After recently building up a new bike, I took a trip into Philadelphia with the intent of observing and experiencing life as a cyclist in the city. I’d heard good things from friends who live in Philadelphia that commute and get around solely by bicycle. Plus, Philadelphia is ranked as a “Silver” level Bicycle Friendly Community…
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An article in the Cape Gazette in January identified Ray Quillen as a “cyclist on mission for new trail.” Ray told the Cape Gazette that, after nearly getting hit by a car trying to cross Route 1 near Lewes, he was determined to make it possible for cyclists to instead cross underneath the bridge. “This trail…
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Three crashes over the weekend left one pedestrian and one cyclist dead and another pedestrian critically injured. Joanne “Jo-Jo” Johnson, 67, a long-time employee at the News Journal, was struck by a minivan and killed Friday afternoon west of New Castle as she tried to cross Dupont Highway (US 13) just north of the US…
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Local cyclists are reporting that a 2nd patching test by DelDOT contractor Safety Improvements LLC (SI) is rideable. “Our opinion is that the repair is acceptable,” said Sussex Cyclists’ President John Kurpjuweit, “and better than being forced into heavy traffic.” An earlier test by SI to fix the improperly installed rumble strips, on Route 24 near Robinsonville, failed. The…
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Returning from a bike ride south of the canal a couple of months ago, I was surprised to see a group of bike riders that I didn’t recognize, near the intersections of Rt.1, 7 and 273. One rider was pulling a trailer sporting an orange logo, and they were accompanied by a delivery truck with the same…
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The local bicycling community was shocked last week to learn of the death of Randy Inglis, a leader in Delaware’s cycling community. Randy was the general manager of The Bike Boutique (TBB) in Wilmington, which is where I first met him. When TBB was in its original location in downtown Wilmington I asked Randy if Bike…
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Warning: only read this article if you have a strong stomach for acronyms. The most important committee for bicycling you’ve probably never heard of is the National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (NCUTCD) Bicycle Technical Committee. Since 1972, the NCUTCD has been the formal advisory committee to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) regarding any…
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On Thursday, DelDOT contractor Safety Improvements LLC made a second try at fixing improperly installed rumble strips (see image above). The second test took place on the eastbound side of Route 9, west of Lakeview Boulevard near Lewes (map). Several weeks earlier, Safety Improvements made a first try at fixing the bad rumble strips on Route 24 near Robinsonville Road…
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“Complete Streets” – That’s a concept that our streets should be designed for everybody (not just for cars). It’s about redesigning our streets in our built up areas but it is also about new development as well. Delaware has a complete streets policy but in order for that policy to have teeth the policy must be…
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Join nearly 2,000 cyclists for the largest bike ride in Delaware (and one of the largest on the east coast), the 28th annual Amish Country Bike Tour on September 6. Organized by Kent County Tourism, over 500 Delawareans will ride in September, with the rest coming from all over the country (and even a few international…
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