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July 29, 2012 0

Remembering Michael Gropp

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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April 6, 2012 0

Michael Gropp Memory Walk is April 15

Two years ago, Michael Gropp was killed at the intersection of Rt. 273 and Brownleaf Road east of Newark.  Michael and his girlfriend lived on opposite sides of Rt. 273, an 82 foot wide, 4 lane arterial road near Michael’s home. Michael was walking her home at 10PM on April 6, 2010 when he was struck…
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March 16, 2012 0

Remembering Michael Gropp

We remember Michael Gropp, who was killed 1 year ago today at the intersection of Rt. 273 and Brownleaf. Michael and his girlfriend lived on opposite sides of Rt. 273, an 82 foot wide, 4 lane arterial road in east Newark. Michael was walking her home at 10PM on April 6, 2010 when he was…
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April 6, 2011 1

Bike Delaware and…Walking

After the death of Michael Gropp – killed while walking his girlfriend home in Newark last April – Bike Delaware wrote a report for Senator Karen Peterson about how Delaware can invest in infrastructureto prevent similar tragedies in the future. Why does Bike Delaware – a group nominally all about bicycling – advocate for pedestrians?…
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September 19, 2010 0