In Israel a few weeks back promoting Delaware business, Governor Markell rented a “Tel-O-Fun” bike to ride along the Mediterranean Sea and the Yarkon River. In Vermont this week, he biked the Island Line Trail: Our governor really likes to bike. But that’s not all. Delaware has leapt ahead among states in the Bicycle…
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Public Workshop Pedestrian Improvements Route 1 Rehoboth Canal to North of US Route 9 Route 1A Columbia Ave/Grove St. to 5th Street Cape Henlopen High School Cafeteria 1250 Kings Highway Lewes Wednesday August 7, 2013 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) is holding a Public Workshop to solicit public…
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Last year, under the leadership of key committee chairs Senator Barbara Boxer of California and Representative John Mica of Florida, Congress passed a new transportation bill, MAP-21 (an Orwellan acronym for “Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century”), that dismantled dedicated federal funding for biking and walking by combining Transportation Enhancements, Safe Routes to School…
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This two minute video is remarkable: RELATED: • Cycling for Freezing of Gait (New England Journal of Medicine)
by James D. Schwartz Published at the Urban Country It’s no coincidence that drivers are more aware and cautious on streets that have more cyclists as opposed to streets where there are very few cyclists. Furthermore, wobbly cyclists are traveling slow and have more time to react to car doors and other objects they may…
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by Josh Zisson July 9, 2013 Published at Bike Safe Boston Drivers are stuck in cages all day, so it should be no surprise that they sometimes act like animals. The good news is, animals can be trained. Being exposed to more riders on the road is one way that drivers can become accustomed to…
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Question: How often do you ride on sidewalks? A) Never ever. B) Sometimes. C) A lot. “Never ever.” – A.R. “Rarely if ever.” – L.W. “Never.” – R.P. “Rarely and only if conditions are such that I have to.” – K.P. “Unless there is a dedicated wide bike lane I will use the sidewalk.…
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The League of American Bicyclists recently released a series of videos about bicycling, including everything from “HOW TO CHOOSE A BIKE” to “TRAFFIC LAWS”. The one that caught our eye, though, was “Riding on the Sidewalk”: Riding on sidewalks is, as Commute By Bikes notes, a “hotly debated topic.” Here’s the video from the…
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I’m reading Daniel Simons’ and Christopher Chabris’ book Invisible Gorilla. You’ve probably seen their video as it is one of the best-known modern experiments in psychology and a YouTube sensation with over 11 million hits. It shows two teams of three students passing basketballs. As a test, viewers are asked to silently count the number…
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Sometimes It’s the Little Things It’s exciting when something BIG is launched that makes bicycling safer, more fun, or more convenient – like the Pomeroy Trail in Newark, or painted bike lanes as part of a Pave & Rehab project. But sometimes, a little thing can be almost as exciting, like a new bike…
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