To Change Your Community’s Streets, the Action Is in the Statehouse by Tanya Snyder, Streetsblog At a National Bike Summit panel [March 20] on state-level bike advocacy campaigns, Dan Grunig of Bicycle Colorado spoke about the importance of reforming the agencies that spend the lion’s share of America’s transportation funding. “If you were starting from…
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Boulder, Colorado is one of just three “platinum” bicycle friendly communities in the United States (along with Davis and Portland). And it also has the 2nd or 3rd highest bicycle mode share in the country. How did Boulder do it? In a word, it’s all about the network. Or, as Boulder bicycle coordinator Marni Ratzel…
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Senate Bill 120 passed the House unanimously on Tuesday, January 17th. Having already passed the Senate on June 30th last year – also unanimous – it was then signed by Governor Markell this week (week of Jan. 30). “This new law clears up any questions people may have had about whether cyclists can ride on…
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By Angela Cunneely, Membership Director — On Friday night, January 6, Niki Suto and members of the Newark Bike Project welcomed volunteers and guests to their new home at 318 South College Avenue in Newark! The bike shown above, lit with lights, was parked in the front of the facility and made it easy to…
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By Niki Suto ~ As you can see, our organization has found a name – the Newark Bike Project! Please visit our website at NewarkBikeProject.org and save as your home page. At this website you can examine the final score of our naming survey and find out more about what members of our team have…
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Taken directly from NBP’s “About Us” page — Inspired by the wonderful Urban Bike Project of Wilmington, some Newark-area UBP volunteers wished to spread the benefits of a UBP-style shop to Newark. In November 2011, Niki Suto, a graduate student at UD, started to formalize this interest by gathering various Newark biking advocates to brainstorm ideas…
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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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Governor Jack Markell, October 14, 2011: “My goal is to make Delaware walkable and bikeable, so more of us can enjoy the great Delaware outdoors. We can create a network of bicycle and pedestrian trails by building on existing pathways and trails. We create jobs and connect communities across the state and at the same…
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November 8: Bicycle Advocacy for the Busy Majority There are a lot of worthy things that Bike Delaware could work on in 2012 (see the enormous list below). But we learned this year that if you want to get big things done, you have to be smart, strategic and focused. So please help us out by…
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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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