How Delaware made statewide bike funding history with CMAQ


Again filed under "News you will not see in Maryland." Like DE used to be, Baltimore Metro has not spent a dime of CMAQ on bike projects. Maryland gets about $49 million of CMAQ a year or two years of CMAQ could pay for what we plan to spend over 6 years with no local match required.
Info on TE and CMAQ: <a href="http://www.bikeleague.org/resources/reports/pdfs/rescissions_analsyis_te+cmaq_8.13.10.pdf">http://www.bikeleague.org/resources/reports/pdfs/rescissions_analsyis_te+cmaq_8.13.10.pdf</a>;
Our 6 year CTP: <a href="http://www.mdot.maryland.gov/Planning/CTP/CTP_Documents/Draft_CTP/8_BikePed.pdf">http://www.mdot.maryland.gov/Planning/CTP/CTP_Documents/Draft_CTP/8_BikePed.pdf</a>;
Read and understand this, no one else here does: <a href="http://www.rwjf.org/files/research/20091112mccannexecutivesummary.pdf">http://www.rwjf.org/files/research/20091112mccannexecutivesummary.pdf</a>;
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from Bikeleague.org Blog by Darren
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By tapping into Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) improvement funds for bicycling projects – the first time ever in Delaware – Bike Delaware and its allies have opened the door for the future funding of bicycling projects that give people options to substitute their cars trips with enjoyable, healthy, non-polluting, non-traffic-clogging bike trips.

Every year Delaware spends about $12 million in federal CMAQ dollars. “But in the 20 year history of the CMAQ program, not one dime has ever been used for bicycling, greenways or trails in Delaware,” wrote Bike Delaware Executive Director James Wilson, “Until now. We have broken a 20 year drought and also set an immensely hopeful precedent for the future.”
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<a href="http://www.bikeleague.org/blog/2011/10/delaware_cmaq/">http://www.bikeleague.org/blog/2011/10/delaware_cmaq/</a>;

by B' Spokes

Like most people I live a hectic life and who has the time for much exercise? Thanks to xtracycle now I do. By using my bike for daily activities I can get things done and get an hour plus work out in 15 minutes extra of my time, not a bad deal and beats taking the extra time going to the gym. In case you are still having trouble being motivated; the National Center of Disease Control says that inactivity is the #2 killer in the United States just behind smoking. ( http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/bb_nutrition/ ) Get out there and start living life! I can carry home a full shopping cart of groceries, car pool two kids or just get lost in the great outdoors camping for a week. Well I got go, another outing this weekend.
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