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How I Use My Bike Instead of My Car

We’re sharing Jacquee’s story to encourage people to think about cycling for transportation in Delaware. If you have a story about using a bicycle instead of a car to get places that you’d like to share too, we’d like to publish it. Contact us here. by Jacquee Lukawski I live in Bellefonte, a suburban area…
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April 9, 2024 1

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

Lockman: Cut traffic deaths on Delaware roads below 100 by 2025

Joined by Senator Hansen, Representative Osienski and a dozen of her colleagues, State Senator Elizabeth Lockman recently introduced legislation calling for Delaware to reduce annual traffic fatalities below 100 by 2025. “Traffic deaths have remained roughly constant in Delaware over the last 20 years, averaging over 120 fatalities each year,” Senator Lockman noted. “As Chair…
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April 28, 2022 0

Human fallibility is inevitable (but traffic deaths aren’t)

We are, all of us, fallible. Being human means we make mistakes. But we believe, with Secretary Buttigieg, that we should not build systems where making a mistake means death. In fact, we’ll go farther than that: we think building systems where people die when they make mistakes (and then calling those deaths inevitable) is immoral. As of…
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April 20, 2022 0

$7.7 Million Contract Awarded to Build Delaware Avenue Bikeway in Newark

1)BikeNewark and Bike Delaware have been advocating for this project since 2014! 2) It’s a safe, low stress and carefully engineered bikeway that extends all the way across the center of Newark (and through the University of Delaware campus) from east to west!) 3) The project will include the first bicycle signals in the state…
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November 7, 2021 0

DelDOT to install a flashing beacon where the Lewes-Georgetown Trail crosses Sweetbriar Road.

A new flashing beacon is under construction at the Lewes-to-Georgetown Trail crossing on Sweetbriar Road west of Lewes.  DelDot is implementing a pilot program that will use state-of-the-art technology to alert motorists of approaching bicyclists and pedestrians. Read more as reported by the Cape Gazette which covers Delaware’s Cape Region.


November 2, 2021 2

Delaware Votes – Unanimously – to Keep Safe Yielding Law that Reduced Bicycle Crashes

On the very last day of its 2021 legislative session, the Delaware Senate voted unanimously to make Delaware’s safe yielding law permanent. Following a similar unanimous vote by the Delaware House of Representatives on June 17th, the bill now heads to Governor Carney. * Update* On September 17, 2021, Governor Carney signed the bill making…
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July 1, 2021 2

Markell Trail Fresh Pavement

Delmarva Power recently finished repaving the two mile section of the Markell Trail between Ferry Cutoff and Boulden Boulevard north of New Castle. Like most cyclists, we have a bit of a weakness for brand new pavement, so we are looking forward to riding this smooooooth ribbon of black asphalt goodness.


June 24, 2021 0

Safe Yielding Law Unanimously Passes the Delaware House

On June 17th, Rep. Larry Mitchell‘s bill to make Delaware’s safe yielding law permanent passed the Delaware House of Representatives. Unanimously. We’ve still got to get through the Delaware Senate, but this is another win for safer cycling in Delaware.


June 19, 2021 0

Rehoboth gets new bicycle infrastructure

Brand new bicycle infrastructure – courtesy of DelDOT- connecting the Junction & Breakwater Trail into downtown Rehoboth.


June 17, 2021 1