What do we normally think about when we think about “politics”? Well, we might think about political campaigns, like the recent presidential campaign between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney with its, literally, billions of dollars of television advertising, 24-hours a day cable news coverage, daily polling and millions of phone calls to individual voters. Or…
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The Wilmington Area Planning Council (WILMAPCO) is sponsoring four important webinars on bicycle parking. All sessions will be held at WILMAPCO (850 Library Street, Newark) and are free and open to the public: • #1: The Basics of Bicycle Parking Wednesday, February 27 | 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. • #2: Municipal Bicycle Parking Programs Wednesday, February 27 |…
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by Melissa Nann Burke The News Journal Published January 3, 2013 Traffic fatalities on Delaware roadways rose by nearly 12 percent in 2012, an increase caused in part by a spike in pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities, according to preliminary figures from State Police and the Delaware Office of Highway Safety. Police recorded 115 traffic deaths last…
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There are a lot of things we do while bicycling to avoid accidents and injuries. For safety’s sake, we should be doing these kinds of things: Safe behaviors: for example, stopping at stop signs and red lights; riding defensively, watching what motorists around us are doing that could create problems for us; riding single file…
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Looking north towards Wilmington from near New Castle on the Wilmington – New Castle Greenway The Wilmington-New Castle Greenway (also known as the “Industrial Track” because it follows an old railroad right-of-way) will, when complete, be a six-mile long “bicycle highway” connecting the cities of Wilmington and New Castle. It is already mostly done. The…
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Senate Bill 15, Governor Markell’s proposed capital budget for the state of Delaware, was introduced yesterday in Dover. It includes a proposal to authorize $3 million for Statewide Trails and Pathways. RELATED: • 147th General Assembly, Senate Bill # 15 • See the World-Class Statewide Network of Pathways and Trails DelDOT and DNREC Propose to Build • “State…
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A live webcast of Governor Markell’s budget address starts at 1PM HERE. RELATED: • “Whatever you do, don’t lose your momentum”
Nobody understands momentum better than cyclists. The physical concept of momentum – the product of an object’s mass and velocity – can be a bit abstract to many people, but cyclists understand momentum in our bones. (Or perhaps I should say we understand it in our thighs.) Even a strong cyclist can only produce about…
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The City of Dover is forming a Bicycle & Pedestrian Sub-Committee. This is your chance to get involved by sharing your ideas and knowledge to make Dover a more friendly bicycle/pedestrian community for all to enjoy: When: TODAY, Tuesday, January 22, 2013, 5:00PM Where: City Hall Conference Room 15 Loockerman Plaza If you have an…
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