One of my earliest memories is from my fourth birthday, when I discovered bicycling. I remember my dad giving me his trademark “power boost” from behind as I grasped the pink handlebars tightly and concentrated on pedaling and keeping the bike upright that first time riding without training wheels. As the summer sun began to…
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RELATED: • Can a Stroad Ever Be a “Complete Street”? • We Have Too Many Stroads • Do Conversations Like This Still Happen in 2011? • Wider. Straighter. Smoother. Faster. • First, Do No Harm to Pedestrians and Bicyclists • “Complete Streets” = Routine Accommodation
Have we gotten beyond this type of thinking? Or are we still stuck with it – even now after we understand the consequences – in 2011? RELATED: • Can a Stroad Ever Be a “Complete Street”? • We Have Too Many Stroads • The Important Difference Between a Road and A Street • Wider. Straighter. Smoother.…
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Taken directly from NBP’s “About Us” page — Inspired by the wonderful Urban Bike Project of Wilmington, some Newark-area UBP volunteers wished to spread the benefits of a UBP-style shop to Newark. In November 2011, Niki Suto, a graduate student at UD, started to formalize this interest by gathering various Newark biking advocates to brainstorm ideas…
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced on Tuesday that applications for TIGER III grants totaled $14.1 billion, far exceeding the $527 million set aside for the program. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) received 828 applications from all 50 states, U.S. territories and the District of Columbia. DelDOT submitted a $13.8 million TIGER III application…
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Taken directly from DNREC’s website * Calling all bicyclists! Submit comments for the proposed First State Trails and Pathways Plan initiative * The State of Delaware recognizes the benefits of an integrated non-motorized pathway and recreational trail network to provide opportunities for pedestrians and bicyclists to travel safely and efficiently and to expand outdoor recreation…
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Originally published: August 31, 2011 Level-of-Service OK, here at Bike Delaware World Headquarters, we love jargon. And one of our favorite pieces of jargon is “level-of-service” (LOS) which refers to the typical delays experienced by cars at a particular place. For example, the mecca of traffic engineering, level-of-service A: (Wikipedia): Level-of-Service A describes free-flow operations.…
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Original post date: 3/9/11 Here at Bike Delaware World Headquarters, we have been concerned about the absence of boxing metaphors on the blog. To address this issue we are inspired to ask, “Why didn’t Muhammad Ali fight Roberto Duran?” Ali and Duran are often ranked among the greatest boxers of all time. Moreover, they were…
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Governor Jack Markell, October 14, 2011: “My goal is to make Delaware walkable and bikeable, so more of us can enjoy the great Delaware outdoors. We can create a network of bicycle and pedestrian trails by building on existing pathways and trails. We create jobs and connect communities across the state and at the same…
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In a new report of the cost to the nation of motor vehicle crashes, AAA found that traffic crashes in 99 urban areas cost $299.5 billion in 2009. AAA based its estimates on Federal Highway Administration data that place dollar values on 11 components: 1) property damage 2) lost earnings 3) loss of household activities 4)…
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