Tag: First State Trails and Pathways Plan

Making cycling and walking safe, convenient and fun in Delaware

The Most Bicycle Friendly State East of the Mississippi River

Dover – May 1, 2013 – At the Walkable Bikeable Delaware 2013 Summit in Dover this morning,  DelDOT Secretary Shailen Bhatt and DNREC Secretary Collin O’Mara announced Delaware’s new Bicycle Friendly State ranking. In the sixth annual assessment by the League of American Bicyclists, Delaware achieved a #5 ranking nationally, while placing #1 among all…
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May 1, 2013 5

Today: Capital City Trail Groundbreaking in Dover at 1:30PM

TODAY: Join DelDOT Secretary Shailen Bhatt, DNREC Secretary Collin O’Mara, as well as other officials and dignitaries, for the 1:30PM groundbreaking for the construction of the Capital City Trail. In the north, the Capital City Trail will connect to the Silver Lake Park Trail and Silver Lake Park. Silver Lake is the source of the…
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April 26, 2013 3

Wilmington-New Castle Greenway: It’s the red route

Looking north towards Wilmington from near New Castle on the Wilmington – New Castle Greenway   The Wilmington-New Castle Greenway (also known as the “Industrial Track” because it follows an old railroad right-of-way) will, when complete, be a six-mile long “bicycle highway” connecting the cities of Wilmington and New Castle.  It is already mostly done.  The…
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January 28, 2013 4

$3 million for walking/cycling in Governor Markell’s proposed budget

Senate Bill 15, Governor Markell’s proposed capital budget for the state of Delaware, was introduced yesterday in Dover.  It includes a proposal to authorize $3 million for Statewide Trails and Pathways. RELATED: • 147th General Assembly, Senate Bill # 15 • See the World-Class Statewide Network of Pathways and Trails DelDOT and DNREC Propose to Build • “State…
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January 25, 2013 0

Governor Jack Markell’s State of the State: “In the years to come, Delawareans will be able to walk and bike to work because of the investments we are making today.”

Excerpt from Governor Jack Markell’s State of the State speech, January 17, 2013. Improving our Quality of Life “In the world we now live in, employers survive only when they hire the most talented workers. And talented employees want to work in places they are proud to call home. “Delaware is blessed with beautiful beaches,…
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January 18, 2013 0

Longhurst and Colleagues Fought for Trail Network Funding

“[O]ne of the best ways we can improve our quality of life, and promote healthy lifestyles at the same time, is to make our state more walkable and bikeable. In the next year, working with Representative Keeley and Senator Venables, we will launch the First State Trails and Pathways Plan. I am proposing that we…
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November 3, 2012 0

AWESOME Video: The First State Trails and Pathways Initiative

DNREC has put together this awesome 5 minute video on Governor Jack Markell‘s First State Trails and Pathways Initiative: connecting Delawareans to better health connecting Delaware neighborhoods to parks, schools and local businesses connecting communities to each other connecting people of all ages…to the places they want to go Video Narrator: “Governor Jack Markell envisions…
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November 2, 2012 0

Delaware General Assembly Votes $13.25 Million for Walking and Bicycling

    Both the Delaware House and Senate voted unanimously Saturday evening to approve a capital budget for the state of Delaware, including an unprecedented $13.25 million for walking and bicycling, a 90% increase over last year’s state commitment to walking and bicycling. With about 900,000 people, this represents approximately a $15 per capita funding…
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July 1, 2012 6

National Spotlight on Delaware TODAY

by Carol Ireland President White Clay Bicycle Club Tuesday, June 19 The national focus is on Delaware this Wednesday. The Bond Committee of the General Assembly will be voting on whether to include in the state budget the $13 million Gov. Markell requested for biking and walking programs across the state. If you can possibly take the…
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June 20, 2012 0

Delaware Jumps Into Top 10 Nationally In Ranking of Bicycle-Friendly States

Bike Delaware’s Press Release | DNREC-DelDOT’s Joint News Release | BFS Ranking | DE Report Card New Castle, Delaware, May 22, 2012 – The League of American Bicyclists, in its annual national ranking of Bicycle-Friendly states, moved Delaware into the #10 slot, a significant jump from the #18 placing in 2011. In the first ranking…
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May 26, 2012 2