An ambitious proposal from DelDOT to help fund Governor Markell’s First State Trails and Pathways Plan has been turned down for a TIGER III grant by the United States Department of Transportation. 46 transportation projects in 33 states and Puerto Rico will receive a total of $511 million from the third round of the Transportation…
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DNREC Press Release: DOVER (Dec. 1, 2011) – A proposal to realign and improve the trail linking Gordons Pond to Herring Point in Cape Henlopen State Park will be the focus of an open house from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15 at the Lewes Public Library at 111 Adams Ave. off Kings Highway.…
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DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS: DECEMBER 18 Walkable, Bikeable Delaware 2011 Campaign: 1) League of American Bicyclists: “$5 million dedicated to Bicycling in Delaware — ready to match with federal funds” 2) League of American Bicyclists: “How Delaware made statewide bike funding history with CMAQ” 3) Walkable, Bikeable Delaware If you’d like to nominate this campaign for the…
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by Chuck Marohn Cross-posted in Strong Towns The American Society of Civil Engineers has just released a report that should be titled, “Pretending it is 1952.” Like a broken record, ASCE is again painting a bleak picture of the future if American politicians — as if they need to be plied — won’t open up…
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Park up to 10 instead of 1; a brilliant, yet difficult concept for our city leaders and merchants to grasp – By Treehugger – This hot pink bicycle stand occupies a space the size of one parking space and holds 10 bicycles. Originally commissioned by the London Festival of Architecture, the Car Bike Rack is…
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By Niki Suto ~ As you can see, our organization has found a name – the Newark Bike Project! Please visit our website at NewarkBikeProject.org and save as your home page. At this website you can examine the final score of our naming survey and find out more about what members of our team have…
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“Complete Streets” is a phrase to conjure with. The idea that streets are places that should serve many users (and not just car and truck traffic level-of-service) is enormously popular. And, indeed, Delaware has an official policy that is called “Complete Streets”. In reality, however, Delaware’s actual policy is more accurately described as a “routine…
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by Chuck Marohn Cross-posted in Strong Towns Americans do not understand the difference between a road and a street. Roads move people between places while streets provide a framework for capturing value within a place. The value of a road is in the speed and efficiency that it provides for movement between places. Anything that is…
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The “Cyclists’ Touring Club” (CTC) – which bills itself as the United Kingdom’s “National Cyclists’ Organization” – has not been the most effective promoter of cycling. There’s a lot less cycling in Britain now than there used to be and the CTC has been notably ineffective at even slowing – let alone reversing – that…
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Bike Lanes in Intersections Most bicycle crashes happen at intersections. Bicyclists are required by law (and/or common sense) to bicycle at the right side of roads while high speed motorized traffic whizzes by on their left. Irrespective of whether there is a striped bike lane, a shoulder or nothing at all, bicyclists are exposed…
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