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…
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Nobody understands momentum better than cyclists. The physical concept of momentum – the product of an object’s mass and velocity – can be a bit abstract to many people, but cyclists understand momentum in our bones. (Or perhaps I should say we understand it in our thighs.) Even a strong cyclist can only produce about…
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In his 2012 State of the State speech, Governor Markell said we could “make Delaware one of the most walkable and bikeable states in America.” Last Thursday in his 2013 State of the State speech he said “in the years to come, Delawareans will be able to walk and bike to work because of the investments we…
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If you want to travel from point A to point B in Delaware, doing so has become increasingly safe…as long as you are traveling as an occupant in a motor vehicle. Traffic fatalities for occupants of motor vehicles have fallen almost every year for the past 10 years in Delaware. That is a cause for…
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It’s a place thousands of miles away with its own language, culture, history and traditions, so we try hard to not sound like a broken record always going on and on about the Netherlands. But for anyone, including us, who thinks bicycling is cool, the Netherlands is a model and an inspiration. A few months…
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Can we keep it there in 2013? With your support, we can. Please consider a donation to Bike Delaware to help us sustain – and build on – our incredible momentum. July 7, 2012:
