1. Senate Concurrent Resolution # 13
Walkable, Bikeable Delaware
Senate Concurrent Resolution # 13
• passed by Delaware Senate on May 10, 2011
• passed by Delaware House on May 12, 2011
Governor Markell
endorses “Walkable,
Bikeable Delaware”
with other state
leaders
(June 23, 2011)

2. A STRATEGIC COMMITMENT TO
Walkable, Bikeable Delaware
Senate Concurrent Resolution # 13
A STRATEGIC COMMITMENT TO
WALKING AND BICYCLING
“…plan, prioritize and fund the timely construction and
maintenance of interconnected systems or networks of
walkways and bikeways with special focus on connecting
centers of population with destinations such as workplaces,
schools, residences, businesses, recreation areas and
other community activity centers in order to provide safe,
convenient, cost-effective and healthy mobility via walking
and bicycling…”

3. BUILD OFF-ALIGNMENT MULTI-USE PATHS
Walkable, Bikeable Delaware
Senate Concurrent Resolution # 13
BUILD OFF-ALIGNMENT MULTI-USE PATHS
“…create multi-use paths for pedestrian and bicycle
user travel within and between cities and towns in
Delaware on independent right-of-way outside of the
right-of-way of existing roadways…”

4. JUNE 30: GENERAL ASSEMBLY VOTES
Walkable, Bikeable Delaware
Senate Concurrent Resolution # 13
JUNE 30: GENERAL ASSEMBLY VOTES
$5,000,000 FOR STATE BIKE ROUTES

5. WILMINGTON-TO-NEWARK “OFF-ALIGNMENT” MULTI-USE PATH
Walkable, Bikeable Delaware
Senate Concurrent Resolution # 13
WILMINGTON-TO-NEWARK “OFF-ALIGNMENT” MULTI-USE PATH
• Opportunities up and down the state to use new state
bike route money to connect cities and towns for
walking and bicycling…BUT!
• There is no greater opportunity than connecting
WILMINGTON (Delaware’s largest city) to NEWARK
(Delaware’s 3rd largest - and only “bike friendly”
city).

6. WILMINGTON-TO-NEWARK “OFF-ALIGNMENT” MULTI-USE PATH
Walkable, Bikeable Delaware
Senate Concurrent Resolution # 13
WILMINGTON-TO-NEWARK “OFF-ALIGNMENT” MULTI-USE PATH
How do we
get from here?
To here?

7. WILMINGTON-TO-NEWARK “OFF-ALIGNMENT” MULTI-USE PATH
Walkable, Bikeable Delaware
Senate Concurrent Resolution # 13
WILMINGTON-TO-NEWARK “OFF-ALIGNMENT” MULTI-USE PATH
Don’t ask us!

8. WILMINGTON-TO-NEWARK “OFF-ALIGNMENT” MULTI-USE PATH
Walkable, Bikeable Delaware
Senate Concurrent Resolution # 13
WILMINGTON-TO-NEWARK “OFF-ALIGNMENT” MULTI-USE PATH
Ask Wilmington, Newark, New Castle County, WILMAPCO and DelDOT officials at the first-ever joint meeting of the Wilmington Bicycle Advisory Committee and Newark Bicycle Committee:
September 28 (Wednesday)
4PM
WILMAPCO (850 Library Ave, Newark)