{"id":214447238,"date":"2011-10-19T00:40:38","date_gmt":"2011-10-19T00:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=214447238"},"modified":"2011-10-19T00:40:38","modified_gmt":"2011-10-19T00:40:38","slug":"walkable-bikeable-delaware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=214447238","title":{"rendered":"Walkable, Bikeable Delaware"},"content":{"rendered":"

[B’ Spokes: My thoughts on reading this are: Will Delaware fall into the same traps that Maryland has or will they avoid them? Trails are great but when Maryland starts getting 1.5 mile trails in the middle of nowhere, I really have to question are they fulling their mission? Delaware by listing viable projects (vs MD just saying it wants “network of bicycle and pedestrian trails” but has no real plan backed by funding to do so) along with getting some funding concessions may very well leapfrog Maryland.]<\/em><\/p>\n

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by James Wilson<\/p>\n

Continuing a string of recent victories in Delaware, the Secretary of Delaware’s Department of Transportation received a standing ovation<\/a> at Friday’s Delaware Bike Summit (October 14, 2011) after signing (above) a Memorandum of Agreement<\/a> with his counterpart at Delaware’s Department of Natural Resources to “Create and Maintain a Statewide System of Bicycle and
\nPedestrian Pathways and Trails that Will Support Non-motorized Travel and Recreation Opportunities within the State of Delaware<\/i>.”  The two Secretaries also released a list of 19 proposed projects, including bikeways connecting Delaware’s largest cities in all three of Delaware’s counties:<\/div>\n
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1) Wilmington\/New Castle (6 miles)<\/div>\n
2) Wilmington\/Newark (~ 14 miles)<\/div>\n
3) Dover\/Smyrna-Clayton (~14 miles)<\/div>\n
4) Lewes\/Georgetown (~17 miles)<\/div>\n
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as well as the C&D Canal Trail connecting the Delaware River to the Chesapeake Bay:<\/div>\n
5) Delaware City\/Chesapeake City (~22 miles)<\/div>\n
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Click  HERE <\/a> for a complete list of
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Governor Markell (the only Governor to ever speak at a National Bike Summit) explained<\/a> the state’s initiative:<\/div>\n
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“My goal is to make Delaware walkable and bikeable<\/b>, so more of us can enjoy the great Delaware outdoors.  We can create a network of bicycle and pedestrian trails by building on existing pathways and trails.  We create jobs and connect communities across the state and at the same time, expand recreational and transportation opportunities for Delawareans and visitors….[we can]<\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1) Build a world class interconnected pathway network<\/i><\/div>\n
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2) Support creation of local
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3) Link communities internally to support local sustainable economies, and externally to grow connections between neighborhoods, towns and cities<\/i><\/div>\n
4) Develop sustainable practices in the creation of the network, such as supporting native landscaping and natural habitats<\/i><\/div>\n
5) Support healthy communities by providing affordable, active transportation choices<\/i><\/div>\n
6) Re-establish Delaware in the Top Ten of Bicycle Friendly states  (we\u2019re at #17 right now)<\/i><\/div>\n
7) And, develop strategies for the ongoing maintenance and upgrades of existing facilities”<\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This commitment by the state builds on recent victories:<\/div>\n
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SEPTEMBER<\/b>: 1st-ever CMAQ-funded bike project in Delaware
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JULY<\/b>: TE, SRTS, Rec Trails, CMAQ, STP all protected from recissions<\/a><\/div>\n
JUNE<\/b>: Delaware General Assembly Votes $5,000,000 for state bike routes<\/a><\/div>\n
MAY<\/b>: “Walkable, Bikeable Delaware” Passed<\/a><\/div>\n
APRIL<\/b>: Executive Order #26<\/a><\/div>\n
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To learn more, visit us
\nat https:\/\/www.bikede.org\/<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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James Wilson<\/div>\n
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Executive Director
BIKE DELAWARE<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[B’ Spokes: My thoughts on reading this are: Will Delaware fall into the same traps that Maryland has or will they avoid them? Trails are great but when Maryland starts getting 1.5 mile trails in the middle of nowhere, I really have to question are they fulling their mission? Delaware by listing viable projects (vs … <\/p>\n

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