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Best of Bike Delaware 2013: End “Share The Road”

2013 Look Back: This article was originally published on August 19, 2013.  It was the 2nd most viewed Bike Delaware article of 2013. UPDATE (November 4, 2013): DelDOT announced it will discontinue all use of “Share The Road” plaque:  http://www.bikede.org/2013/11/04/goodbye-share-the-road/ Bike Delaware has asked the Delaware Department of Transportation to discontinue its use of the…
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Best of Bike Delaware 2013: Why Cyclists Get Hit

2013 Look Back: This article was originally published on July 13, 2013.  It was the 3rd most viewed Bike Delaware article of 2013.   I’m reading Daniel Simons’ and Christopher Chabris’ book Invisible Gorilla. You’ve probably seen their video as it is one of the best-known modern experiments in psychology and a YouTube sensation with…
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December 29, 2013 1

Best of Bike Delaware 2013: CORRECTION: This Could Actually Happen…If We Demand It

2013 Look Back: This post was originally published on September 25, 2013.  It was the 4th most viewed Bike Delaware article of 2013.   Bring your kids. Bring your siblings or folks. Bring your friends and neighbors. You can drop by for 10 or 15 minutes and then leave. But, whatever you do, just show…
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December 28, 2013 0

Best of Bike Delaware 2013: Goodbye “Share The Road”

2013 Look Back: This post was originally published on November 4, 2013.  It was the 5th most viewed Bike Delaware article of 2013.   In August, Bike Delaware asked DelDOT to permanently discontinue its use of the “Share The Road” plaque in Delaware. The article on our ask, which can be read HERE, was viewed…
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December 27, 2013 1

Best of Bike Delaware 2013: How children lost the right to roam in four generations

2013 Look Back: This post was originally published on December 13, 2012.  It was the 6th most viewed Bike Delaware post of 2013.   By DAVID DERBYSHIRE 15 June 2007 Daily Mail When George Thomas was eight he walked everywhere. It was 1926 and his parents were unable to afford the fare for a tram,…
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December 26, 2013 1

Best of Bike Delaware 2013: State agencies draw up a dream trail for cyclists

2013 Look Back: This article was originally published on February 15, 2013.  It was the 7th most viewed Bike Delaware article of 2013.   by Melissa Nann Burke The News Journal February 15, 2013 Relatively few Delaware workers commute by bike, but they might reconsider when cyclists are whizzing by them on an off-road trail…
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December 24, 2013 0

Best of Bike Delaware 2013: The most bicycle-friendly state east of the Mississippi River

2013 Look Back: This article was originally published on May 1, 2013.  It was the 8th most viewed Bike Delaware article of 2013.   Dover – May 1, 2013 – At the Walkable Bikeable Delaware 2013 Summit in Dover this morning,  DelDOT Secretary Shailen Bhatt and DNREC Secretary Collin O’Mara announced Delaware’s new Bicycle Friendly…
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December 23, 2013 1

Best of Bike Delaware 2013: This Could Actually Happen In Delaware

2013 Look Back: This article was originally published on September 20, 2013.  It was the 9th most viewed Bike Delaware article of 2013. A bicycle highway connecting the downtowns of Delaware’s largest and third-largest cities? A greenway easily accessible (within 2 miles) to 20% of the entire population of Delaware? It’s not just a crazy, pie-in-the-sky…
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December 22, 2013 0

Best of Bike Delaware 2012: “All the insanity of modern car culture, in one image”

2012 Look Back: This article was originally published on April 3, 2012.  It was the most viewed Bike Delaware article of 2012. Source: convoy.tumblr.com via Randi on Pinterest


December 22, 2012 0

Best of Bike Delaware 2012: “1 DAY TO GO: Millions For Walking And Bicycling In Delaware Are On The Line”

2012 Look Back: This article was originally published on May 30, 2012.  It was updated between May 30 and June 19 as events progressed.  It was the 2nd most viewed Bike Delaware article of 2012. Tuesday, June 19 Over 10 million dollars for cycling.  More than $10 for each man, woman and child in Delaware.…
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December 21, 2012 1