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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by John McCormick, Past President, White Clay Bicycle Club — WCBC was a titanium sponsor for the 3rd Delaware Bike Summit held on Friday, October 14, in Lewes, DE. This annual event enables advocates, government officials, community leaders, bicycle experts and enthusiasts, to promote cycling by collectively identifying and addressing a broad array of related…
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A Memorandum of Agreement between the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) and the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) to Create and Maintain a Statewide System of Bicycle and Pedestrian Pathways and Trails that Will Support Non-motorized Travel and Recreation Opportunities within the State of Delaware LEWES — At yesterday’s Delaware Bike…
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Sen. Robert Venables, Sr. accepts the Bicycle Friendly Elected Official Award during the Delaware Bike Summit at the University of Delaware’s Virden Center in Lewes on Friday. RELATED: • Robert Venables and Jack Markell
Here at Bike Delaware’s new World Headquarters, we are excited about tomorrow’s workshop on a “bicycle highway” (or “trail” or “greenway” or “pathway” or “off-alignment multi-use path” or whatever you want to call it) connecting Wilmington and Newark. A lot of people, including the Governor, the General Assembly and Bike Delaware have worked very hard…
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Where Bicycling Shows Up in the State’s Spending Priorities About a month before the Delaware General Assembly passed “Walkable, Bikeable Delaware“, Governor Jack Markell signed Executive Order #26, releasing an updated “State Strategies for State Policies and Spending“. What the heck are “State Strategies for State Policies and Spending”? Well, in a nutshell (also known…
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By Drew Knox, President, Bike Delaware – In the first article in this series, I discussed a tremendous step forward for Delaware, and for bicycling in our state, when the General Assembly allocated in June $5,000,000 for state bike routes in the 2012 state budget. I described that as a home run as that was…
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Article and photos by Carol Ireland, White Clay Bicycle Club President A “full house” of Delaware elected officials was present on Thursday afternoon (Sept. 1) to announce $4.2 million in federal and state funding to begin construction of the recreational trail along the C&D Canal. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons, Representative John Carney, Governor…
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By Amy Wilburn, Chair, Delaware Bicycle Council On Monday 7/25/2011, Governor Markell signed SB 38, Delaware’s “three foot passing” bill. With the signing of this bill, Delaware becomes the nineteenth state to have a passing law to protect cyclists. The law not only provides additional legal protection, it provides an important educational opportunity.Delaware’s law reads…
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The Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Program Ask your average bicyclist what “MTB” or “GPS” or “SAG” acronyms stand for and you’re likely to get a quick and possibly even accurate answer. But ask a cyclist what “CMAQ” stands for, and you’ll likely get a blank stare, even though (as the quote from Chicago’s bicycle…
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