Collin O’Mara, Secretary of the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control spoke on Thursday at Walkable, Bikeable Delaware in Dover on the economic benefits of trails and pathways. O’Mara noted that nationally trip related sales on trails are worth over $30 billion dollars annually, while well-designed trails that connect communities, like the Grand…
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Dr. Karyl Rattay, Director of the Delaware Division of Public Health spoke on Thursday at the Walkable Bikeable Delaware Summit in Dover on the cost to Delaware of obesity related diseases. In her remarks, Dr. Rattay noted that obesity causes diabetes, heart disease, several types of cancer, sleep apnea, joint problems, liver and gallbladder diseases and gynecological problems; and…
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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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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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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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The West Orange Trail Featured in the Orlando Sentinel — Dennis Jones moved to Winter Garden six years ago because he enjoyed using the West Orange Trail, a paved bike path that cuts through the heart of the downtown district. The trail now provides him with a living because he and his wife own Wheel Works,…
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Two Numbers to Keep in Mind $8,220: The average annual operating cost of a car $308: The average annual operating cost of a bicycle If you are one of those fortunate folks saving ~$8K every year, and you’re having trouble figuring out how to spend all that extra cash, Bike Delaware can help you.
Approximately 10% of Delawareans cannot afford and/or do not own a car. Bike Delaware is fighting to make it safe for people like Danny Sheftal to use a bike for their routine travel needs.
PolitiFact Examines Portland Mayor’s Claim Portland mayor Sam Adams recently claimed that, for all the value that Portland’s bike infrastructure had brought to Portland, the entire cost of building all of this bicycle infrastructure in Portland was equivalent to the cost of a single mile of highway. That startling claim aroused the interest of the…
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Read More: Walking ROI Biking ROI Walking Return on Investment Biking Return on Investment Walking Investment Biking Investment Investment in Walking Investment In Biking If you are a state DOT or other government entity, you have a choice about how you spend your transportation dollar. What the Portland Metropolitan Region has found, however, is that…
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