On March 25, fifteen members and spouses representing Sussex Cyclist cleaned up trash along a two mile stretch of Cedar Creek Road in Milton as part of DelDot’s Adopt A Highway program. 15 bags of trash were gathered in this attempt to make the roads in Sussex County clean. Special thanks to Mike Savage who coordinates this great project. And thank you to all that participated.

Steven Alperstein, Mary Jane Candaux, Coogan Cameron, Mike Guida, Doug Hawkland, Louis Hepp, Heidi Lerch, Brad Lovenberg, Jim Prettyman, Mike Savage, Claude Sicard, Mark Snader, David Wellborn, Terry Savage.

Sussex Cyclists is excited to launch a new initiative promoting cycling and cycling safety for the casual riding public!

Inspired by a suggestion at our annual club meeting, Tom Kinsella, with support from Marilyn Segal, led the creation of the poster below. This poster is designed for display in public spaces such as retail stores, community centers (churches, town halls), bike shops, clubhouses, schools, PTAs, medical offices, and law enforcement centers.

Featuring a QR code, the poster links to our club’s new “Ride Safe, Ride Local” webpage—a valuable resource for casual and visiting cyclists. This webpage provides essential information on cycling safety, recommended riding routes, cycling advocacy, and local resources in Sussex County.

We encourage you to share this with your cycling friends, neighbors, and out-of-town visitors—or keep it handy for your own reference. If you’d like to help distribute posters or need assistance printing from the PDF, please contact Tom Kinsella at Takinsella17@gmail.com.

Due to high demand, we are ordering a second printing of the posters, which will be available soon.

A special thank you to John Eckenrode for coordinating with the ferry to have our posters displayed on the ferries and in the terminal!

Sussex Cyclists QR Poster.pdf

Posted on the Sussex County Cyclists Public Facebook Page:

The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) in conjunction with the City of Milford is holding a public meeting on pedestrian and bicycle improvement projects within the city. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, at the Milford Public Works Conference Room located at 180 Vickers Drive, Milford, DE 19963. The purpose of this workshop is to update the public on the planned improvements and obtain comments on the proposed projects.

Click here for more information.

Thank you,
BIll Weller, Sussex Cyclists Advocacy Director

The in-person Georgetown Bike and Pedestrian Plan workshop was held on January 21, 2025. The presentation boards for public review are available at the links below.

DelDOT is asking for feedback and new ideas from anyone interested in bicycling and pedestrian safety in the town of Georgetown. 

Click here to review the Presentation Boards.

Click here to submit comments (at the bottom of the page).

At yesterdays’s annual General meeting the gavel was passed from John Kurp to Allen Segal, the new president of Sussex Cyclists.

The 2025 Executive Board is:

President- Allen Segal

Vice President- Denny Shook

Secretary- Betsy Collins

Treasure- Diane Daly

Safety Director- Jim Prettyman

Advocacy- Bill Weller

Social Director- Heidi Lerch

Ride Director- Neil Forster

Past President- John Kurp

A new position of Communications Director is vacant. If anyone is interested please contact a member of the Executive Board.

Join Governor-elect Matt Meyer for a bike ride at Cape Henlopen State Park (15099 Cape Henlopen Dr, Lewes, DE 19958)!

Distance: This out-and-back ride along the scenic Gordons Pond Trail is approximately 3.2 miles one way (roughly 6.4 mil The ride will take place on Saturday, January 18th, at 10:00 AM with the starting point at the Biden Center in the park.es in total) with the turn-around at the Gordons Pond parking lot in North Shores-Rehoboth. There will be options to extend the ride by a few miles for those that wish.

Conditions: The route is flat and consists of asphalt or crusher-run, making the ride suitable for all ages and abilities.

Parking: Free parking is available at Cape Henlopen State Park, and no entrance fee is required as it’s the off-season.

Come enjoy a beautiful day outdoors and meet your incoming governor!

Great time had by all at the Sussex Cyclist Holiday Party. Good times with good people!

Sussex Cyclists
Fundraiser

Iron Hill Brewery
Wed, Feb.12
5pm and 9 pm

Click here for info >

Spread the word -- everyone is invited!

Posted 12/31/24 on Facebook by the Coalition for Safer North Bethany Beach

Alleluia! So nice to see DelDOT has started construction on Fresh Pond State Park RRFB which will be 1 of 6 safe crossing spots for bikers and pedestrians. Traffic calming in North Bethany has finally begun and speed limit reductions happening soon. Monitor the DelDOT / Coalition for a Safer North Bethany website for updates. There will be another workshop this summer to discuss the plan for seperate low stress bike/pedestrian paths as well. https://publicinput.com/nbethanycorridor