“The top priorities at DOT are to keep the traveling public safe and secure, increase their mobility, and have our transportation system contribute to the nation’s economic growth.” – United State Department of Transportation Nearly one-third of traffic fatalities in Delaware in 2012 were pedestrians and bicyclists. In the next few weeks, the Delaware General…
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Long story that I won’t got into here; but our web site upgrades have been postponed. The big announcement though has to do with photos! Has anyone seen flickr’s complete makeover? If not go check it out at the link below. We have created a group on flickr.com called BikeDelaware. Its a group that anyone can join…
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He festooned New York City with hundreds of miles of bike lanes and dispatched chairs and picnic tables to Broadway, where cars once roamed. But for all of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s efforts to reimagine transportation in New York, critics and supporters seem to agree on the one that is most likely to define his…
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And when you come back next week checkout BikeDE.org. This weekend while everyone is out riding their bikes, swimming in the ocean, and barbecuing we’ll be upgrading Bike Delaware’s toolset. Including improved facebook integration, a new design that will be responsive to mobile devices, and a new member management system that will allow our users to fully…
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by David Hembrow Published at a A view from the cycle path May 3, 2013 I spent many years trying to promote cycling in the UK in many ways, including driving around the country with a huge bus full of bikes for people to try out. It was never even slightly difficult to convince…
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By Jay Walljasper Published in Bicycle Times People across the country were surprised … when Bicycling Magazine named Minneapolis America’s “#1 Bike City,” beating out Portland, Oregon, which had claimed the honor for many years. Shock that a place in the heartland could outperform cities on the coasts was matched by widespread disbelief that cycling…
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“When I first saw the headline, I figured either LAB had gone crazy or else I had.” – recent comment by Bike Delaware reader Just a few years ago, Delaware’s “Bicycle Friendly State” ranking by the League of American Bicyclists (LAB) was somewhere in the 30s among the 50 states. In 2011, we were…
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The City of Wilmington, Bike Wilmington and its supporters/sponsors are proud to hold the third annual Bike-to-Work Day (May 17th). Bike-to-Work Day is a National event spearheaded by the League of American Bicyclists and is part of the larger Bike Month (May). There are many benefits relating to riding to work including better air quality…
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Cross-posted from Systemic Failure Each year there are tens of thousands of fatalities on the nation’s highways. A disproportionate [number] of those are non-motorized users — bicyclists and pedestrians. Given that the NTSB has made over 13,000 safety recommendations, you might think at least some of those would relate to the dismal state of…
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