2014 Look Back: This article was originally published on June 30, 2014. It was the 9th most viewed Bike Delaware article of 2014. In a very early vote Tuesday morning, both the Delaware House and Senate voted unanimously to approve an FY15 capital budget bill (HB425) for the state of Delaware that includes a new and substantial…
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Cyclists riding 325 miles from Philadelphia to Fredericksburg, Virginia on the East Coast Greenway stopped in Wilmington on Monday morning and met Governor Jack Markell to discuss how Delaware has become the fourth most bicycle-friendly state in the country, as well as the development of the East Coast Greenway in Delaware. The governor spoke about upcoming bicycle and…
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In a very early vote Tuesday morning, both the Delaware House and Senate voted unanimously to approve an FY15 capital budget bill (HB425) for the state of Delaware that includes a new and substantial $6.3 million commitment to cycling. The $6.3 million commitment for cycling approved this morning includes $3.6 million for “Bike and Pedestrian Improvements” for the…
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On Monday, the Delaware General Assembly will vote on an FY15 capital budget bill (House Bill 425) for the state. Delaware’s legislative capital budget writing committee unanimously passed a proposed bill on June 19. Despite lower than projected revenues that necessitated cuts in several of the funding priorities identified in Governor Jack Markell’s budget proposed in January, the committee decided…
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Thank you to all our new and renewing members for making the Uniquely Delaware membership drive our most successful membership campaign ever. With your help, Bike Delaware has become a powerful and influential force for improving walking and bicycling in Delaware. We’ve proven that you can do big things in a small state. The first…
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Boulder, CO – Professionals who have made the U.S. a better place for walking and cycling were honored by the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals (APBP) at its 2013 conference in Boulder, Colorado today. APBP’s 2013 Professional of the Year Award (Non-profit Sector) was presented to Darren Flusche, the Policy Director at the League…
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We know what we want. And it all comes back to the “Bike and Pedestrian Improvements” program authorization for the Delaware Department of Transportation. We know what we want because, at Bike Delaware’s Strategic Vision 2013 conference in November and in online voting through December 31, the result was overwhelming. “State Authorized Funding for Bicycling…
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Dover, DE – On Thursday, Governor Jack Markel unveiled a balanced budget proposal that invests in jobs and public education and keeps the state’s commitment to critical areas like public health and safety without the need to raise taxes or add new fees. “Budgets are about priorities, and this budget makes clear that our top priorities are…
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Following up on a unanimous vote by the Delaware Senate just two days earlier, the Delaware House also voted unanimously on May 12 to approve Walkable Bikeable Delaware, directing the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) to “create contiguous systems or networks of walkways and bikeways within and between cities and towns in Delaware in order…
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