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…
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A live webcast of Governor Markell’s budget address starts at 1PM HERE. RELATED: • “Whatever you do, don’t lose your momentum”
The City of Dover is forming a Bicycle & Pedestrian Sub-Committee. This is your chance to get involved by sharing your ideas and knowledge to make Dover a more friendly bicycle/pedestrian community for all to enjoy: When: TODAY, Tuesday, January 22, 2013, 5:00PM Where: City Hall Conference Room 15 Loockerman Plaza If you have an…
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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,…
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From Grant Petersen’s “Just Ride: A Radically Practical Guide to Riding Your Bike“: By Grant Petersen One of the problems with becoming a serious bike rider is that you stop going for short rides because somewhere along the line it sinks in – falsely – that a ride you don’t have to suit up for doesn’t…
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From Grant Petersen’s “Just Ride: A Radically Practical Guide to Riding Your Bike“: By Grant Petersen A firm attachment to the pedals was helpful in the early days of bike racing, when all bikes had fixed gears (no freewheel, no coasting) and the gears were low by today’s standards. Then, once the racers got up to…
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From Grant Petersen’s “Just Ride: A Radically Practical Guide to Riding Your Bike“: By Grant Petersen Underwear isn’t even a topic among bike riders, because most serious American riders don’t wear it – they wear bike shorts instead. I say, wear underwear – even if it’s cotton. That goes against a powerful rumor mill that considers…
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“Can one desire too much of a good thing?” – William Shakespeare With Shakespeare’s question in mind, and as a service to Bike Delaware’s readers, we offer the following caution on bicycling as exercise from Grant Petersen’s “Just Ride: A Radically Practical Guide to Riding Your Bike“. By Grant Petersen The title of this book means…
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“It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” – Mark Twain In the spirit of Mark Twain, and as a service to Bike Delaware’s readers, we offer the following caution on bicycle blinky lights, from Grant Petersen’s “Just Ride: A Radically Practical Guide to…
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by Tom Vanderbilt Published in Slate January 7, 2013 If you had been handed, a decade ago, a map of the U.S. and asked to predict where the novel idea of bike sharing—then limited to a few small-scale projects in a handful of European cities, might first find its firmest footing, you probably would have…
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