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Yep: Cycling is Now the Official State Sport of Delaware

Thanks to the unstoppable students from Wilbur Elementary and Southern Elementary (and Representative Valerie Longhurst and Senator Nicole Poore), CYCLING is now the OFFICIAL STATE SPORT of Delaware! The prime sponsors of House Bill 235 were Representative Valerie Longhurst, Senator Nicole Poore and Senator David Sokola. Additional sponsors were Reps. Gerald Brady and Debra Heffernan; and Sens. Brian Bushweller, Catherine Cloutier and Margaret…
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Staff May 16, 2014 1

DelDOT Public Workshop on Phase I of Georgetown to Lewes Trail

The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) is holding a Public Workshop to present to the surrounding residents, businesses and the general public for the proposed Georgetown to Lewes Rail with Trail, Phase I Facility. The project proposes to construct a 10 foot wide multi-use path from the east of Savannah Road to Gills Neck Road.…
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Staff May 9, 2014 2

For Transportation Nerds: America’s Only Bicycle Boulevard T-Shirt

RELATED: • Delaware’s 2014 Bicycle Friendly State Report Card • The Fourth Most Bicycle Friendly State in America • 2014 Walkable Bikeable Delaware Summit • Neighborhood Greenways (Portland Bureau of Transportation) • Crime Prevention For Wilmington For About $140,000 Per Mile • In Portland Every Day is Walk & Bike to School Day (VIDEO) • Can Traffic Calming…
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Staff May 8, 2014 7

Markell and Denn: “We are going to help make Delaware the most bicycle friendly state in America.”

May is “Bike Month” in Delaware and across the Unites States. Read the proclamation of Bike Month by Governor Markell and Lt. Governor Denn made at last week’s 2014 Walkable Bikeable Delaware Summit:

Staff May 7, 2014 0

League of American Bicyclists: “What Does My State Ranking Mean?”

by Andy Clarke Published on May 5, 2014 at bikeleague.org Yes, there are lots of great places to ride in Washington State and it is indeed the most Bicycle Friendly State for the sixth straight year. At the same time, every state has great places to ride and I certainly wouldn’t discourage you from riding…
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Staff May 6, 2014 0

The Fourth Most Bicycle Friendly State in America

DOVER – May 2, 2014 – At yesterday’s Walkable Bikeable Delaware Summit, the president of the League of American Bicyclists (LAB) announced that Delaware had moved up in the Bicycle Friendly State rankings among all states to #4 in the U.S. Along with the new ranking, LAB also issues Bicycle Friendly State “Report Cards” to…
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Staff May 2, 2014 14

DelDOT Is Delaware’s 2nd Bicycle Friendly Business

The League of American Bicyclists has designated the Delaware Department of Transportation a silver-level Bicycle Friendly Business. DelDOT is the the only government agency in Delaware to have earned this distinction, a distinction shared by only one other state department of transportation in the United States. Perhaps even more impressively, though, DelDOT is only the…
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Staff April 23, 2014 1

Novak Druce Sponsors 2014 Walkable Bikeable Delaware Summit

Wilmington, Delaware – For six years, Pernell Vaughan has walked to his job as senior e-records coordinator at the Wilmington, Delaware offices of the IP boutique Novak Druce Connolly Bove + Quigg LLP. “I enjoy walking to work because I don’t have to worry about traffic,” said Vaughan. “I also don’t have the expense of…
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Staff April 21, 2014 0

Senator Coons Announces the National Discovery Trails Act of 2014

WHAT: Event Announcing National Discovery Trails Act & the American Discovery Trail WHEN: Earth Day, Tuesday 4/22, 2:00pm WHERE: Cape Henlopen State Park, specific location TBD Senator Chris Coons is hosting an event to announce the introduction of the “National Discovery Trails Act of 2014” at Cape Henlopen on Tuesday 4/22 at 2:00pm. The National Discovery…
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Staff April 19, 2014 1

Clarke: “I’m Coming to Dover for the Walkable Bikeable Delaware Summit on May 1”

In three weeks, I will be in Dover for the 2014 Walkable Bikeable Delaware Summit. Last year, Delaware shot up in the League’s Bicycle Friendly State rankings to No. 5, making Delaware officially the most bicycle friendly state of all states east of the Mississippi River. What will Delaware’s new official ranking be? I am…
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Staff April 15, 2014 0