Category: Traffic Control

Making cycling and walking safe, convenient and fun in Delaware

$7.7 Million Contract Awarded to Build Delaware Avenue Bikeway in Newark

1)BikeNewark and Bike Delaware have been advocating for this project since 2014! 2) It’s a safe, low stress and carefully engineered bikeway that extends all the way across the center of Newark (and through the University of Delaware campus) from east to west!) 3) The project will include the first bicycle signals in the state…
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November 7, 2021 0

DelDOT to install a flashing beacon where the Lewes-Georgetown Trail crosses Sweetbriar Road.

A new flashing beacon is under construction at the Lewes-to-Georgetown Trail crossing on Sweetbriar Road west of Lewes.  DelDot is implementing a pilot program that will use state-of-the-art technology to alert motorists of approaching bicyclists and pedestrians. Read more as reported by the Cape Gazette which covers Delaware’s Cape Region.


November 2, 2021 2

Delaware Votes – Unanimously – to Keep Safe Yielding Law that Reduced Bicycle Crashes

On the very last day of its 2021 legislative session, the Delaware Senate voted unanimously to make Delaware’s safe yielding law permanent. Following a similar unanimous vote by the Delaware House of Representatives on June 17th, the bill now heads to Governor Carney. * Update* On September 17, 2021, Governor Carney signed the bill making…
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July 1, 2021 2

Safe Yielding Law Unanimously Passes the Delaware House

On June 17th, Rep. Larry Mitchell‘s bill to make Delaware’s safe yielding law permanent passed the Delaware House of Representatives. Unanimously. We’ve still got to get through the Delaware Senate, but this is another win for safer cycling in Delaware.


June 19, 2021 0

In God we trust. (All others bring data.)

By James WilsonExecutive Director | Bike Delaware The Cape Gazette and WRDE Coast TV both report: Delaware’s safe yielding law for cyclists is “controversial” in Lewes. I saw that controversy for myself a couple of weeks ago when I testified to the Mayor and Council of the City of Lewes, who had put Delaware’s safe…
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February 26, 2021 3
Map of Senator Bikeway

Why Dover’s “Senator Bikeway” is important

In 2015 the Dover City Council committed to creating a more bicycle-friendly Dover when it adopted the Dover Bicycle Plan. That plan called for the construction of the Senator Bikeway as its #1 priority. An east-west bike route through the heart of Dover, the Senator Bikeway would connect neighborhoods with schools and businesses so that…
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April 13, 2020 0

Delaware’s new bicycle signs are up in New Castle

Over the past 10 years – and compared to every other state in the United States – Delaware has been extraordinary. Under former Governor Markell and continuing with Governor Carney, state government has made significant investments in infrastructure for people cycling and walking. No city in Delaware has benefited more from these investments than New…
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May 22, 2019 3

America’s top engineering experts on cycling will be in Delaware on May 3

Effective Advocacy ≠ Complaining One of the most common misconceptions about advocacy is that advocacy and complaining are related. That is largely wrong. Instead: Effective Advocacy = Solutions If you want to be an effective advocate for more and better cycling in your community, you can do so by being someone who can bring practical…
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April 12, 2018 0

Delaware Senate Passes Bicycle Friendly Delaware Act

With overwhelming victories in both the Delaware House and the Delaware Senate, the Bicycle Friendly Delaware Act now goes to Governor Carney for action.  


July 1, 2017 5

Decisive Win for Bicycle Friendly Delaware Act in Delaware House of Representatives

With victory in the House, the fate of the Bicycle Friendly Delaware Act is now with the Delaware Senate: Keep Me Informed In Case I Can Help If you would like us to keep you informed about the progress of this legislation and let you know if it needs your help, fill in the form…
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June 23, 2017 1