{"id":211038032,"date":"2011-09-09T13:40:32","date_gmt":"2011-09-09T13:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=211038032"},"modified":"2011-09-09T13:40:32","modified_gmt":"2011-09-09T13:40:32","slug":"delaware-general-assembly-votes-millions-for-bicycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=211038032","title":{"rendered":"Delaware General Assembly Votes Millions for Bicycling"},"content":{"rendered":"

[B’ Spokes: This is filed under News you will not see in Maryland. I would also like to point out State Law:<\/p>\n

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\n\u00a7 2-604.(c) Duties of Director. — To carry out the purposes of this subtitle, the Director shall:
\n(3) Initiate a program of systematic identification of and planning for projects related to bicycle and pedestrian transportation that qualify for funds under Federal Highway Administration guidelines;\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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This does NOT<\/b> say the state is allowed to make up extra rules that make accesses to federal funds for bike\/ped projects really really hard. This does NOT<\/b> say ONLY<\/b> trails can qualify for bicycle transportation. This does NOT<\/b> say the director can completely ignore this law while bicycle and pedestrian crashes\/fatalities are on the rise and our bike modal share is way below normal. ]<\/em><\/p>\n

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from Bike Delaware by James Wilson, Executive Director<\/p>\n

In September of 2010, Bike Delaware began a campaign to increase state funding for walking and bicycling. Nine months later in June of 2011, the Delaware General Assembly voted $5 million<\/b> in new<\/span> dedicated funding for bicycling in Delaware for FY2012, more money than the state has ever allocated before.<\/p>\n

To paraphrase Delaware’s former senior Senator, “this is a big deal!”<\/p>\n

We at Bike Delaware owe an enormous debt of gratitude to our coalition allies, including Delaware Greenways, the Delaware Bicycle Council and, especially, Nemours Health and Prevention Services<\/b><\/a>; and to the co-sponsors of “Walkable, Bikeable Delaware”<\/a>, especially its prime sponsors Senator Catherine Cloutier, Representative Deborah Hudson and Representative David Wilson.<\/p>\n

We’d also like to salute the two truly indispensable individuals whose visionary leadership made this revolution for bicycling happen: Robert Venables<\/b> and Jack Markell<\/b>. Senator Venables is the author of “Walkable, Bikeable Delaware”<\/a> and secured its unanimous passage in the General Assembly in May. And Governor Markell – the only governor to ever speak at a National Bike Summit – seized the opportunity that Senator Venables and the General Assembly offered. In other words, Bob Venables loaded the bases. And Jack Markell hit a grand slam.<\/p>\n

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June 23, 2011 – Governor Markell endorses “Walkable, Bikeable Delaware”<\/b> <\/p>\n

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One of the reasons that Friday’s vote is a big deal is that these state funds can be used to leverage federal matching funds at a ratio of 4:1 [In Maryland the made up rule is a ratio of 1:1.5 , “to help the money go farther.” Complete opposite of the assertion in this article.]<\/b><\/em>. If we are able to leverage the entire $5 million (a big if, but we are going to try), this would mean not $5 million, but $25 million<\/b> for bicycling in Delaware. [Meanwhile back in Maryland we have $31 million in unspent federal money that should have been spent on bike\/ped projects but the money is just not going out the door year after year with no reasonable explanation given.]<\/b><\/b><\/em><\/p>\n

We are enormously proud of our state, impressed by its visionary leadership and optimistic about Delaware’s future. We can’t wait to see what happens next.<\/p>\n

Sincerely,
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James Wilson, Executive Director<\/p>\n


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[B’ Spokes: This is filed under News you will not see in Maryland. I would also like to point out State Law: \u00a7 2-604.(c) Duties of Director. — To carry out the purposes of this subtitle, the Director shall: (3) Initiate a program of systematic identification of and planning for projects related to bicycle and … <\/p>\n

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