When Evalene Pyle was killed trying to cross US 13 on a bicycle in Dover in 2022, there was little news coverage beyond perfunctory repetitions of the police report. No TV reporter went to the scene. No candlelight vigil was held. Her death was never marked by any kind of physical memorial or public expressions…
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Delaware has its – very first! – “SILVER” Bicycle Friendly Community. There was literally a decade of hard work (and more) behind this well-deserved recognition. Huge congratulations to both the City of Newark, Delaware and BikeNewark!
A new flashing beacon is under construction at the Lewes-to-Georgetown Trail crossing on Sweetbriar Road west of Lewes. DelDot is implementing a pilot program that will use state-of-the-art technology to alert motorists of approaching bicyclists and pedestrians. Read more as reported by the Cape Gazette which covers Delaware’s Cape Region.
Delmarva Power recently finished repaving the two mile section of the Markell Trail between Ferry Cutoff and Boulden Boulevard north of New Castle. Like most cyclists, we have a bit of a weakness for brand new pavement, so we are looking forward to riding this smooooooth ribbon of black asphalt goodness.
JUNE 3: OFFICIAL OPENING/RIBBON CUTTING In September, Delaware opened up the most ambitious and expensive bicycle project in our history: a safe, direct, flat and paved bikeway route between the Wilmington Riverfront and downtown New Castle (including the state’s longest bicycle bridge by far, a football field-long bike bridge spanning the Christina River). But that…
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In September, Delaware opened up the most ambitious and expensive bicycle project in our history: a safe, direct, flat and paved bikeway route between the Wilmington Riverfront and downtown New Castle (including the state’s longest bicycle bridge by far, a football field-long bike bridge spanning the Christina River). But that does NOT mean we are…
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TODAY: If you live in or near Milton and want to learn more about the proposed new trail (or just want to come out and show your support for it to make sure it gets built!), there will be a DelDOT public workshop in Milton today (Monday) at 6:30PM (Milton Public Library, Room 5, 121…
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We had a wonderful time at Trailfest on Saturday, Sept. 22, celebrating the Jack A. Markell Trail, which connects the Wilmington Riverfront and Historic New Castle County. This walkable, bikeable trail, with its wide boardwalk spanning the marsh at Russell Peterson Wildlife Refuge, opens a whole new world for pedestrians and cyclists. It also adds…
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At a press conference yesterday at Christiana Care’s Visiting Nurses Association, Delaware Greenways and the Delaware Bicycle Council announced $30,000 and $20,000 grants respectively for two new “connector” trails that would make the just-completed Wilmington-New Castle Greenway (“Markell Trail”) directly accessible to tens of thousands of people. Delaware Greenways announced a $30,000 grant provided by…
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Decades after it was first proposed and after nearly a decade of stubborn advocacy and hard work, Delaware is officially opening the long-awaited Wilmington-New Castle Greenway today at 3PM at the Dupont Environmental Education Center in Wilmington. It’s a project of superlatives: Delaware’s biggest-ever cycling network improvement project – creating a safe, direct, flat and paved pathway between the…
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