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Making cycling and walking safe, convenient and fun in Delaware

Air Pollution Tied to Birth Defects

By NICHOLAS BAKALAR New York Times April 8, 2013 Rick Bowmer/Associated Press Exposure in the first two months of pregnancy to air pollution from traffic sharply increases the risk for birth defects, a new study has found. Researchers used data from two large studies carried out in eight counties in the San Joaquin Valley in…
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April 9, 2013 0

DelDOT Secretary Bhatt at Walkable Bikeable Delaware 2013 Summit

WALKABLE BIKEABLE DELAWARE 2013 SUMMIT Active Transportation, Healthy Families May 1 | Dover, Delaware REGISTER HERE  SUMMIT PROGRAM DelDOT Secretary Shailen Bhatt will speak at the Walkable Bikeable Delaware 2013 Summit on May 1 in Dover. Secretary Bhatt spoke at the National Bike Summit in Washington DC in 2012. His agency also proposed over $10…
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April 5, 2013 1

2013 Wilmington Grand Prix

The Wilmington Grand Prix returns to Delaware May 17-19, highlighted by world-class racing, a six-block free family street festival, and one of Delaware’s most scenic bike rides. The Grand Prix, now in its seventh year, was recently named one of the Top 10 criterium races in the country by U.S.A. Cycling. The action begins on…
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April 4, 2013 0

I Love LA

LA’s smart advertising campaign is cool. Why not make it better? Lose the (vague, confusing and useless) “share the road” bit (ugh), clarify why a cyclist may need to take the lane, slap on a DelDOT logo and here’s what we could have in Delaware for billboards and bus ads:       What do…
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April 2, 2013 2

Someone In Los Angeles Knows What They’re Doing

I saw this on the Alliance for Biking and Walking‘s Facebook page. It had about 100 likes and I decided to steal it:


April 1, 2013 1

Representative Valerie Longhurst at Walkable Bikeable Delaware 2013 Summit

WALKABLE BIKEABLE DELAWARE 2013 SUMMIT Active Transportation, Healthy Families May 1 | Dover, Delaware REGISTER HERE  Representative Valerie Longhurst, Majority Leader in the Delaware House of Representatives, will address the Walkable Bikeable Delaware 2013 Summit on May 1 in Dover. Last year, Representative Longhurst was a leader on two different pieces of pro-cycling legislation. In the spring,…
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March 28, 2013 0

Governor Jack Markell to Speak at Walkable Bikeable Delaware 2013 Summit

  WALKABLE BIKEABLE DELAWARE 2013 SUMMIT Active Transportation, Healthy Families May 1 | Dover, Delaware REGISTER HERE  Governor Jack Markell will speak to the Walkable Bikeable Delaware 2013 Summit on May 1 in Dover. Governor Markell spoke at the National Bike Summit in Washington DC in 2010. At the time, he was the only Governor…
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March 21, 2013 0

WALKABLE BIKEABLE DELAWARE 2013 SUMMIT Active Transportation, Healthy Families May 1 | Dover, Delaware REGISTER HERE FOR SUMMIT SUMMIT PROGRAM REGISTER HERE FOR LEGISLATORS RIDE   If you are passionate about cycling and creating a more bike-friendly Delaware…bring that passion to Dover on May 1. If you are passionate about reversing the epidemic of obesity-related chronic disease,…
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March 20, 2013 1

Where Transportation and Public Health Intersect

Where do transportation issues and public health concerns overlap in Delaware? With our partners Sussex Outdoors and Delaware Greenways, Bike Delaware will announce the Walkable Bikeable Delaware 2013 Summit tomorrow.  


March 19, 2013 0

Wednesday announcement: Walkable Bikeable Delaware

With partners Sussex Outdoors and Delaware Greenways, Bike Delaware will announce the Walkable Bikeable Delaware 2013 Summit on Wednesday.  


March 18, 2013 0