Category: Transit

Making cycling and walking safe, convenient and fun in Delaware

Newark shines with silver!

Delaware has its – very first! – “SILVER” Bicycle Friendly Community. There was literally a decade of hard work (and more) behind this well-deserved recognition. Huge congratulations to both the City of Newark, Delaware and BikeNewark!


June 15, 2023 0

Why Delaware Kills So Many Pedestrians Every Year and What We Can Do About It

Every single year in Delaware between two to three dozen people are struck and killed by motor vehicles while walking. Between 2008 and 2017, that made Delaware the second deadliest state in America (pedestrian fatalities per capita) for pedestrians (behind only Florida ). We can do something about all this unnecessary death and grief, and…
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January 28, 2019 1

Better Transit, Better Health, Cleaner Air and More Jobs

Do you own a car? Most people in Delaware do. But if you’ve ever lived here without owning a car you know that it can be extraordinarily difficult trying to get where you want to go in Delaware without one. In fact, it can be more than just difficult. It can be deadly. (Delaware is…
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January 11, 2019 0

Why are Delaware roads so deadly for pedestrians? (video)

WHYY talks with the Delaware State Police, the Office of Highway Safety, DelDOT and Bike Delaware about why Delaware is America’s deadliest state for pedestrians. RELATED: • Why are Delaware roads so deadly for pedestrians? (WHYY) • Stupidity Is the Reason that Delaware Pedestrians Die So Frequently. But It’s Not the Stupidity You Think. •…
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November 21, 2015 10

Delaware General Assembly Adjourns Without Vote on Bicycle-Friendly Transit-Oriented Development Bill

The Delaware General Assembly ended its 2015 session early Wednesday morning. Bicycle-friendly economic development legislation, introduced by State Senators Harris McDowell and Colin Bonini and State Representatives Ed Osienski and Helene Keeley, did not receive a vote in the Delaware Senate. Senator McDowell’s innovative bill defines criteria for “Complete Community Enterprise Districts” that would help local governments…
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July 4, 2015 0

McDowell, Bonini, Osienski and Keeley Introduce Bicycle-Friendly Economic Development Bill

UPDATE: Delaware Passes Innovative “Complete Communities” Bill JULY 1 (UPDATE): Delaware General Assembly adjourns without Senate vote on legislation. State Senators Harris McDowell and Colin Bonini and State Representatives Ed Osienski and Helene Keeley have introduced bicycle-friendly economic development legislation in the Delaware General Assembly. The innovative bill – known as the Healthy and Transit-Friendly Development Act – would…
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June 12, 2015 6

How Not to Blow a Large Hole in Delaware’s “Complete Streets” Policy

“Complete Streets” – That’s a concept that our streets should be designed for everybody (not just for cars). It’s about redesigning our streets in our built up areas but it is also about new development as well. Delaware has a complete streets policy but in order for that policy to have teeth the policy must be…
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July 11, 2014 1

Children who walk or bike to school perform better

Several studies have shown that kids who travel to school via active transportation perform better on tests, solving puzzles and missed fewer days due to sickness. Go figure. I’m not sure about you; but I’m really enjoying the positive press from our local newspaper. Follow this through to the News Journal article for the full story.


February 19, 2013 3

Can transit save the environment? Not without riders

Published in Cap’n Transit Ride Again November 16, 2012 ….if transit is going to get people out of their cars, they have to choose it over driving. When people choose to make a habit out of taking the bus or the train, it’s because it provides a greater value than driving. When people choose to…
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November 17, 2012 0

Flashback: The Pomeroy and Newark Railroad

by Debbie Paruszewski Keese In today’s world we have so much on our minds that we tend to forget the importance and the historic fascination humans have with trains. After all, trains still figure largely in the transport of goods in our country, and they still carry coal to power plants that generate electricity. In…
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September 2, 2011 0