New Castle County Bike

DELAWARE Have Fun. Curb Your Car. Bikes on Transit It’s easy to live a car-lite, or even car-free, lifestyle in Delaware! DART First State Bike and Bus • www.dartfirststate.com • (800) 652-DART Use your bicycle and these tips to start down the path to a healthier, All DART buses statewide are equipped to carry bicycles. Information on DART’s more than 60 local routes, including fares, can be more efficient form of travel. Cyclists on road photo Bike on bus photo found at www.dartfirststate.com. All local buses have racks on the front to store two bicycles. 1. Find your home on the Delaware Bicycle Maps and draw a circle with a one- or two-mile radius around it. Use a highlighter to mark In addition to these local routes, three routes provide intercounty service throughout Delaware. The 301 bus carries bicycles places inside the circle that you regularly visit. between Dover, Smyrna and Wilmington. This service is especially convenient for cyclists wanting to take one way bike trips into the southern part of the county from Wilmington. The bus travels on Delaware Route 1, stopping at selected park and ride lots as 2. Choose a familiar place and try bicycling rather than driving. See noted on the map. if you can find a comfortable route and secure parking. Add a new location every 1-2 weeks. Bicycles can be placed on the bicycle racks located on the front of the bus. The 301 bus offers service between Wilmington to Dover; the 302 bus offers service between Dover to Newark; the 303 bus offers service between Dover and Georgetown; and the 3. See if you can find a closer destination for errands that fall 307 bus offers service between Lewes to Dover. The one-way fare rates and service hours of operation are on the DART First State outside your circle. By slowly increasing the number of bicycle trips website. and incorporating transit or using a carshare program, you’ll be liv- ing car-lite in no time! DART’s Pedal and Park Program • www.dartfirststate.com • (800) 652-DART (Adapted from www.BikeNow.org) Bike lockers are available at several park and ride locations. When you can’t take your bike on a bus, and you don’t want to bike all the way to work, you can park your bike in a secure locker. There is a $10 key deposit for this service. Bikes on buses, trains and ferries Sandy with kids photo Kids on bikes photo SEPTA Regional Rail, Wilmington/Newark Line • www.septa.org • (215) 580-7800 SEPTA carries bicycles on all off-peak direction trains. The Wilmington/Newark line from Philadelphia serves Claymont, Wilming- ton, Churchmans Crossing (Fairplay) and Newark. Saturday and Sunday service only stops at Claymont and Wilmington. 7 Corner Ketch Rd Abelia La La Newark k ch Hill Dr e Bee re C Taylors Farm Dr U • www.amtrak.com • (800) USA-RAIL r Amtrak p w O Doe Run Rd o p D l a c e l L 72 h r i e con P l e e a L i e l e a k a W n t Certain Amtrak trains have baggage cars and carry boxed bicycles for a fee from Wilmington Train Station. Bicycle boxes are B e d e r Celestial C R e r w e Wy e o e d L k a a available at the Wilmington Station for $15. l La Tremont Ct R e 7 to d s M ri Revelstone Dr A B u s p 0 mi 0.5 1 ic Somerset La nda e Fi il D r C Paper Mill Rd r Co U Limestone Rd rne p r K p New Granville Rd et e Greyhound and Peter Pan Bus Service • www.greyhound.com • (800) 231-2222 ch r R P d F ik a e These bus companies carry bicycles between Wilmington, New York, Washington and certain points in New England on a space rm C r in e g e New Granville Rd Trail/gated road - open to d k available basis. The front wheel must be removed and bicycles may need to be boxed if there is limited space. a Forestal Cr l cars on a limited basis e R L d Pigeon Hollow Rd a 72 ation Rd St S on k s y p l Sunrise Dr i m Trails in this area are largely unpaved. n Crossing the Delaware by ferry o Blvd e h id a D T d rm Please see DNREC trail maps at: Blv e r verwood M www.destateparks.com/Activities/trails/maps Sil y Polly Drummond Hill Three Forts Ferry • www.destateparks.com • (302) 834-7941 Haystack Dr F W o n x e c East Coast Greenway Info r r oft The Ferry operates weekends and holidays, from late May through early September. Starting in mid-June the ferry is open W D Firechase r Pleasant Hill Rd M Cr Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays through Labor Day Weekend. Bicycles are not allowed on Pea Patch Island. ou rn Upper Pike Creek Rd i Chambers Rock Rd n New C. Rucker M g Kent Rd u t D Foxfire Dr e Sw o Fairway Dr an v Tickets: e P The East Coast Greenway (ECG), a l D Sheldon Dr r Adults $12 Old Stable La 3000-mile off-road trail system being Pleasant Hill Rd White Clay Creek Barnard St Children ages 2—12: $7 finch Turn developed to link 25 major cities from ld State Park Smith Mill Rd o G Seniors and Military $11 Robin Redbreast Rd Redbreast Maine to Florida, is routed through New Hummingbird La Arlington St Worral Dr Fairmount Dr Castle County. Children 2 and under are free. Dr on Hopkins Rd Sheld Vansant Rd Cape May - Lewes Ferry (Sussex County) • www.cmlf.com • (800) 64-Ferry Smith Mill Rd The ECG includes parts of the Northern Bringing a bicycle on a bus can can be a Worral Dr Delaware Greenway, and goes through In DE (302) 426-1155 • In NJ (609) 886-1725 White Clay Cr New Linden Hill Rd W great time saver to a weary bicyclist, or a Smith Mill Rd Wilmington, New Castle, and Newark. h Boyds Valley Dr T i F T t ox e e r Deerfield Golf De He welcome relief from the heat or rain. This ferry between Cape May, NJ and Lewes, DE, takes about an hour and a half. Many people bring bikes and use the ferry as r i n r - C n 72 Rd d a V l S and Tennis Club e p a a t i y a r A detailed guide to the route in Dela- a day trip. Adult tickets for foot passengers are $10, or $18 round trip. The website (FAQs) has further information about bicycle n ll t s o C i L e o y n a r n Dewalt Rd Hopkins Rd e T R H ware is available at greenway.org. r e d d Trails in this area are largely unpaved. rental from the Lewes Terminal. a i k R l i l l Upper Pike Creek Rd l T il R r M Please see DNREC trail maps at: d a r S pe t i a a White Clay Creek l P g Harvest La e www.destateparks.com/Activities/trails/maps Chadd Rd nth Dr R ara N d Am e State Park d w R ll Possum Hollow Rd rge Rd i L Fo o H t Ridge n n res d Delanco Ct so Fo Starr Rd o er ing n d oss R Middle Rd Middle Run n Cr e d ek Dewalt Rd H re Possum Park Rd Old Coach Rd C Fox La Natural Area D C s r a ar e k l e y Fox WedgewoodB Rd P r i W s ub Dev d Bybrook Rd to W l d Dundee o c R La C N R Campbell Rd n a l h Rd Hill Drummond Polly e n m C d olly ak Rd i M s K n e w o to d R i t l L d La Aldersgate United h o R l r n t e on P ey e e g Wy i l r a Brook Dr t r r r i o e d m Wilmington r t Methodist Church v a irk Rd e a R Wilson SayersRd Ct L h ermitage Rd a n Shipley Rd S l C o Madelyn Av d o B v e W t l l Wellington u y Bender Dr C R g n B r Garfield Av Brook- Rts 2, 35 n i White Clay Creek d i R r d l e u meadow Rd t e r B l d l Wallace Dr l D d e R Concord Presby- R klahoma v Decker Dr d L Monticello Rd W b Rockland Rd d R b a h d i Sq Wy Eileen Dr lu R W o d Av Gumwood Dr t a 82 a C e a C o Amoroso W s ennett Pike c terian Church h Brook Dr Marsh Rd n Grayson Rd y ry e w r a l a t n k D l Caligary Rd d r e BruceRd n e i a N l Z CovingtonRd R u L y O w l r Westbury C Blackgates o Rt 21 od Av e Baldwin s C e e Rd a H Rd l o l O d o D u State Park d l Dexter Rd Crest Rd La e H i i i La p ld Point Rd Crest W e d Bradley w r g r c e d s C a N v n o B La i d b f o r e d Bird v Nevada Av s RedleafRd Bowman r e k d l r e Valley Dr l C f o e e Killens R a e i a D r R d w e Medford Rd Devonshire Rd G r l Clearview k R Wy B R I Chippenham Dr t v s C W Dakota Av e e y Wy H d a Montchanin Rd a C i l 72 n n G Churchill Dr le D d R r L l Pond Ct n d n e y y Forestdale Dr illside Mill Rd D a i i e B o Lone o o Redd Upper Pike Creek Rd Garden Park w Foulk Rd u L y l t e e e Creek Rd ide Rd e Murphy RdPierce Rd s w f A d s l r o Birch e g y W Talley Rd n o d n n C n k Acre Rd l d Dr Lakewood Dr f illtopSpring Av Lake v i n r M u Dr a Pelham Rd i d S d c n B N Aronimink Dr DuPont 3 l Park Laurel Av R e d f a n Av o m Av i r R o C d Decker Dr rk d J n n r d d e o o Av arrison Av d g R Hillside e Woodley Blvd rcroft Y Wellington Country Club t Wayne r u Delplane Av P d s R p r R Blvd a R u Cir r St Regis e A e e Tally Ho c ll H d D id v ho d a s Roy Ct ke i ens v Saddle r M Gl Car d s Cr P Walker Wy r Colorado Baynard Rd Carr Rd o eCr s Paschall Pl Dr La R 52 Turkey Run T nd P r La la ar C Pierce Rd Simon Rd Av i Row k o Balanger Lombardy m Rd a Dr Paschall Rd H b Bedford Blvd b Fairview Av e Donna u Saddle e verbrook illside Rd O Concord Pike Greenhill Av h Hunter Cook Wy AroniminkEberly Dr Dr ld Oak Av C Children’s Weldin Shellburne Dr r La Dr P t Edgeroad La Av olly ill T Hill Top o illside Rd Jayson Rd L s n 261 Cir Allmond Av Cr St Regis su Old Harmony Rd u Hoopes Rockland Dr Rd a Jefferson Av Caynor Ct m o Brook alley Rd 141 Weldin Rd Rd Dr P Gibson Av Rd Darien Possum Parka Rd H M A Spring La r k k Darwin Dr Reservoir r Beechwold Av Liftwood Dr o Clear St Wyncliff La a Barley Mill Rd d arker AvButler ro a R Brewster Dr r Av Haywood B m m Brindle Rd f l William Penn La or Elma Dr Ridgewood d Kirkwood Hwy o e d irk Av Wynnewood Av Ct n i r y g Weldin Rd Bridge Boundary D Rd Woodhill Ct Longview Dr Rd East Coast h Rd r Glen C r R Dartmoor Dr Sunset Fairfiel Freemont North Pl d Ward La d View Ct D t D D L t C le C ll Ct S r ld e Capitol n i r r Hampstead y i Park Belvoir r ld Mill La e i t Rising Rd fi r a r Cir Clive a m D d

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