The very first sharrows in the entire state of Delaware have appeared on Market Street in Wilmington! Congratulations to Wilmington! Will Newark follow suit? Find out! Visit the City’s Transportation Plan 2nd workshop on Nov.16 (info HERE).
Permission has been granted for the use of Sharrows in Wilmington. The City has waited only 4 months since they applied for the go-ahead on Market Street, and installation appears imminent. The symbol, a proven safety and awareness tool for bicyclists and motorists alike, is still in interim guidance (memorandum in pdf HERE) and will…
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From LAB. On August 12, Delaware’s Governor Markell signed SB 269 into law. The bill, modeled after an Oregon law, enhances the penalty for drivers convicted of careless or inattentive driving who cause serious physical injury to cyclists, pedestrians and other vulnerable road users. The new law includes sentencing guidelines such as: * Completion of…
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Here at Bike Delaware we’ve been focusedon the Active Community Transportation Act (ACT), and federal funding for “active transportation” generally, for over a year. Why? Basically, three reasons. First, while from the perspective of highway and road funding ACT is a trivial amount of money, for walking and biking it’s huge. Portland provides the context.…
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On March 9-11, 7 delegates from multiple organizations represented Delaware at the 2010 National Bike Summit. The above photo, taken at Rep. Castle’s office, L-R: Drew Knox, President, Bike Delaware Frank Warnock, PR Chair, Bike Delaware Kevin Mills (Rails to Trails Conservancy) Jenna VanSant, (Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Castle) Jim Ireland, President, Delaware Trail Spinners Amy…
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