Bike Delaware’s Frank Warnock attended the full League of American Bicyclists (LAB) 2011 National Bike Summit from March 8-10. Anthony Aglio, Delaware Department of Transportation’s (DelDOT) Bicycle Coordinator was also in attendance, invited by the League as a panelist for the breakout session “Follow the Money – Fundamentals of current Transportation Financing”. In what appears…
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At the end of 2010, Newark Bicycle Committee members weighed in on their priorities for the coming year. Keep your eyes open for the following happenings in 2011: Support adoption of the Newark Transportation Plan, which is expected to contain literally dozens of short- and medium-term bicycle facility recommendations. WILMAPCO will hold a final public…
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Cyclists have long known that one of the biggest challenges to riding in Newark is going west through downtown. Main Street, despite its low travel speeds during peak times, is hardly comfortable for bicyclists. As a result, we see many people illegally riding on Main Street sidewalks or “swimming upstream” in the eastbound Delaware Avenue…
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The U.S Census Bureau conducts a major census of the United States once every 10 years. In the intervening years, the Bureau conducts a much smaller survey – the American Community Survey – of 3 million households. ACS data provides more up-to-date (but less accurate) information about U.S. communities. Because of the relatively small sample…
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The very first sharrows in the entire state of Delaware have appeared on Market Street in Wilmington! Congratulations to Wilmington! Will Newark follow suit? Find out! Visit the City’s Transportation Plan 2nd workshop on Nov.16 (info HERE).
Permission has been granted for the use of Sharrows in Wilmington. The City has waited only 4 months since they applied for the go-ahead on Market Street, and installation appears imminent. The symbol, a proven safety and awareness tool for bicyclists and motorists alike, is still in interim guidance (memorandum in pdf HERE) and will…
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From LAB. On August 12, Delaware’s Governor Markell signed SB 269 into law. The bill, modeled after an Oregon law, enhances the penalty for drivers convicted of careless or inattentive driving who cause serious physical injury to cyclists, pedestrians and other vulnerable road users. The new law includes sentencing guidelines such as: * Completion of…
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Here at Bike Delaware we’ve been focusedon the Active Community Transportation Act (ACT), and federal funding for “active transportation” generally, for over a year. Why? Basically, three reasons. First, while from the perspective of highway and road funding ACT is a trivial amount of money, for walking and biking it’s huge. Portland provides the context.…
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On March 9-11, 7 delegates from multiple organizations represented Delaware at the 2010 National Bike Summit. The above photo, taken at Rep. Castle’s office, L-R: Drew Knox, President, Bike Delaware Frank Warnock, PR Chair, Bike Delaware Kevin Mills (Rails to Trails Conservancy) Jenna VanSant, (Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Castle) Jim Ireland, President, Delaware Trail Spinners Amy…
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