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Bikes on Transit Greyhound and Peter Pan Bus Service Shore Dr www.greyhound.com • (800) 231-2222 Have Fun. Curb Your Car. More Bicycle Information These bus companies carry bicycles between Wilmington, New York, Washington and certain points in New England on a space It’s easy to live a car-lite, or even car-free, lifestyle in Delaware! DART First State Bike and Bus available basis. The front wheel must be removed and bicycles Use your bicycle and these tips to start down the path to a healthier, Delaware Bicycle Council maintains the most current links to www.dartfirststate.org • (800) 652-DART may need to be boxed if there is limited space. more efficient form of travel. bicycle information. For more information about the Bicycle The 301 bus carries bicycles between Dover, Smyrna and Council and bicycling information in Delaware, visit: Bikes on buses, trains and ferries 1. Find your home on the Delaware Bicycle Maps and draw a circle Wilmington. This service is especially convenient for cyclists with a one- or two-mile radius around it. Use a highlighter to mark http://bike.deldot.gov wanting to take one way bike trips into the southern part of the places inside the circle that you regularly visit. county from Wilmington. The bus travels on Delaware Route 1, Crossing the Delaware by Delaware Department of Transportation Contacts: stopping at selected park and ride lots as noted on the map. 2. Choose a familiar place and try bicycling rather than driving. See bus or ferry if you can find a comfortable route and secure parking. Add a new DelDOT Bicycle Coordinator (302) 760-BIKE Bicycles may be placed in the luggage bay of the bus. The Bay Shore Dr location every 1-2 weeks. DelDOT Maintenance Hotline (302) 323-1111 one-way fare between Wilmington and Dover is $4.50. The 305 Construction Hotline (North District) (302) 323-4460 Bus offers service between Wilmington and Rehoboth Beach Three Forts Ferry 3. See if you can find a closer destination for errands that fall Friday through Sunday in season. In addition, all DART buses in www.threeforts.com • (302) 834-7941 outside your circle. By slowly increasing the number of bicycle trips Delaware have bicycle racks mounted on the front of them. The Three Forts Ferry runs seasonally between Delaware City and incorporating transit or using a carshare program, you’ll be and Fort Mott, NJ during the months of April through September. living car-lite in no time! DART’s Pedal and Park Program The ferry runs Wednesday through Sunday. Groups of 6 or more (Adapted from www.BikeNow.org) www.dartfirststate.org • (800) 652-DART must call ahead to notify the crew. This is the only river crossing Bike lockers are available at several park and ride locations. between south of Philadelphia and north of Lewes DE. The round When you can’t take your bike on a bus, and you don’t want to trip fare is $6 for adults, $4 for children. Bicycles are not allowed bike all the way to work, you can park your bike in a secure on Pea Patch Island. locker. There is a $10 key deposit for this service. Coastal Hwy Cape May - Lewes Ferry (Sussex County) SEPTA Regional Rail, R2 Line www.capemay-lewesferry.com • (800) 64-Ferry www.septa.org • (215) 580-7800 In NJ (609) 886-1725 SEPTA carries bicycles on all off-peak direction trains. The R2 In DE (302) 426-1155 line from Philadelphia serves Claymont, Wilmington, Churchman’s • www.njtransit.com ek New Jersey Transit Buses re Crossing (Fairplay) and Newark. Saturday service only stops at a C (609) 343-7174 ine Claymont and Wilmington. There is no Sunday service. Gu DelDOT New Jersey Transit bus route 423 carries bicycles on weekdays (3-4 round trips). In Wilmington, the bus stop at Rodney Square B Carolann Wicks, Secretary Bluff ro Amtrak a d k and the Wilmington Bus Terminal. In New Jersey, the bus stops Point i ll www.amtrak.com • (800) USA-RAIL S o u at the Pennsville Shopping Center. n d Certain Amtrak trains have baggage cars and carry boxed bicycles Credits for a fee from Wilmington Train Station. The Twilight Shoreliner Whitman, Requardt & Associates, LLP Bringing a bicycle www.wrallp.com has bicycle racks and carries un-boxed bicycles for a $5 fee. on a ferry is a lot Otherwise, bicycle boxes are available at the Wilmington Station Steve Spindler Cartography less expensive than for $12. [email protected] a car and can be a Peter Volz Design ©2008 lot of fun!. 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