Speaking at a hearing in Washington DC on Wednesday, Senator Chris Coons asked United States Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx for help. “Delaware actually happens to be one of the deadliest states in America for pedestrians,” Senator Coons told* Secretary Foxx. “It was #1 in the country in 2012 and 2013…and #3 in 2014,…
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It took a few years but Delaware has acquired some welcome company. The state of Oregon is now the second state to decide to drop “Share The Road” signs. The Share The Road phrase “meant different things to different people,” said Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) spokeswoman Shelley Snow. ODOT will replace confusing Share The Road signs…
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On Friday, Judge Andrea Rocanelli sentenced the motorist who killed my son Phillip on September 12, 2014, to serve 8 years in prison. Gabriel Pardo did not set out with malice to kill anyone while driving home in Hockessin that September evening. But for my son Phillip, and his brother and sisters, and his parents…
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This article was originally published on August 29, 2015. It was the the most viewed Bike Delaware article of 2015. “Comprehension of the familiar “Share the Road” signage as a statement of bicyclists’ roadway rights has been challenged, based on arguments that it is ambiguous, imprecise, frequently misinterpreted, and not designed for that purpose…In fact,…
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Looking Back at 2015: This article was originally published on April 28, 2015. It was the 4th most viewed Bike Delaware article of 2015. 5 years ago, Bike Delaware went through a long and arduous strategic planning process. One of the most important results of all that effort was our organizational “vision“. Bike Delaware has both…
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Looking Back at 2015: This article was originally published on May 13, 2015. It was the 5th most viewed Bike Delaware article of 2015. The League of American Bicyclists recently announced its new Bicycle Friendly State rankings. For the 4th year in a row, Delaware advanced in the national rankings. We are now ranked #3…
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Looking Back at 2015: This article was originally published on May 20, 2015. It was the 6th most viewed Bike Delaware article of 2015. 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…
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Looking Back at 2015: This article was originally published on March 20, 2015. It was the 7th most viewed Bike Delaware article of 2015. The 2015 Walkable Bikeable Delaware Summit will be held this year on May 7, 2015 in Dover. The 2015 summit will be hosted by the American Heart Association, the Delaware Department of…
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