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Best of Bike Delaware 2015: “New Study Confirms ‘Share The Road’ Is a Problem”

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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December 31, 2015 8

Best of Bike Delaware 2015: “Lewes-Georgetown Trail Launches”

Looking Back at 2015: This article was originally published on December 3, 2015.  It was the 2nd most viewed Bike Delaware article of 2015. In a major milestone for a project that Bike Delaware has been advocating for since 2011, DelDOT has – finally – awarded the contract to build Phase I of the Lewes-Georgetown…
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December 30, 2015 4

Best of Bike Delaware 2015: “Stupidity Is the Reason that Delaware Pedestrians Die So Frequently. But It’s Not the Stupidity You Think.”

Looking Back at 2015: This article was originally published on October 19, 2015.  It was the 3rd most viewed Bike Delaware article of 2015. A recent News Journal front page story caught the attention of thousands of Delawareans: “Delaware is America’s Deadliest State for Pedestrians“ On the News Journal’s Facebook page, the post associated with…
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December 29, 2015 9

Best of Bike Delaware 2015: “How To Make Cycling Work for Half a Million People in Delaware”

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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December 28, 2015 1

Best of Bike Delaware 2015: “Top 8 Reasons Delaware Is Now the #3 Most Bicycle Friendly State in America”

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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December 27, 2015 1

Best of Bike Delaware 2015: “The Wilmington-New Castle Greenway Is Coming. Really.”

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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December 26, 2015 1

Best of Bike Delaware 2015: “Every Skill. Every Age. Everyone. The 2015 Walkable Bikeable Delaware Summit”

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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December 25, 2015 0

Best of Bike Delaware 2015: “Patel Will Serve 18 Months in Prison for Killing Cyclist Near Newark”

Looking Back at 2015: This article was originally published on November 23, 2015.  It was the 8th most viewed Bike Delaware article of 2015. In a Delaware Superior Court sentencing hearing on Friday at the New Castle County Courthouse in Wilmington, a judge directed that motorist Rahul Patel be imprisoned for 18 months without possibility of…
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December 24, 2015 4

Best of Bike Delaware 2015: “Governor Jack Markell’s 9th Annual Tour de Delaware”

Looking Back at 2015: This article was originally published on September 3, 2015.  It was the 9th most viewed Bike Delaware article of 2015. Dear Fellow riders: It’s that time again! Mark your calendar for Governor Jack Markell’s 9th Annual “Tour de Delaware” on Sunday, November 8, 2015 starting at 8:00 a.m. (Note date change due…
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December 23, 2015 8

Best of Bike Delaware 2015: “McDowell, Bonini, Osienski and Keeley Introduce Bicycle-Friendly Economic Development Bill”

Looking Back at 2015: This article was originally published on June 12, 2015.  It was the 10th most viewed Bike Delaware article of 2015. 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…
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