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Top 8 Reasons Delaware Is the #3 Most Bicycle Friendly State in America

Check out the slide show below for the 8 most important reasons that Delaware is ranked as the most bicycle friendly state east of the Mississippi River: Link to Slide Show: http://www.bikede.org/2015/05/13/top-8-reasons/ RELATED: • 2015 Bicycle Friendly State Ranking • Delaware’s 2015 Bicycle Friendly State “Report Card” • The Fourth Most Bicycle Friendly State in America (Ranking from…
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May 13, 2015 1

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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May 1, 2015 0

How To Make Cycling Safe for Half a Million People in Delaware

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 a “mission” and a “vision”. Both are critical. They are our compass, our lodestar, our flashlight shining into the future. They keep us on track…
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April 28, 2015 6

“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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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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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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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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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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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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February 19, 2015 6

Nationwide Vote for Bicycling’s People’s Choice Advocacy Award

***   BIKEWALK RVA WINS PEOPLE’S CHOICE ADVOCACY AWARD   *** ***   BIKE DELAWARE COMES IN 2nd IN NATIONAL VOTE   *** BIKE DELAWARE is one of nine national finalists for Bicycling’s 2015 People’s Choice Award. This national award was determined by a nationwide vote. (Voting ended on February 20.) Finalists for the People’s Choice award include state or…
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February 9, 2015 0