Tag: Delaware General Assembly

Making cycling and walking safe, convenient and fun in Delaware

South from Newark and North from Milton, cyclists from all over Delaware will converge on Dover for the Legislators Ride

  Led by State Senator Dave Sokola, cyclists riding South from Newark and Middletown and North from Milton, Milford and Camden-Wyoming will meet in Dover and together ride to Dover’s Legislative Mall on Wednesday, May 9 for a Delaware classic: the Legislators Ride. Riding South Cyclists who want to ride south can start with Senator Dave…
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April 7, 2018 4

In Bicycle-Friendly Newark, State Representative Baumbach and State Senator Sokola Help Save Bike/Ped Bridge Project

UPDATE IN NEWARK POST: “Newark City Council revives bridge project after new funding sources emerge“ Special City Council meeting Monday, September 18, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. past Council Chamber Newark Municipal Building 220 S Main Street Newark, DE 19711 On Monday evening, Newark City Council will re-consider the proposed “Charles Emerson Bridge” project, which would build…
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September 18, 2017 1

Delaware Senate Passes Bicycle Friendly Delaware Act

With overwhelming victories in both the Delaware House and the Delaware Senate, the Bicycle Friendly Delaware Act now goes to Governor Carney for action.  


July 1, 2017 5

Decisive Win for Bicycle Friendly Delaware Act in Delaware House of Representatives

With victory in the House, the fate of the Bicycle Friendly Delaware Act is now with the Delaware Senate: Keep Me Informed In Case I Can Help If you would like us to keep you informed about the progress of this legislation and let you know if it needs your help, fill in the form…
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June 23, 2017 1

Key Committee Vote Advances Bicycle Friendly Delaware Act

One vote down. Three more to go. Two votes down. Two more to go. UPDATE: Delaware House of Representatives Decisively Backs Bicycle Friendly Delaware Act abc   Keep Me Informed In Case I Can Help The Bicycle Friendly Delaware Act has bipartisan support in the Delaware General Assembly and was just reported out – unanimously…
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June 8, 2017 0

Mitchell and Sokola Sponsor Bicycle Friendly Delaware Act

Keep Me Informed In Case I Can Help The Bicycle Friendly Delaware Act has bipartisan support in the Delaware General Assembly and we are cautiously optimistic about its passage. But politics is often surprising. If you would like us to keep you informed about the progress of this legislation and let you know if it…
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June 6, 2017 0

Bike Delaware 2016 Voter’s Guide

From Claymont in the north to Selbyville in the south, these 62 people are running for election on November 8 to represent us here in Delaware. How important are cycling and walking to these folks? 68% of them took the time to answer a short survey that we sent them. See their answers below in our…
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October 18, 2016 3

Record $20.7 million for cycling and walking approved by Delaware General Assembly in early morning vote

The Delaware General Assembly voted early Friday morning to approve a capital budget for the state of Delaware that includes a record $20.7 million for cycling and walking improvements. In each year since the passage of Walkable Bikeable Delaware in 2011 the state of Delaware has made substantial financial commitments to improving cycling and walking infrastructure in the state.…
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July 1, 2016 75

Spectacular New Trails in Delaware Don’t Happen by Themselves

In his remarks last week opening the new Delaware City link of the Castle Trail, Governor Jack Markell noted that most people who will enjoy this new trail in the decades to come won’t have any idea of the hard work involved in making it happen. But that’s exactly what it takes: hard work. And money.…
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June 23, 2016 9

With leadership from McDowell and Bonini, Bikes+Transit bill advances on 17 to 3 vote by Delaware Senate

UPDATE: Bikes+Transit (Complete Communities) legislation signed into law. Led by the effective advocacy of its prime sponsors Senators Harris McDowell and Colin Bonini, the Delaware Senate voted 17 to 3 to approve the Healthy and Transit-Friendly Development Act. The fate of this innovative bicycle-friendly development legislation is now with the Delaware House of Representatives. See…
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April 14, 2016 0