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Bike Delaware @bikede.bsky.social · 1d

Today at 12:00pm! The High Cost of Free Parking - Exploring the Benefits of Parking Reform. Please join the conversation by registering here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Bike Delaware @bikede.bsky.social · 2d

Anything that can go faster than 28 mph (or 20 mph with no pedaling) is a moped.

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 10d

New research finds that midblock bus stops are particularly dangerous for people on foot.

doi.org/10.1016/j.js...

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 10d

More evidence that biking is really good for you:

After reviewing 23 studies, researchers concluded that there a "positive association between cycling and cognition" in adults 45+.

doi.org/10.1016/j.jc...

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Ted Mann @whereisted.bsky.social · 16d

Trump is rescinding road safety grants all over the country, in blue states and red ones.

The reason: those projects are "hostile" to cars.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Trump Cancels Trail, Bike-Lane Grants Deemed ‘Hostile’ to Cars

The Trump administration canceled grants for street safety measures, pedestrian trails and bike lanes in communities around the country this month, each time offering a simple rationale for yanking ba...

www.bloomberg.com

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BikeMN @bikemn.bsky.social · 16d

You cannot freeway your way to economic vitality and human connection. Larger parking lots and wider lanes will never create cleaner air. A healthier America is one where everyone is able to get to their destination without needing a car.

Every community benefits from less car dependancy.

Trump Cancels Trail, Bike-Lane Grants Deemed ‘Hostile’ to Cars

The Trump administration canceled grants for street safety measures, pedestrian trails and bike lanes in communities around the country this month, each time offering a simple rationale for yanking ba...

www.bloomberg.com

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Bike Delaware @bikede.bsky.social · 17d

For reasons of both legal economy and improved public understanding, we prefer (the already existing term) "moped" to (the we think unnecessary) "e-moto."

Bike Delaware @bikede.bsky.social · Aug 20

Unless there is some truly compelling reason to make things more complicated (adding a completely new word, and category, for things that are not electric bicycles but need - for some reason - to be distinguished from and treated differently than mopeds) "moped" is right there and ready for duty! 🫡

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Bike Delaware @bikede.bsky.social · 24d

Lowering the cost of housing is the most important priority but lowering the cost of transportation is a pretty close second actually.

Bike Delaware @bikede.bsky.social · Aug 7

The 2nd best strategy to make housing more affordable is to make it as easy as possible to build more of it.

The *best* strategy to make housing more affordable is to *combine* the above with reducing the cost of transportation for households.

(Housing and transportation are deeply synergistic.)

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Bike Delaware @bikede.bsky.social · 24d

Whoever submitted this photo is our hero.

(Back to school in Lewes.)

Thanks for submitting your back to school photos!

Thanks to everyone who submitted back-to-school photos! We hope everyone has a great year!

www.capegazette.com

Bike Delaware @bikede.bsky.social · 25d

Don't these look like AI-generated images?

(They're not.)

Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · Sep 1

No fewer than half of all trips in Delft are made by bike, a success replicated in cities and towns across the country. But the Dutch blueprint for urban vitality was forged on these streets decades ago, when the strategic decision was made to build a network and to build it as quickly as possible.🧵

People of all ages and abilities ride bicycles along the red asphalt cycling paths and cycling streets of Delft, which are lined with buildings, lighting fixtures, trees, plants and flowers, and bike parking.

Bike Delaware @bikede.bsky.social · 25d

Places where we meet each other "in real life" (i.e. with all our three dimensional, physical selves not just behind a screen name) may be even more important in the Age of the Internet than they were in the past. @mattmeyerde.bsky.social t.co/ubVtBOHDfK

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Bike Delaware @bikede.bsky.social · 26d

Idiocracy captured the idea of living in a time when genius and idiocy coexisted. But it was only a temporary coexistence.

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Bike Delaware @bikede.bsky.social · 26d

One way of describing this is that traffic forecasting is a bit of a black art.

Another way of describing this is that traffic forecasting is bullshit.

A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 27d

This graph says it all. Induced demand is real, and the reverse is also true: if we don't expand highway capacity, people make choices other than sitting in worsening traffic jams. $10B for transit instead, please.

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Ken McLeod @kenmcld.bsky.social · 26d

"Between 2018 and 2023, six crashes involving bicyclists or pedestrians occurred within a half mile of this proposed trail corridor, including the tragic death of a bicyclist near Towanda last year"

Apparently safety and economic development is "no longer aligned with the department’s priorities"

Peoria Connected @peoriaconnected.bsky.social · 27d

U.S. Department of Transportation pulls grant from McLean County

The U.S. Department of Transportation has withdrawn a $675,000 BUILD Raise Grant awarded to McLean County for the Route 66 bike trail, citing a shift in priorities, which has raised safety concerns…

www.centralillinoisproud.com

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Governor Matt Meyer @mattmeyerde.bsky.social · 28d

Kicking off something new: my Substack!

It’s where I’ll go deeper on Delaware’s challenges, opportunities, and vision for the future. Hope you’ll follow along, and be sure to subscribe for updates.
mattmeyerde.substack.com

MattMeyerDE’s Substack | Substack

My personal Substack. Click to read MattMeyerDE’s Substack, a Substack publication. Launched 4 hours ago.

mattmeyerde.substack.com

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Bike Delaware @bikede.bsky.social · Sep 4

#FirstCommuter #FirstState

Bike Delaware @bikede.bsky.social · Sep 2

What about in the *other* direction? Have there been any past decreases in flexibility that have letter to better outcomes?

What precedent can we point to of changes in federal government infrastructure policy that have actually produced better projects?

Ken McLeod @kenmcld.bsky.social · Sep 2

"What problem is this solution trying to solve?"

TLDR:
1) Want to spend more on transit? There are already no restrictions
2) States will abuse transfers to fund bad projects
3) Past increases in flexibility haven't led to better outcomes
4) This reduces accountability and transparency

bethosborne.bsky.social @bethosborne.bsky.social · Aug 22

When Congress comes asking for more of your hard earned money to support the transportation program, remember that they oppose accountability for how that funding is used or the results we get. @alsobrooks.senate.gov
t4america.org/2025/08/21/a...

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Bike Delaware @bikede.bsky.social · Sep 2

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Bike Delaware @bikede.bsky.social · Aug 16

8 years ago, these authors published a previous study using smartphone data to understand people's activity but couldn’t distinguish between 2 possible conclusions: does just living in a city make people walk more? Or do active people just choose to live there? 🤔

Countrywide natural experiment links built environment to physical activity - Nature

By analysing the smartphone data of 2,112,288 participants, in particular observing and comparing the activity of the same individual in two different environments, we find that increases in the walkability of environments result in increases in daily physical activity, providing evidence of the importance of the built environment on physical health.

www.nature.com

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Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · Sep 1

No fewer than half of all trips in Delft are made by bike, a success replicated in cities and towns across the country. But the Dutch blueprint for urban vitality was forged on these streets decades ago, when the strategic decision was made to build a network and to build it as quickly as possible.🧵

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BikeLoudPDX @bikeloudpdx.bsky.social · Aug 31

As part of their successful campaign to get anti-stroad legislation passed in 2025 in Delaware, @bikede.bsky.social produced an excellent "Introduction to Stroads".

Worth sharing.

Introduction to Stroads

YouTube video by Bike Delaware

www.youtube.com

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Bike Delaware @bikede.bsky.social · Aug 29

The 39th Annual #RideForPie (aka the Amish Country Bike Tour) is Saturday, September 6.

Amish Country Bike Tour returns Sept. 6

The 39th Annual Amish Country Bike Tour is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 6, starting and ending at Legislative Mall in downtown Dover. With routes of 16, 25, 50, 62 and 100 miles, there are options fo...

www.capegazette.com

Bike Delaware @bikede.bsky.social · Aug 27

It would be hard to have confidence that robot cars will improve road safety if they were somehow immunized from liability so, in that specific sense, holding a robot car maker liable is encouraging. Perhaps their promise of improved safety will turn out to be real.

Ken McLeod @kenmcld.bsky.social · Aug 27

"Over the years, there have been hundreds of crashes involving Tesla’s partially autonomous features and dozens of fatalities. But the company has been able to avoid liability, either by settling with victims or convincing courts to dismiss the lawsuits"

Good to see liability for Tesla in this case

Bike Delaware @bikede.bsky.social · Aug 27

Does this help at all?

Bike Delaware @bikede.bsky.social · Jul 28

We cherish the conservative sentiment of living frugally.

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Bike Delaware @bikede.bsky.social · Aug 27

The Verge @theverge.com · Aug 26

Tesla rejected $60 million settlement in Autopilot case that ultimately cost it 4 times that amount

The company was ordered to pay $243 million in punitive and compensatory damages by a Miami jury.

www.theverge.com

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Bike Delaware @bikede.bsky.social · Aug 22

A lot of people want to blame DOTs for things we don't like about transportation. But DOT's are ***completely innocent** when it comes to destructive parking mandates.

Join us for this important webinar - with @parkingreform.org @strongtowns.org - on October 7: The High Costs of Free Parking.

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