We are experiencing a bicycling revolution in Delaware, which would not have been possible without the leadership of Senator Robert Venables and Governor Jack Markell. Senator Venables is the author of “Walkable, Bikeable Delaware“, passed unanimously by the General Assembly in May, which directed the state to make direct and strategic investments in bicycling.…
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Delaware’s $5 million for bicycling, recently authorized by the General Assembly, could leverage up to an additional $20 million in federal transportation matching funds for Delaware.Go HERE for details. Federal programs to improve air quality and reduce traffic fatalities generously match local and state funds at a 4:1 ratio, which could be a gigantic jobs…
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12:25AM: Following up on a Senate vote less than 2 hours earlier, the Delaware House of Representatives gave final approval to Senate Bill 130, which includes $5 million in dedicated funding for bicycling: Click to expand (+): See League of American Bicyclists blog post HERE.
10:42PM: Senate passes Senate Bill 130, which includes $5 million in new bicycle funding
Walkable, Bikeable Delaware One hundred years ago, Delaware families spent nearly their entire household budgets on just three things: food, clothing and shelter. Today, however, the 2nd largest expense Delaware families face is transportation. We spend more on transportation than entertainment, clothing, food, and even health care! More than $8,000 on average per year. The…
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Overdue Anthony (Tony) Pezone, President, Sussex Cyclists: “As president of the Sussex Cyclists Cycling club I wish to strongly support the rail to trail or rail with trail from Lewes to Georgetown. As the traffic builds in Sussex County due to the influx of tourists and the growth of the population existing roads become more…
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Travel Between Wilmington and New Castle Faster By Bicycle Than By Car? In the “Walkable, Bikeable Delaware” Resolution passed unanimously last week, the Delaware General Assembly declared that BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that in these efforts the Department of Transportation shall create multi-use paths for pedestrian and bicycle user travel within and between cities and…
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Following up on a unanimous vote by the Delaware Senate just two days earlier, the Delaware House also voted unanimously on May 12 to approve Walkable Bikeable Delaware, directing the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) to “create contiguous systems or networks of walkways and bikeways within and between cities and towns in Delaware in order…
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More on the problem of funding for bicycle and pedestrian improvements in Delaware from Carol Ireland: “A couple of years ago I submitted some comments to WILMAPCO regarding their Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). Those comments are still valid today. At that time I was pleased with the projects geared to promoting safe bicycling and walking,…
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Bike Delaware member (and former president of the White Clay Bicycle Club) Jeff Butcher: “Approximately 2 percent of state residents rely on non-motorized transportation for daily travel. Cyclists and pedestrians suffer a disproportionately higher rate of injuries and fatalities (in excess of 2 percent) than do their motorized counterparts. If injury and fatality rates were…
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