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McDowell, Bonini, Osienski and Keeley Introduce Bicycle-Friendly Economic Development Bill

UPDATE: Delaware Passes Innovative “Complete Communities” Bill JULY 1 (UPDATE): Delaware General Assembly adjourns without Senate vote on legislation. State Senators Harris McDowell and Colin Bonini and State Representatives Ed Osienski and Helene Keeley have introduced bicycle-friendly economic development legislation in the Delaware General Assembly. The innovative bill – known as the Healthy and Transit-Friendly Development Act – would…
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Staff June 12, 2015 6

Representative Longhurst Reports on the Castle Trail

RELATED: • Facebook post on trail • Michael Castle Trail Opened • Trail spanning from Delaware City to Chesapeake City will be completed this year (Middletown Transcript)

Staff May 30, 2015 0

The Wilmington-New Castle Greenway Is Coming. Really.

In just a couple of weeks, college seniors will be graduating from college. Back in 2010, though, they were still juniors in high school. And that is when Bike Delaware wrote its first article about the Wilmington – New Castle Greenway, a safe, direct, paved, flat and nearly uninterrupted non-motorized six-mile travel route between the Wilmington Riverfront…
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Staff May 20, 2015 15

Cycling Though Baltimore This Week

The whole idea was to be a goodwill ambassador. A pre-conference party in Washington DC was organized by one of my partners, and she wanted me to meet her friend attending from Argentina. “He is a cyclist, you would get along well with him.” That was all I needed to know — “cyclist” + “DC.”…
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Staff May 1, 2015 0

“Bike Battles” Historian and Author Discovers Forgotten Bicycle History

Did you know that arguments about bikes, and bike paths, go back more than 100 years? For a brief moment at the end of the 1890s bicycle boom, a “sidepath” movement imagined cities and towns connected not only by roads but also by a separate, bicycle-specific network of improved paths. But within a few years, most…
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Staff March 21, 2015 0

“Every Skill. Every Age. Everyone.” The 2015 Walkable Bikeable Delaware Summit

The 2015 Walkable Bikeable Delaware Summit will be held this year on May 7 in Dover. ***REGISTRATION IS CLOSED*** To add your name to the waiting list, please email wbd [at] bikede.org with your name, city and zip code. The 2015 summit will be hosted by the American Heart Association, the Delaware Department of Transportation, the…
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Staff March 20, 2015 12

Sokola Leads Delaware Cycling Delegation to Capitol Hill

Delaware Cyclists Meet with Senators Carper and Coons A delegation of Delaware cyclists led by State Senator Dave Sokola traveled to Capitol Hill on Thursday as part of the National Bike Summit to meet with Senators Carper and Coons about improving cycling and walking in Delaware, and how the federal government can help. Delaware’s…
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Staff March 12, 2015 2

“Bike Delaware has my back.”

Read More: Delaware General Assembly Votes $6.3 Million for Cycling Markell and Denn: “We are going to help make Delaware the most bicycle friendly state in America.” Thank you, Governor Markell Two State of the State speeches in a row We’ve Got Your Back Read More: Senator Peterson Praises DelDOT for Improving…
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Staff March 8, 2015 2

“Bike Delaware had my back.”

Read More: Longhurst Cycling Delegation Heads to Washington DC Cycling is the Official State Sport of Delaware Longhurst and Colleagues Fought for Trail Network Funding We’ve Got Your Back Read More: The Time Is Now For Delaware’s 1st Protected Bike Lane We’ve Got Your Back Read More: Governor Markell…
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Staff March 4, 2015 0

UD Grad Student’s Video Highlights Need for Cycle Track in Newark

By Josh Shannon Published in the Newark Post Kirsten Jones is no stranger to the perilous Delaware Avenue bicycle lane. The University of Delaware graduate student uses her bike as her primary means of travel around Newark and estimates she treks down Delaware Avenue at least five times a week. In her daily travels on…
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Staff February 19, 2015 6

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