Senator Venables Welcoming the Summit
Senator Robert Venables, the author of Walkable Bikeable Delaware in 2011, welcomes folks to the Walkable Bikeable Delaware 2013 Summit on Wednesday.
Bhatt and O’Mara Announcing New Bicycle Friendly State Ranking
DelDOT Secretary Shailen Bhatt and DNREC Secretary Collin O’Mara preparing to announce Delaware’s new Bicycle Friendly State ranking on Wednesday at the Walkable Bikeable Delaware 2013 Summit.
News Journal: Delaware seen as a better place for bicycling
by Kelly April Tyrrell and Melissa Nann Burke The News Journal May 2, 2013 DOVER — People sporting spandex and brightly colored jerseys gathered on the lawn of the Biggs Museum on Wednesday for the Walkable, Bikeable Delaware Summit and to mark the state’s being honored as the most bike-friendly east of the Mississippi River…
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The Most Bicycle Friendly State East of the Mississippi River
Dover – May 1, 2013 – At the Walkable Bikeable Delaware 2013 Summit in Dover this morning, DelDOT Secretary Shailen Bhatt and DNREC Secretary Collin O’Mara announced Delaware’s new Bicycle Friendly State ranking. In the sixth annual assessment by the League of American Bicyclists, Delaware achieved a #5 ranking nationally, while placing #1 among all…
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Delaware is #10 right now. What will we be on Wednesday?
At 9AM on Wednesday at the Walkable Bikeable Delaware Summit, we will announce Delaware’s new Bicycle Friendly State ranking at the same time that rankings for every state in the country are being announced in Washington DC. Two years ago, Delaware was ranked as the 18th most bicycle friendly state in American. Last year,…
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Today: Capital City Trail Groundbreaking in Dover at 1:30PM
TODAY: Join DelDOT Secretary Shailen Bhatt, DNREC Secretary Collin O’Mara, as well as other officials and dignitaries, for the 1:30PM groundbreaking for the construction of the Capital City Trail. In the north, the Capital City Trail will connect to the Silver Lake Park Trail and Silver Lake Park. Silver Lake is the source of the…
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Lawmakers in Florida agree to $50 million for a 275-mile coast-to-coast trail
“Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men’s blood…Make big plans, aim high in hope and work.” – Daniel H. Burnham US architect & city planner (1846 – 1912) The Cross Bayou Bridge, part of Florida’s Pinellas Trail Although not in Governor Rick Scott’s proposed budget, Florida lawmakers agreed last week to…
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Jobs, Jobs, Jobs: Why Delaware Needs the Bike and Pedestrian Improvements Program at DelDOT
Between May of 1997 and March of 2008 (over 10 years), Delaware’s unemployment rate was between 3 and 4%. But for the last four years, unemployment has stubbornly stayed above 7%. Today, it is 7.3%. And, if you look at the data, that number is not coming down. It looks stuck. If you are older…
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When cyclists need help, Dogfish Head Craft Brewed Ales are there for us
WALKABLE BIKEABLE DELAWARE 2013 SUMMIT Active Transportation, Healthy Families May 1 | Dover, Delaware REGISTER HERE SUMMIT PROGRAM The Walkable Bikeable Delaware 2013 Summit will be chock full of awesome elected officials, engineers and public health professionals charting a course for making Delaware the most walkable and bikeable state in America. But it doesn’t matter how…
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Delaware Bicycle Council
LEGISLATORS RIDE ORGANIZED BY DELAWARE BICYCLE COUNCIL May 1 | To Dover, Delaware REGISTER HERE FOR LEGISLATORS RIDE The Delaware Bicycle Council is a sponsor of the 2013 Walkable Bikeable Delaware Summit and is organizing the Legislators Ride that takes places the same day. What is the Delaware Bicycle Council? The Council is a commission of state…
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