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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On May 15, 2013 at 7:00 PM, the northern Delaware 10 mile Ride of Silence will begin at the Ed Oliver Golf Club in Wilmington. Cyclists will take to the roads in a silent procession to honor those cyclists who have been killed or injured while cycling on public roadways. Although cyclists have a legal…
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April 29, 2013 Statement by League of American Bicyclists: When U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced his departure, the bicycling community asked the White House to appoint a successor with a clear commitment to multi-modal solutions to local transportation challenges. Mayor Anthony Foxx clearly checks those boxes. Under his leadership, Charlotte has invested in light…
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Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx was recently nominated to be the new United States Secretary of Transportation By JOHN SCHWARTZ New York Times May 13, 2013 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Dan Mauney keeps misplacing his car. Mr. Mauney, 42, lives in an apartment tower in this city’s Uptown neighborhood, a pedestrian-friendly quarter with new office buildings, sparkling…
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Use Newark Main Street’s brand new sharrows to guide your way to work – and to Newark’s Bike to Work Day – TOMORROW (May 14, 7:30–10 a.m. on the Trabant University Center patio at the corner of Delaware and South College Avenues). Speakers will be University President Patrick Harker, Delaware Secretary of Transportation Shailen Bhatt, Sen.…
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Newark: May 9, 2013 After a long wait, sharrows have finally landed on Main Street in Newark! Wilmington installed the first sharrows in Delaware on its Market Street downtown in 2010 and Lewes installed some on Bay Avenue last summer. City of Newark Principal Planner (and chair of the Newark Bicycle Committee) Mike Fortner fought hard…
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Note: Professor Peter Furth spoke last week at the Walkable Bikeable Delaware Summit in Dover. In a recent paper, he and his co-authors describe a plan to connect 21 Boston-area cities and towns by a “greenway” network designed for cycling. 72% of the regional population lives within 1 km (0.62 mi) of the proposed greenway…
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Saturday, September 14: 3RD ANNUAL – BIKE TO THE BITTER END Join the Camp Arrowhead Alumni association for ride loops of 5, 20 and 35 riding through the countryside between Angola and Milton. Registration fees are $35 for riders 18 and up, and $20 for riders 7-17years. Fees include a post ride lunch and the afternoon…
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Help Ewell’s-St. Paul United Methodist in Clayton stock their local food pantry and “Personal Items Closet” the best way—on a bike! Fun for road cyclists, mountain bikers, BMX bikers, and families on cruisers. Prizes for Top 2 finishers in each distance. More details below. You can download the 1-page PDF HERE.
“A walkable, bikeable Delaware is very much part of our efforts to keep Delaware moving forward.” – Governor Jack Markell
