LAB: Putting ABILITY in Eligibility
by Darren Flusche July 25, 2012 Published on League of American Bicyclists blog Under MAP-21, implementing existing and new Complete Streets policies is important, maximizing the Transportation Alternatives program is important – and taking advantage of the full eligibility of bicycling and walking in programs like CMAQ, HSIP, and STP is more important than ever.…
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13 Years Later, An Updated Bicycle Facilities Design Guide from AASHTO
After waiting 13 years, it was not unreasonable to think that an updated AASHTO bicycle facilities guide might explicitly include cycle tracks. Nope. But the new guide (officially released in May) represents some modest progress in a couple of places. An excellent video on the subject can be found HERE. RELATED: • How the Dutch Handle…
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Newark Bike Project Update
* * * UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE NEWARK BIKE PROJECT * * * OPEN SHOP– Every Tuesday, 6 to 9pm MECHANICS CLASSES – Taught during the month of August on Thursday nights. If you or anyone you know is interested, click HERE or please contact us through info@newarkbikeproject.org and we will reply with more details.…
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Bike Friendly Street: Rehoboth
RELATED: • Rehoboth Beach Bicycle Boulevards Plan: Saturday • Rehoboth on-street bike parking has some merchants crying foul
Michael N. Castle Trail at the C&D Canal Groundbreaking: Photos and Brief Recap
The weather turned out hospitable for the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Path Michael N. Castle Trail at the C&D Canal groundbreaking event held at noon on July 9th. Everyone was thankful that the temperature was nothing like Saturday’s 101+ degree heat. It was a excellent opportunity for everyone involved to gather, to officially break ground and…
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Transportation Enhancements is gone. “What do we do now?”
Finding a Route Forward Under MAP-21 July 6, 2012 Published on the League of American Bicyclists blog Last week, Congress did what many thought impossible – they passed a new transportation authorization bill. President Obama is expected to sign the bill into law on Friday. Unfortunately, that achievement came at the cost of a…
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News Journal Front Page: “State Aims to Ease the Way For Bikers”
Money budgeted for trails,pathways nearly doubled By Mike Chalmers July 7, 2012 Published in The News Journal Only about 0.2 percent of Delaware workers commute to their jobs by bicycle, one of the lowest rates in the nation. But a big boost in the new state budget aims to get more people out of their…
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American Bicyclist: Five Ideas From Delaware
Getting and Leveraging Public Funds: Five Lessons from Delaware By Darren Flusche League of American Bicyclists Published in American Bicyclist (May/June 2012) Delaware is a tiny state with less than 1 million people, but there have been some big victories for biking and walking here during the past year. While each state has its own…
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Groundbreaking and Naming of the C&D Canal Trail Project
An event you won’t want to miss! Join our elected officials, advocates, and interested citizens on July 9th as we’ll be marking the start of construction for the C&D Canal Trail project. Full details below. [Related …] View Larger Map
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