Delaware has its – very first! – “SILVER” Bicycle Friendly Community. There was literally a decade of hard work (and more) behind this well-deserved recognition. Huge congratulations to both the City of Newark, Delaware and BikeNewark!
1)BikeNewark and Bike Delaware have been advocating for this project since 2014! 2) It’s a safe, low stress and carefully engineered bikeway that extends all the way across the center of Newark (and through the University of Delaware campus) from east to west!) 3) The project will include the first bicycle signals in the state…
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Over the past 10 years – and compared to every other state in the United States – Delaware has been extraordinary. Under former Governor Markell and continuing with Governor Carney, state government has made significant investments in infrastructure for people cycling and walking. No city in Delaware has benefited more from these investments than New…
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In America, we often think of cycling as something that is the privilege of the young, or perhaps even only of the athletic. In the Netherlands, however, cycling is for people of all ages and all abilities. It’s hard to really and truly appreciate that reality – which so different from our experience living in…
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When they were last in Delaware, New Castle was “New Amstel” and Lewes was “Swaanendael“. When they departed, they left behind key concepts that are now at the center of American life (like religious freedom and free-trade). But in just two weeks they are coming BACK to Delaware…for the 2019 Walkable Bikeable Delaware Summit! What…
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The theme of the 8th annual Walkable Bikeable Delaware Summit (May 2 in Dover) is “Dutch Ideas for Delaware.” As a result of over 40 years of innovation, most short trips in the Netherlands today are accomplished using a bicycle. The goal of the 2019 summit is to learn, directly, from leading Dutch transportation system…
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We should be able to remain in our own homes even when we can no longer drive safely. That’s why AARP is helping towns and cities nationwide become great, livable places for people of all ages, and is the presenting sponsor of the 8th annual Walkable Bikeable Delaware Summit on May 2 in Dover. The…
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The theme of the 8th annual Walkable Bikeable Delaware Summit (May 2 in Dover) is “Dutch Ideas for Delaware.” As a result of over 40 years of innovation, most short trips in the Netherlands today are accomplished using a bicycle. The goal of the 2019 summit is to learn, directly, from leading Dutch experts on…
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JUNE 3: OFFICIAL OPENING/RIBBON CUTTING In September, Delaware opened up the most ambitious and expensive bicycle project in our history: a safe, direct, flat and paved bikeway route between the Wilmington Riverfront and downtown New Castle (including the state’s longest bicycle bridge by far, a football field-long bike bridge spanning the Christina River). But that…
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