{"id":205620172,"date":"2011-07-08T20:42:52","date_gmt":"2011-07-08T20:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=205620172"},"modified":"2011-07-08T20:42:52","modified_gmt":"2011-07-08T20:42:52","slug":"5-million-dedicated-to-bicycling-in-delaware-ready-to-match-with-federal-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=205620172","title":{"rendered":"$5 million dedicated to Bicycling in Delaware \u2014 ready to match with federal funds"},"content":{"rendered":"

[B’ Spokes: Even though League of American Bicyclists rated Maryland above Delaware (MD rank 10 vs DE rank of 18.) And Maryland’s Polices and and Programs were graded A vs Delaware’s B. I’m still filling this under News you will not see in Maryland.]<\/em> <\/p>\n

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from Bikeleague.org Blog by Darren<\/p>\n

Bike Delaware has scored a major victory. On Friday, the Delaware General Assembly voted to dedicate <\/strong>$5 million in new funding for bicycling in Delaware.  That\u2019s \u201cmore money than the state has ever allocated before,\u201d according to Bike Delaware<\/a>\u2019s announcement.<\/p>\n

Bike Delaware launched their campaign to increase state funding for walking and bicycling this winter. \u201cWe recognized the desperate need for direct and strategic funding for bikeway infrastructure and we thought we had a chance of success,\u201d Executive Director James Wilson said, \u201cAnd we weren\u2019t afraid to fail.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Delaware Governor Jack Markell endorses \u201cWalkable, Bikeable Delaware\u201d legislation in June (Photo from Bike Delaware)<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n

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Bike Delaware worked with several groups, including Delaware Greenways, the Delaware Bicycle Council and, especially, Nemours Health and Prevention Services, to generate support for the new funding. The turning point came, Wilson said, when Senator Venables, a senior and influential state legislator, agreed to write and champion the legislation. Then Governor Jack Markell, a bicycling supporter who once spoke at the National Bike Summit, provided crucial support for the bill. \u201cIn other words, Bob Venables loaded the bases. And Jack Markell hit a grand slam,\u201d Wilson wrote in an email to Bike Delaware members.<\/p>\n

We are thrilled to see that Bike Delaware is now undertaking a campaign to ensure that the $5 million is used as a local match to leverage federal funds. Federal funds typically require a 20 percent match, which means the $5 million provided by the state could mean $25 million for bicycling in Delaware. We at the League and Alliance for Biking and Walking \u2013 the Advocacy Advance Team<\/a> \u2013 are excited to support Wilson and Bike Delaware to make this happen. This is a prime example of a savvy state group working aggressively to increase bicycling and walking spending and leverage federal investments.<\/p>\n


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LAB’s Bike Friendly States ranking and grades<\/a>
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The really sad bit is if you look at the amount of Federal Money we are spending on bike\/ped there seems no effort in Maryland to improve that. Even accounting for our really high match of 50% “to make the money go further” change Maryland’s 13% to 26% of total spending and see where that falls on the chart. We are still way below average of spending BOTH local and fed money vs everyone else spending just federal money. <\/p>\n

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[B’ Spokes: Even though League of American Bicyclists rated Maryland above Delaware (MD rank 10 vs DE rank of 18.) And Maryland’s Polices and and Programs were graded A vs Delaware’s B. I’m still filling this under News you will not see in Maryland.] from Bikeleague.org Blog by Darren Bike Delaware has scored a major … <\/p>\n

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