DOVER – January 30 Expert witnesses from Wilbur Elementary School in Bear testified yesterday afternoon to the Administration Committee of the Delaware House of Representatives in favor of House Bill 235 – a bill to make cycling the Official State Sport of Delaware. After hearing the testimony of the experts from the Wilbur School,…
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Delaware Governor Jack Markell delivered his 2014 State of the State address yesterday to a packed legislative chamber in Dover. The speech’s highlights included proposals to spend an additional $500 million dollars on infrastructure over the next 5 years and $7 million for a “Downtown Development Districts” grant program. After giving a shout-out to DelDOT…
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TODAY – The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) is holding a Public Workshop to obtain comments from surrounding residents, businesses and the general public for the proposed extension of the Junction and Breakwater Trail to Rehoboth Avenue. The project proposes to construct a 10 foot wide multi-use path from the termination of the existing Junction…
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It used to be the City of Wilmington’s old stables. Now 1500 N. Walnut Street will be the new location of Wilmington’s Urban Bike Project (UBP). The Urban Bike Project (UBP) has served Wilmington for the last six years from 1908 N. Market Street. By providing a means for the public to become self-sufficient in…
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2013 Look Back: This article was originally published on February 26, 2013. It was the most viewed Bike Delaware article of 2013. by Jeff Potter Excerpted from Mackinac Island: “Watch the Bike!” published in Bicycle Times Magazine (Feb/Mar 2013) Bike culture has recently been booming in the U.S. But there’s a little place in the north…
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2013 Look Back: This article was originally published on August 19, 2013. It was the 2nd most viewed Bike Delaware article of 2013. UPDATE (November 4, 2013): DelDOT announced it will discontinue all use of “Share The Road” plaque: http://www.bikede.org/2013/11/04/goodbye-share-the-road/ Bike Delaware has asked the Delaware Department of Transportation to discontinue its use of the…
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2013 Look Back: This article was originally published on July 13, 2013. It was the 3rd most viewed Bike Delaware article of 2013. I’m reading Daniel Simons’ and Christopher Chabris’ book Invisible Gorilla. You’ve probably seen their video as it is one of the best-known modern experiments in psychology and a YouTube sensation with…
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2013 Look Back: This post was originally published on September 25, 2013. It was the 4th most viewed Bike Delaware article of 2013. Bring your kids. Bring your siblings or folks. Bring your friends and neighbors. You can drop by for 10 or 15 minutes and then leave. But, whatever you do, just show…
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2013 Look Back: This post was originally published on November 4, 2013. It was the 5th most viewed Bike Delaware article of 2013. In August, Bike Delaware asked DelDOT to permanently discontinue its use of the “Share The Road” plaque in Delaware. The article on our ask, which can be read HERE, was viewed…
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