that should serve many users (and not just car and truck traffic level-of-service) is popular. And, indeed, Delaware has an official policy that is called “Complete Streets”, whose name invokes this idea. Despite the name, however, Delaware’s actual policy is more…
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James December 12, 2012 1

Reason #1: Because we can make Delaware the most bicycle-friendly state in America

We can make Delaware the most bicycle-friendly state in America. C’mon, really? Yes, really. Earlier this year, Delaware leapt 8 places in the League of American Bicyclists’ ranking of bicycle-friendly states, from 18th place to 10th place. So it’s not as if we have to move from the bottom of the list of states. We’re…
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James December 9, 2012 1

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