Category: Legislation and Policy

Making cycling and walking safe, convenient and fun in Delaware

Governor Markell Signs Bill To Make Cycling Official State Sport of Delaware

  June 14, 2014 – Bear, Delaware With happy students from Wilbur and Southern Elementary Schools looking on, Governor Jack Markell signed a bill on Saturday to make cycling the Official Sport of Delaware. The prime sponsors of House Bill 235 were Representative Valerie Longhurst, Senator Nicole Poore and Senator David Sokola. Additional sponsors were Reps. Gerald Brady and Debra Heffernan; and…
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June 15, 2014 3

Booker, Menendez, Carper and Colleagues Ask USDOT’s Foxx for Walking/Cycling Safety Measure

In a recent letter to United States Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, New Jersey senators Cory Booker and Robert Menendez, joined by several of their senate colleagues – including Tom Carper – asked Secretary Foxx to establish a safety “performance measure” for walking and cycling: “To: The Honorable Anthony Foxx, Secretary, United States Department…
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June 9, 2014 0

3 Mile Family Bike Ride to Signing of Bill By Governor Markell to Make Cycling the Official State Sport of Delaware Is Saturday, June 14

Representative Valerie Longhurst, Senator Nicole Poore and Governor Jack Markell invite you to join them and the students of Wilbur and Southern Elementary Schools for a morning bike ride and signing ceremony of Delaware House Bill 235, making bicycling the official state sport of Delaware. WHEN: 8:30AM, Saturday, June 14 (Ride starts at 9AM) WHERE: Wilbur…
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June 4, 2014 0

U.S. House Committee Tells USDOT To Reduce Walking and Cycling Fatalities and Injuries

Last week the United States House of Representatives Appropriations Committee approved the fiscal year 2015 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development funding bill. The legislation includes funding for the Department of Transportation, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and other related agencies. In addition, the committee also issued an accompanying report in which it directs United…
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May 30, 2014 7

DelDOT Says It Will Fix Improperly Installed Rumble Strips

In social media posts on Friday, DelDOT said it will fix rumble strips that were improperly installed on Route 24 and Route 9 in Sussex County. Rumble strips, also known as sleeper lines, rumple strips, audible lines and growlers are a safety countermeasure for preventing “run-off-road” (“ROR”) motor vehicle crashes. They are recommended by the Federal Highway…
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May 24, 2014 0

Yep: Cycling is Now the Official State Sport of Delaware

Thanks to the unstoppable students from Wilbur Elementary and Southern Elementary (and Representative Valerie Longhurst and Senator Nicole Poore), CYCLING is now the OFFICIAL STATE SPORT of Delaware! The prime sponsors of House Bill 235 were Representative Valerie Longhurst, Senator Nicole Poore and Senator David Sokola. Additional sponsors were Reps. Gerald Brady and Debra Heffernan; and Sens. Brian Bushweller, Catherine Cloutier and Margaret…
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May 16, 2014 1

Senator Coons Announces the National Discovery Trails Act of 2014

WHAT: Event Announcing National Discovery Trails Act & the American Discovery Trail WHEN: Earth Day, Tuesday 4/22, 2:00pm WHERE: Cape Henlopen State Park, specific location TBD Senator Chris Coons is hosting an event to announce the introduction of the “National Discovery Trails Act of 2014” at Cape Henlopen on Tuesday 4/22 at 2:00pm.  The National Discovery…
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April 19, 2014 1

Senator Coons and Representative Carney Will Co-Sponsor the Bicycle and Pedestrian Road Safety Act

Washington, DC – Senator Chris Coons and Representative John Carney will be co-sponsors of the “Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Act” in the United States Congress. Last year, overall traffic fatalities fell in Delaware to their lowest level in 50 years. But this decline has been entirely driven by a decline in motor vehicle occupant fatalities. Pedestrian and cyclist…
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March 7, 2014 4

Longhurst Cycling Delegation Heads to Washington DC

A delegation of Delaware cycling advocates led by Delaware House Majority Leader Representative Valerie Longhurst is on their way to Washington DC this morning. Check out our delegation below! To read more about what they will talking to Sens. Carper and Coons and Representative Carney today, click HERE. Representative Longhurst was first elected to the…
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March 5, 2014 0
James Wislon

To Improve Road Safety in Delaware, the Federal “Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Act” Is Important

I am in Washington, DC today where I will be speaking at the National Bike Summit about how advocates can be effective in fighting for improved road safety. Tomorrow (Wednesday) Delaware’s cycling delegation, led by House Majority Leader Valerie Longhurst, will head to Capitol Hill to deliver a similar road safety message directly to Delaware’s…
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March 4, 2014 4