For cycling, it doesn’t matter whether Barack Obama or Mitt Romney is president
THIS WEEK (!!!) the most important vote for cycling in Delaware in 2013 will happen. In Dover. By contacting your state senator and representative in Dover today,...
Even auto-centric Dallas gets it
Delaware 2013 Bicycle Friendly State “Report Card”
The most important vote of 2013
This week (week of June 17) the most important vote for cycling in Delaware in 2013 will happen. By contacting your state senator and representative today, you...
We need 7 votes for cycling in 1 week
Next week, a committee of the Delaware General Assembly will vote on whether to authorize funding for cycling improvements by the Delaware Department of Transportation...
Dallas Poll Finds Majority Would Reduce Car Lanes for Bikes
Cross posted from Bike-Friendly Oak Cliff – Rock star of transportation administration and design, Janette Sadik-Khan, the Commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation, while addressing a room full of cyclenerds at the National Bike Summit earlier this year commented, “It’s important to recognize how far we’ve come in such a short period of time. “You can see the kinds of progress all of you are making on some of the most famous streets in the country. You see this on Pennsylvania Avenue, an incredibly historic symbol. You see this on Broadway in my town, on Market Street in San Francisco, on Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, on Spruce Street in Philadelphia, on Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago and pretty much every street in Portland… The movement is there, the projects are there, and none of this was there just five years ago. All across the country we’ve seen tremendous breakthroughs thanks to everybody here in this room.”
I am not so sure I agree with my hero on this one. I think it is just the right time for America to once again embrace active transportation, biking, walking and riding transit as a lifestyle. Dallas is no different according to the latest survey aimed at gauging our perception of streets and public right of way.
The survey conducted by for the city of Dallas’ Complete Streets Initiative by polling experts at Collective Strength, INC, summarizes the bottom line: significant opportunity exists in Dallas to gain widespread public support for Complete Streets if safety, health and economic development benefits are also emphasized along with maintenance of existing streets. the entire survey can be downloaded Memos 10-14, but here are the highlights. [Continue reading ...]
BIKE DELAWARE is a member-supported nonprofit organization dedicated to making bicycling a safe, convenient and fun transportation option in Delaware.
Recent Articles
Bond Bill panel ponders how to divvy up extra funds
By Jen Rini Delaware State News June 18, 2013 DOVER — Lawmakers on the Bond Bill Committee have an extra pot of money to work with, but their list of additional...
News Journal: Markell proposes casino bailout from tax revenue windfall
by Doug Denison and Jonathan Starkey The News Journal June 18, 2013 State officials announced Monday that higher personal income tax collections helped produce...
League of Women Voters Calls for Bike and Pedestrian Improvements by DelDOT
Dear Senators and Representatives: On behalf of the League of Women Voters of Delaware, thank you for your support of the Bike and Pedestrian Improvements...
If you’ve never contacted your state senator or representative before, now would be a good first time
If you care about cycling in Delaware but you’ve never contacted your elected representatives in Dover, today would be a good day to do that for the first...
No comments
Be the first one to leave a comment.