Mission And Vision
Bike Delaware is a non-profit advocacy group.
Our mission is to make bicycling a safe, convenient and fun transportation option by working in partnership with government, business, and community groups.
Our vision is bikeway networks that everyone can use to get where they want to go on a bike.
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I live in Montgomery County, MD. Their Bikeway map is well done, see link above.
I relocated to De. 4 yr ago from NW Pa. and brought my bike, expecting to continue to exercise in this pleasant way but the congestion and aggressive driving here (I live in Newark) have made me feel that I am risking my life to ride on the road. The trails I have found seem to go no more than a mile or two and I have to drive to get to them. My bike stands in a closet and I re-inflate the tires periodically to protect them.
I applaud the effort to make De. more biker friendly. I would ride again if I could feel safe. E.C.Mitchell
Reply to E.C Mitchell- Yes I agree! I got a bike to ride off road and just started to ride to work to save gas and get excersise. I travel between Claymont and Newark each day by car, I’m taking the bus and riding 3 miles in and out to work. I’m seeing a lot of the issues facing cyclists vs motorist. It’s kind of discouraging in a way. I found a website called veloroutes.org. There you can trace a route on a map and it gives you miles, how long it will take, and elevation grades. You can export it to gps, Or what I do is take a screenshot and print it out. I have issues during the week when I get done work I cant ride off road since the parks are closed so now I’m mapping Developments around my area. Driving there, parking and riding around based on what I’ve mapped out. It’s great!! I get my excercise after work (if I don’t ride in that is :) ) and it’s very quiet and hardly any traffic. Hopefully one day motorist will understand bike are vehicles too and respect and share the road. Thanks!!!
James Wylie
E. C. Mitchell said: “The trails I have found seem to go no more than a mile or two and I have to drive to get to them”.
Exactly. Most of Delaware’s population is suburban and we hear this ALL THE TIME. See this for example:
http://www.bikede.org/2011/09/29/our-kids-are-trapped-in-our-neighborhood-in-terms-of-bike-riding/
Bike Delaware’s “Walkable, Bikeable Delaware” campaign to build an interconnected network of multi-use paths connecting Delaware’s cities is how we will change this:
http://www.bikede.org/walkable-bikeable-delaware/
If you think this is important, we sure could use your help.