Archive for: First State Trails and Pathways Plan

TODAY: Join DelDOT Secretary Shailen Bhatt, DNREC Secretary Collin O’Mara, as well as other officials and dignitaries, for the 1:30PM groundbreaking for the construction of the Capital City Trail. In the north, the Capital City Trail will connect to the Silver Lake Park Trail and Silver Lake Park. Silver Lake is the source of the [...]

Looking north towards Wilmington from near New Castle on the Wilmington – New Castle Greenway   The Wilmington-New Castle Greenway (also known as the “Industrial Track” because it follows an old railroad right-of-way) will, when complete, be a six-mile long “bicycle highway” connecting the cities of Wilmington and New Castle.  It is already mostly done.  The [...]

Senate Bill 15, Governor Markell’s proposed capital budget for the state of Delaware, was introduced yesterday in Dover.  It includes a proposal to authorize $3 million for Statewide Trails and Pathways. RELATED: • 147th General Assembly, Senate Bill # 15 • See the World-Class Statewide Network of Pathways and Trails DelDOT and DNREC Propose to Build • “State [...]

Excerpt from Governor Jack Markell’s State of the State speech, January 17, 2013. Improving our Quality of Life “In the world we now live in, employers survive only when they hire the most talented workers. And talented employees want to work in places they are proud to call home. “Delaware is blessed with beautiful beaches, [...]

“[O]ne of the best ways we can improve our quality of life, and promote healthy lifestyles at the same time, is to make our state more walkable and bikeable. In the next year, working with Representative Keeley and Senator Venables, we will launch the First State Trails and Pathways Plan. I am proposing that we [...]

DNREC has put together this awesome 5 minute video on Governor Jack Markell‘s First State Trails and Pathways Initiative: connecting Delawareans to better health connecting Delaware neighborhoods to parks, schools and local businesses connecting communities to each other connecting people of all ages…to the places they want to go Video Narrator: “Governor Jack Markell envisions [...]

Senator Robert Venables (left), Governor Jack Markell (center) and Representative Helene Keeley (right) Both the Delaware House and Senate voted unanimously Saturday evening to approve a capital budget for the state of Delaware, including an unprecedented $13.25 million for walking and bicycling, a 90% increase over last year’s state commitment to walking and bicycling. With [...]

by Carol Ireland President White Clay Bicycle Club Tuesday, June 19 The national focus is on Delaware this Wednesday. The Bond Committee of the General Assembly will be voting on whether to include in the state budget the $13 million Gov. Markell requested for biking and walking programs across the state. If you can possibly take the [...]

Bike Delaware’s Press Release | DNREC-DelDOT’s Joint News Release | BFS Ranking | DE Report Card New Castle, Delaware, May 22, 2012 – The League of American Bicyclists, in its annual national ranking of Bicycle-Friendly states, moved Delaware into the #10 slot, a significant jump from the #18 placing in 2011. In the first ranking [...]

See the future of cycling in New Castle County on Monday: Public Workshop First State Trails & Pathways Initiative Monday, May 14, from 4 to 7 p.m. WILMAPCO 850 Library Avenue, Suite 100, Newark The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT), the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) and WILMAPCO are holding a Public [...]

See the future of cycling in Sussex County on Thursday: Public Workshop First State Trails & Pathways Initiative Thursday, May 17, from 4 to 7 p.m. Lewes City Hall 114 East 3rd Street, Lewes The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) and the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) are holding a Public Workshop [...]

This has to be seen to be believed. At last week’s Walkable, Bikeable Delaware Day in Dover, Governor Markell announced the launch of the Delaware Trails and Pathways web site.  The site contains a wealth of information about the state’s initiative to make Delaware one of the most walkable and bikeable states in America, and [...]

MAY 10: DOVER (Kent County) MAY 14: NEWARK (New Castle County) MAY17: LEWES (Sussex County) The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT), along with various partner agencies, including the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), the Wilmington Area Planning Council (WILMAPCO) Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and the Dover/Kent Metropolitan Planning Organization among others, is [...]

Dover, DE – On Thursday, Governor Jack Markel unveiled a balanced budget proposal that invests in jobs and public education and keeps the state’s commitment to critical areas like public health and safety without the need to raise taxes or add new fees. “Budgets are about priorities, and this budget makes clear that our top priorities are [...]

Three months ago, Governor Jack Markell unveiled his plan to build a walkable and bikeable Delaware at the Delaware Bike Summit.  But in his State of the State speech on January 19, Governor Markell took his vision directly to the people of Delaware – and asked for their support. “We must put ourselves in the [...]

By KIM CAROLLO | Good Morning America Published Jan 2, 2012 While physical activity is known to improve children’s physical fitness and lower their risk of obesity, new research suggests it may also help them perform better in school. Dutch researchers reviewed 14 previous studies from different parts of the world that looked at the [...]

DelDOT Secretary Shailen Bhatt Signs Memorandum of Understanding Between DelDOT and DNREC at Delaware Bike Summit on October 14, 2011 As we review the accomplishments of 2011, Bike Delaware wants to thank you for your commitment to bicycling in Delaware and urge you to help continue Delaware’s bicycling revolution in 2012. Look at these milestone [...]

An ambitious proposal from DelDOT to help fund Governor Markell’s First State Trails and Pathways Plan has been turned down for a TIGER III grant by the United States Department of Transportation. 46 transportation projects in 33 states and Puerto Rico will receive a total of $511 million from the third round of the Transportation [...]

DNREC Press Release: DOVER (Dec. 1, 2011) – A proposal to realign and improve the trail linking Gordons Pond to Herring Point in Cape Henlopen State Park will be the focus of an open house from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15 at the Lewes Public Library at 111 Adams Ave. off Kings Highway. [...]

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced on Tuesday that applications for TIGER III grants totaled $14.1 billion, far exceeding the $527 million set aside for the program.  The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) received 828 applications from all 50 states, U.S. territories and the District of Columbia. DelDOT submitted a $13.8 million TIGER III application [...]

Taken directly from DNREC’s website *  Calling all bicyclists!  Submit comments for the proposed First State Trails and Pathways Plan initiative  * The State of Delaware recognizes the benefits of an integrated non-motorized pathway and recreational trail network to provide opportunities for pedestrians and bicyclists to travel safely and efficiently and to expand outdoor recreation [...]

Governor Jack Markell, October 14, 2011: “My goal is to make Delaware walkable and bikeable, so more of us can enjoy the great Delaware outdoors.  We can create a network of bicycle and pedestrian trails by building on existing pathways and trails.  We create jobs and connect communities across the state and at the same [...]

November 8: Bicycle Advocacy for the Busy Majority There are a lot of worthy things that Bike Delaware could work on in 2012 (see the enormous list below).  But we learned this year that if you want to get big things done, you have to be smart, strategic and focused. So please help us out by [...]

November 8: Bicycle Advocacy for the Busy Majority If you could get one important thing done for bicycling next year, what would it be? This is not an idle question.  We learned this year that it is an extraordinarily urgent one as moving government in a new direction requires energy, patience, intelligence…and, most importantly, focus.  The list [...]

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 [...]

By Henry J. Evans jr. Oct 24, 2011 Published in the Cape Gazette Shailen Bhatt, Delaware Department of Transportation secretary, has signed an agreement with Collin O’Mara, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control secretary, to follow through with work on 19 proposed  trails and pathways throughout the state. The First State Trails and Pathways [...]

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 [...]

Seven Goals of First State Trails and Pathways Plan 1) Re-establish Delaware in the Top Ten of Bicycling Friendly States. 2) Build a world-class interconnected, non-motorized trails and pathway network. 3) Support the creation of local jobs related to bicycling, including construction, maintenance, cycling-related services and eco-tourism. 4) Link Delaware communities internally to support more [...]