Please join us for a small celebration: What: New Castle County Industrial Track Greenway Trail Ribbon Cutting Where: Rt. 273-Greenways Trail Head, 903 Delaware Street, New Castle When: Friday, June 8, 2012 at 2:30PM Contact: Kristin Dwyer, New Castle County Executive Office-395-5107 (Note: The ribbon cutting was originally scheduled today, but was changed to tomorrow.) 2:32PM: Remarks from County Executive…
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By Karl Hassler – Can you imagine what it would be like to wake up on a beautiful morning and be able to ride safely from your Newark-area home to your job in Wilmington on a 12 mile bike trail? You get to work and feel like you’ve already had a vacation! You passed people…
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New Castle County is doing a heroic job building Phase 2 of the 6 mile long Wilmington – New Castle Greenway (aka the Industrial Track). And now, like Lewis and Clark after their heroic journey, it has reached the Pacific Ocean Christina River! (Although the asphalt paving hasn’t been put down yet.) And we have pictures!…
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MAY 10: DOVER (Kent County) MAY 14: NEWARK (New Castle County) MAY17: LEWES (Sussex County) The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT), along with various partner agencies, including the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), the Wilmington Area Planning Council (WILMAPCO) Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and the Dover/Kent Metropolitan Planning Organization among others, is…
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DNREC Press Release: DOVER (Dec. 1, 2011) – A proposal to realign and improve the trail linking Gordons Pond to Herring Point in Cape Henlopen State Park will be the focus of an open house from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15 at the Lewes Public Library at 111 Adams Ave. off Kings Highway.…
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One of my earliest memories is from my fourth birthday, when I discovered bicycling. I remember my dad giving me his trademark “power boost” from behind as I grasped the pink handlebars tightly and concentrated on pedaling and keeping the bike upright that first time riding without training wheels. As the summer sun began to…
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Taken directly from DNREC’s website * Calling all bicyclists! Submit comments for the proposed First State Trails and Pathways Plan initiative * The State of Delaware recognizes the benefits of an integrated non-motorized pathway and recreational trail network to provide opportunities for pedestrians and bicyclists to travel safely and efficiently and to expand outdoor recreation…
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Construction of the Pomeroy Trail has now begun at the north end. This portion, known by locals as “Bubble Gum Rock”, is being lowered to grade level at Creek Road. At this point, the trail will continue as shared with automobiles for approximately 1 mile before crossing the White Clay Creek and continuing north directly…
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At the Delaware Bike Summit, DelDOT Secretary Bhatt dramatically signed a Memorandum of Agreement with his colleague DNREC Secretary O’Mara to develop and execute Governor Markell’s First State Trails and Pathways Plan and build an “integrated non-motorized pathway and recreational trail network to provide opportunities for pedestrians and bicyclists to travel safely and efficiently and to expand…
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