Is it possible to build a limited access “I95” for bicycling between Wilmington and Newark? Hop on and turn one way and arrive in minutes at the Wilmington Riverfront and the Wilmington Train Station? Or turn the other way and head to the Pomeroy Trail and downtown Newark? Let’s find out. Meeting details HERE.
Meeting yesterday, the Sussex County Council discussed its 2012 – 2018 Capital Transportation Program Request to DelDOT. Among the County’s identified transportation priorities is the 17 mile Lewes-to-Georgetown bike route, a long discussed and long overdue project. Last week, the 6 mile Wilmington-to-New Castle Industrial Track, in New Castle County, became the first project in…
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In May the General Assembly passed a Resolution – with a little help from Bike Delaware, Nemours and others – directing DelDOT to build “multi-use paths for pedestrian and bicycle user travel within and between cities and towns in Delaware on independent right-of-way outside of the right-of-way of existing roadways.” Combined with the recent vote…
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(Poster’s note: The decision last July by DelDOT to protect federal CMAQ program money from recission appears even more notable in the wake of the later decision to use federal CMAQ funds for the first time for a bike project in Delaware.) Bike-Eligible Federal Program Money Protected By DelDOT CMAQ. STP. FHWA. Rescission. Still reading?…
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The WILMAPCO Council will vote TODAY (Newark, 6:30PM) to approve the FY2012 “TIP” (Transportation Improvement Program) for New Castle County. Among the TIP amendments will be $600,000 for the final phase of the Wilmington-to-New Castle Industrial Track. $480,000 of that $600,000 will be Delaware’s first ever use of federal “CMAQ” funds for a bicycle project.…
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The League of American Bicyclists is congratulating Delaware for it’s recent breakthrough. League Policy Analyst Darren Flusche writes: “Accessing federal funds can be a daunting task, even for experienced transportation officials, but it’s one with potentially game-changing pay-off. “Over the past twenty years, most bicycle projects have been funded out of a few dedicated programs.…
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City of Lewes Public Library 114 E. Third Street, Lewes Monday, August 22, 2011 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM The Delaware Department of Transportation is holding a Public Workshop to obtain opinions and insight from residents and visitors for the proposed development of the Georgetown to Lewes Rail/Trail Study. This workshop will focus primarily on…
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Also Overdue Originally posted: June 15, 2011 Shane Hoffman, Wilmington: “As a resident of Wilmington who works in New Castle, the creation of a Wilmington-to-New Castle bicycle highway would improve my quality of life tremendously. I have attempted to commute to work by bicycle, but the only routes available to me feel much too dangerous,…
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The Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Program Ask your average bicyclist what “MTB” or “GPS” or “SAG” acronyms stand for and you’re likely to get a quick and possibly even accurate answer. But ask a cyclist what “CMAQ” stands for, and you’ll likely get a blank stare, even though (as the quote from Chicago’s bicycle…
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One Billion Dollars If Delaware was California, the $5 million for bicycling voted by the General Assembly last Friday would scale to $200 million. So even though inflation means that $5 million in 2011 doesn’t have the buying power that $5 million had in, say, 1968, it’s still a lot of money (per capita) and…
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