DOVER – May 2, 2014 – At yesterday’s Walkable Bikeable Delaware Summit, the president of the League of American Bicyclists (LAB) announced that Delaware had moved up in the Bicycle Friendly State rankings among all states to #4 in the U.S.

Along with the new ranking, LAB also issues Bicycle Friendly State “Report Cards” to all 50 states. The report cards explain a little about the point system for the Bicycle Friendly State ranking and the number of points that each state received. Much more importantly, the report cards provide feedback about how states can improve their friendliness to bicycles.

To achieve the goals Delaware’s report card identifies, participants in Thursday’s summit heard stories and practical advice from transportation professionals from two of the most bicycle friendly places in the United States.

Robert Burchfield, the City Traffic Engineer for the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT), has worked for 28 years for the City of Portland. He manages the Traffic and Parking Operations as well as Active Transportation programs for PBOT. He spoke about Portland’s many years of work to make Portland the most bicycle-friendly large city in the United States.

Marni Ratzel is a Senior Planner with the City of Boulder’s GO Boulder Program and has worked for municipal governments in transportation planning for over 17 years. She explained how Boulder made cycling a mainstream part of its transportation system.

Congratulations to Governor Markell, Senator Venables, Representative Longhurst and to the many, many, many others whose hard work and vision are making Delaware more friendly to cycling.

The 2014 Walkable Bikeable Delaware Summit was made possible by its incredible partners and sponsors:



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• Delaware’s 2014 Bicycle Friendly State Report Card

• League of American Bicyclists: “What Does My State Ranking Mean?”

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• Summit focuses on making First State more bicycle friendly (WDDE – Delaware Public Media)

• The most bicycle-friendly state east of the Mississippi River (2013)

• Neighborhood Greenways (Portland Bureau of Transportation)

• How Boulder Signs Its (Seamless) Bikeway Network

• Senate Concurrent Resolution #13

• Governor Jack Markell’s State of the State: “In the years to come, Delawareans will be able to walk and bike to work because of the investments we are making today.”

• Delaware General Assembly Votes $13.25 Million for Walking and Bicycling

• Longhurst and Colleagues Fought for Trail Network Funding