Dr. Karyl Rattay, Director of the Delaware Division of Public Health spoke on Thursday at the Walkable Bikeable Delaware Summit in Dover on the cost to Delaware of obesity related diseases. In her remarks, Dr. Rattay noted that obesity causes diabetes, heart disease, several types of cancer, sleep apnea, joint problems, liver and gallbladder diseases and gynecological problems; and…
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Richard E. Killingsworth, the Executive Director & COO the National Foundation on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition, spoke on Thursday at Walkable, Bikeable Delaware in Dover on the impact that our built environment has on our health and well-being. Killingsworth noted that, according to the Trust for America’s Health, an investment of $10 per person per…
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By Cindy Small, Kent County Tourism – The Amish Country Bike Tour Committee and the Delaware Bike Summit Planning Committee are pleased to announce that the 2012 Delaware Bike Summit will be held in Dover on Friday, September 7. 2012 DELAWARE BIKE SUMMIT Friday, September 7, Dover, DE 2012 AMISH COUNTRY TOUR Saturday, September 8,…
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Registration for Walkable, Bikeable Delaware on April 26 has closed. You may place your name on a waiting list in case a cancelation for the event occurs. Even if you can’t attend Walkable, Bikeable Delaware on April 26, there is an election coming up in the fall and our elected representatives want – and…
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We remember Michael Gropp, who was killed on April 6, 2010 – 2 years ago today – at the intersection of Rt. 273 and Brownleaf Road east of Newark. Michael and his girlfriend lived on opposite sides of Rt. 273, which is 82 foot wide and has 4 travel lanes near Michael’s neighborhood. Michael was…
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At a packed reception at the National Bike Summit, the Alliance for Biking & Walking announced its 2012 Advocacy Award winners. Walkable Bikeable Delaware was honored with the Winning Campaign of the Year award. The success of Walkable Bikeable Delaware shows what can be accomplished when bicyclists are united and focused. Even more importantly, it…
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To Change Your Community’s Streets, the Action Is in the Statehouse by Tanya Snyder, Streetsblog At a National Bike Summit panel [March 20] on state-level bike advocacy campaigns, Dan Grunig of Bicycle Colorado spoke about the importance of reforming the agencies that spend the lion’s share of America’s transportation funding. “If you were starting from…
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Boulder, Colorado is one of just three “platinum” bicycle friendly communities in the United States (along with Davis and Portland). And it also has the 2nd or 3rd highest bicycle mode share in the country. How did Boulder do it? In a word, it’s all about the network. Or, as Boulder bicycle coordinator Marni Ratzel…
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by MELISSA NANN BURKE The News Journal, March 27, 2012 Newark City Council voted unanimously Monday night to significantly restrict the density of future housing developments built in the city’s downtown district. To the disappointment of developers, the new zoning regulations will reduce the density of housing in the downtown area to 20 units an…
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