Treasurer Dr. John Bare was one of the “Raleigh Boys,” the first modern-era US cycling team to compete successfully in Europe. A former member of the US National Cycling Team, John has been the road-racing champion of Pennsylvania and Maryland-Delaware. An LAB League Cycling Instructor, John now focuses on cyclist safety and making Delaware a…
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Boulder, CO – Professionals who have made the U.S. a better place for walking and cycling were honored by the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals (APBP) at its 2013 conference in Boulder, Colorado today. APBP’s 2013 Professional of the Year Award (Non-profit Sector) was presented to Darren Flusche, the Policy Director at the League…
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Newark: May 9, 2013 After a long wait, sharrows have finally landed on Main Street in Newark! Wilmington installed the first sharrows in Delaware on its Market Street downtown in 2010 and Lewes installed some on Bay Avenue last summer. City of Newark Principal Planner (and chair of the Newark Bicycle Committee) Mike Fortner fought hard…
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Dover – May 1, 2013 – At the Walkable Bikeable Delaware 2013 Summit in Dover this morning, DelDOT Secretary Shailen Bhatt and DNREC Secretary Collin O’Mara announced Delaware’s new Bicycle Friendly State ranking. In the sixth annual assessment by the League of American Bicyclists, Delaware achieved a #5 ranking nationally, while placing #1 among all…
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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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Courtesy of the League of American Bicyclists: Shailen Bhatt is the Secretary of Transportation for the state of Delaware, which moved up dramatically in the 2012 Bicycle Friendly State Ranking released on Tuesday. He spoke with the League of American Bicylcists in April about why he bikes and wants to make cycling accessible to…
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Courtesy of the League of American Bicyclists: Shailen Bhatt is the Secretary of Transportation for the state of Delaware, which moved up dramatically in the 2012 Bicycle Friendly State Ranking released on Tuesday. He spoke with the League of American Bicylcists in April about why he bikes and wants to make cycling accessible to…
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From DelmarvaNOW.com: Lewes celebrates its bike-friendly award! LEWES — [Last] week, the city [was] not only celebrating National Bike to Work Week, but a recent distinction from the League of American Bicyclists. The Bronze Award, which recognizes bicycle-friendly communities, was given to Lewes for its efforts to promote cycling. “The city of Lewes recognizes that…
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by Mia Birk “I’d like to bike, but…” says the woman in front of me, a Toronto Councilwoman, at a recent forum. This is a phrase I hear all the time in my work creating bicycle-friendly communities. “But I’m afraid to…” She’s in good company! More than 60% of the population is interested in cycling…
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More on the problem of funding for bicycle and pedestrian improvements in Delaware from Carol Ireland: “A couple of years ago I submitted some comments to WILMAPCO regarding their Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). Those comments are still valid today. At that time I was pleased with the projects geared to promoting safe bicycling and walking,…
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