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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

Top 8 Reasons Delaware Is the #3 Most Bicycle Friendly State in America

Check out the slide show below for the 8 most important reasons that Delaware is ranked as the most bicycle friendly state east of the Mississippi River: Link to Slide Show: http://www.bikede.org/2015/05/13/top-8-reasons/ RELATED: • 2015 Bicycle Friendly State Ranking • Delaware’s 2015 Bicycle Friendly State “Report Card” • The Fourth Most Bicycle Friendly State in America (Ranking from…
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May 13, 2015 1

Sokola Leads Delaware Cycling Delegation to Capitol Hill

  Delaware Cyclists Meet with Senators Carper and Coons A delegation of Delaware cyclists led by State Senator Dave Sokola traveled to Capitol Hill on Thursday as part of the National Bike Summit to meet with Senators Carper and Coons about improving cycling and walking in Delaware, and how the federal government can help. Delaware’s…
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March 12, 2015 2

Low-Stress Bicycling Networks

by Darren Flusche Published by the League of American Bicyclists When the top minds met in Washington, D.C. this month for the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, the concept of low-stress bicycling networks was the talk of the conference. Pioneered by Northeastern University Professor Peter Furth and others, Level of Traffic Stress (LTS) analysis has…
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February 2, 2015 0

Delaware’s Report Card

Have you seen Delaware’s 2014 Bicycle Friendly State “Report Card” from the League of American Bicyclists?  RELATED • Delaware’s 2014 Bicycle Friendly State Report Card (PDF) • League of American Bicyclists: “What Does My State Ranking Mean?”


August 18, 2014 0

League of American Bicyclists: “What Does My State Ranking Mean?”

by Andy Clarke Published on May 5, 2014 at bikeleague.org Yes, there are lots of great places to ride in Washington State and it is indeed the most Bicycle Friendly State for the sixth straight year. At the same time, every state has great places to ride and I certainly wouldn’t discourage you from riding…
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May 6, 2014 0

The Fourth Most Bicycle Friendly State in America

DOVER – May 2, 2014 – At yesterday’s Walkable Bikeable Delaware Summit, the president of the League of American Bicyclists (LAB) announced that Delaware had moved up in the Bicycle Friendly State rankings among all states to #4 in the U.S.  Along with the new ranking, LAB also issues Bicycle Friendly State “Report Cards” to…
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May 2, 2014 14

DelDOT Is Delaware’s 2nd Bicycle Friendly Business

The League of American Bicyclists has designated the Delaware Department of Transportation a silver-level Bicycle Friendly Business. DelDOT is the the only government agency in Delaware to have earned this distinction, a distinction shared by only one other state department of transportation in the United States. Perhaps even more impressively, though, DelDOT is only the…
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April 23, 2014 1

Clarke: “I’m Coming to Dover for the Walkable Bikeable Delaware Summit on May 1”

In three weeks, I will be in Dover for the 2014 Walkable Bikeable Delaware Summit. Last year, Delaware shot up in the League’s Bicycle Friendly State rankings to No. 5, making Delaware officially the most bicycle friendly state of all states east of the Mississippi River. What will Delaware’s new official ranking be? I am…
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April 15, 2014 0

USDOT Secretary Anthony Foxx: “Bicycling to opportunity…in safety”

By Anthony Foxx Secretary United States Department of Transportation When I was mayor of Charlotte, NC, I helped oversee development of a Complete Streets approach to transportation that included motorists, bicyclists, pedestrians, wheelchair users, transit passengers, and the businesses that lined the city’s streets. I also was mayor when the Charlotte Center City Partners launched…
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March 11, 2014 0