Share the Road in Chester
Home to Widener University, an institution with a rich history of more than
180 years of education and over 6,000 students, the City of Chester is comprised
of a large population of working poor who rely heavily on bicycles for transportation.
Additionally, there is a significant amount of children bicycling on neighborhood
streets. This is why The City of Chester was chosen for the Share the Road
Project.
Over the past eighteen months, the Share the Road program has worked with
the Mayor of Chester, Widener University, Chester Community Hospital, the Coastal
Task Force and the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce to distribute information
on bicycle safety. Materials aimed at increasing awareness of bicyclist's rights
and responsibilities have been provided to local schools and shop owners for
distribution.
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