Posted by Denny Shook on our Facebook group, Sussex County Cyclists:

Posted on 6/26: Thanks to Heidi Lerch, Jim Prettyman and Pat Miller for volunteering at tonight’s Bicycle Safety Checkpoint in Rehoboth Beach. There are still 7 checkpoints on the calendar, come out and support our club and this great event promoting bicycle safety. 

Posted on 6/20: Thanks to tonight’s volunteers John Strauss , Jim Prettyman and Kathy Imhoff at tonight’s Bicycle Safety Checkpoint held at Lutheran Church of our Savior in Rehoboth Beach . There’s eight checkpoints left for the season. Please come out and support this great program.

Attached are some photos from Saturday's Wheels 4 Meals event for posting on the website. It was a very successful day despite the extreme heat. We had over 200 registered riders, which was the most ever and almost double last year! Bottom line ... we raised a significant amount of money for a charity that helps many housebound seniors in the Lewes/Rehoboth area. Many thanks to all the riders and volunteers from Sussex Cyclists who made it such a successful event!

Mike Savage
6/22/24

Today’s Wheels for Meals Jack O'Hollaren Annual Bike Ride was a huge success. Sussex Cyclists was very well represented. I had someone ask me how many members rode today because everywhere he looked there was someone in a SC jersey. Great day, great cause, great club. Huge thanks to Mike Savage and Gil Hofheimer for all their hard work making this the success that it was.

Denny Shook
6/22/24

Hi fellow cyclists,

I attended the DelDOT Five Points Transportation Study Public Open House last week on June 11 at the Cape Henlopen High School.  It was part presentation and part informal Q&A sessions at 10 different stations where at least one representative was present at each station to explain the material and field questions. The four stations where I was most interested related to cycling were:

1.  SR 1 Low-Stress Bikeway Study
2.  Potential SR 1 Pedestrian and Bicycle Crossing
3.  Lewes Bike Plan
4.  Sussex County Project Updates

Overall Five Points Transportation Study details:
https://www.deldotinteract.org/t6338

I’ll provide brief summaries of each of the four bicycle related topics here and also provide website links to find more information.  Additionally, DelDOT is asking for the public to provide feedback and inputs for two different topics, 
- the Potential SR 1 Crossing, and
- The Lewes Bike Plan.

The details are below.

1.  SR 1 Low-Stress Bikeway Study
This is a study of potential routes on the east and west sides of SR 1 from Lewes through Rehoboth Beach.  The most current information for this Low-Stress Bikeway Study can be found at:
https://publicinput.com/sr1bikewaystudy#tab-40726 

Informally, I was told that a meeting with the public on this topic is being considered for this fall, but it has not been formally scheduled.

2.  Potential SR 1 Pedestrian and Bicycle Crossing
This is an outgrowth of the SR 1 Low-Stress Bikeway Study and is a proposal to construct an overhead bridge  crossing of SR 1 near the Lewes DART bus station.  Additional details and a short six (6) question survey regarding this project can be found at:
https://publicinput.com/sr1bikewaystudy#tab-40727

3.  Lewes Bike Plan
The City of Lewes and DelDOT have been working together for more than a year to develop an overall plan for bicycling in The City of Lewes. The result is a draft Lewes Bike Plan that is available to read at:
https://publicinput.com/Customer/File/Full/5891ac97-bfb2-459b-8565-235e59bbab9f

DelDOT and The City of Lewes are requesting feedback from the public via an online survey/comment form available at:
https://publicinput.com/lewesbikeplan#tab-44464

4. Sussex County Project Updates
Talking with the DelDOT representative at this station I learned that the change to the Kings Hwy/SR 1 Coastal Hwy intersection is no longer funded and the schedule for making this intersection safer is unclear, at best.  The project is no longer funded because the larger project of improving the Dartmouth Drive/SR 1 Coastal Hwy was too far ahead and the Kings Hwy/SR 1 design couldn’t be completed in time (very disappointing news.) I’ve started discussions with the Delaware Bicycle Council (DBC) and DelDOT about how to raise the profile of this project and get it funded. 

In closing, please help influence how DelDOT improves the cycling routes in the Five Points area by completing the two surveys:
- Potential SR 1 Pedestrian and Bicycle Crossing 
https://publicinput.com/sr1bikewaystudy#tab-40727

- Lewes Bike Plan
https://publicinput.com/lewesbikeplan#tab-44464

Enjoy safe riding!

Bill

Another great day today. We had 14 volunteers but managed to finish in the same amount of time as we did in April with 22 volunteers!

I'm not sure if this was because we had less trash this time, if we were just more efficient, our trendy attire or, was it because we had our resident celebrity participating today (see list & photo below) ... Mr. Mahaney!!!

All kidding aside, thank you all again for taking the time out of your busy schedules to help make our community just a little better.

Nice job everyone!!!

Mike

Volunteers included: Coogan Cameron, John Eckenrode, John Hayes, Louis Hepp, Gilbert Hofheimer, Heidi Lerch, Pat Miller, Mike Savage, Terry Savage, Denny Shook, Fran Shook (not included in photo), David Wellborn, Randy  Kubetin and Stephen Mahaney.

Thanks Gail Seligson for sharing this on Facebook:

Representing Sussex Cyclists this weekend at the Eastern Tandem Rally in (very hilly!!) Gettysburg.

The intersection of Route 5, Shingle Point Road and Chestnut Street will be converted to an all-way stop. Click here to see the article.

Today’s Bicycle Safety Checkpoint with DelDot was held at the Lewes Library. Thanks to Jim Prettyman, Steve Klein, Steve Grandinali, John Kurpjuweit, Dennis Schwandtner, and Bill Latham, for volunteering, and of course John Fiori of DelDot for manning the important event. You can volunteer at any upcoming Checkpoint and register through the calendar or app.

Rehoboth Foodie's Breaking Chews featured our upcoming Wheels for Meals event on 6/22!  Check out our calendar for more info on this important event.

Are you interested in non-club area bicycle events?   If so, check out the list on our Area Rides page!  It's updated frequently.  Sussex Cyclists favorites are also on our Calender in orange.