Transportation news and events from the
Wilmington Area Planning Council (WILMAPCO).
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WILMAPCO will be closed on December 23, 26, and Jan 2. Happy Holidays! |
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WILMAPCO is updating the Regional Transportation Plan |
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The Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) identifies our region’s long-term transportation needs, and the projects and activities that address them. The RTP extends through two decades, and the projects it calls for are financially reasonable (based on anticipated revenues) and meet air quality standards. Only transportation projects found in the RTP are eligible for federal funding. It is a living plan, subject to continual revision (every four years) and a tool for informed transportation and policy decisions. Stay tuned for the official draft release and public comment period from January 16 through March 6. WILMAPCO's “Our Town” event and RTP Public Workshop will be held on February 8 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Newark from 4-7pm. Following refinements based on public feedback, WILMAPCO expects to adopt the RTP in March.
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Share your thoughts on the Draft Preferred Concept Design for a "Cap" over I-95 in Wilmington |
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Highway Caps offer ways to reconnect neighborhoods by providing new public spaces over urban highways. These structures can be used to create green spaces, plazas, and cultural amenities that can also reconnect separated neighborhoods by allowing residents to walk and bike more safely and comfortably. Since last summer; WILMAPCO, the City of Wilmington, and DelDOT have been exploring the feasibility of creating a highway cap in the City. After several community and advisory committee meetings and community events, a draft design concept has been developed. The draft of the preferred concept, along the community and advisory committee meeting materials are available on the project website for review and comment through January 12. To learn more and share your thoughts, please visit www.wilmapco.org/i95cap.
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Delaware equity database launched |
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As reported in Delaware Public Media, "The United Way of Delaware and Delaware Racial Justice Collaborative join Delaware’s Division of Public Health to launch the Equity Counts Data Center. The data center looks to provide timely, quality data about inequities across the state. The data is based on determinants such as education, health, criminal justice, and wealth creation, and can be evaluated at a zip-code level. The database was created after state and community partners identified the need for an accessible, user-friendly data platform that brings together local information to combat inequity."
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Nearly $500,000 for Community Air Pollution Monitoring Project in Delaware Announced |
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As released by the EPA, "The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected the non-profit Socially Responsible Agriculture Project (SRAP) of Claymont, Delaware to receive a $497,861 grant for a community air pollution monitoring project. SRAP’s project will provide air data of industrial poultry pollution and its effects on public health and the environment in Millsboro and Seaford of Sussex County, Delaware, and in Princess Anne, Somerset County, Maryland. Partners and citizen groups will use this information to create community-oriented solutions to improve public health outcomes for every stakeholder in the three communities."
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Delaware Avenue Bikeway has opened |
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As reported in the Newark Post."After eight years of planning, the Delaware Avenue Bikeway is open, giving cyclists a safer way to travel west through downtown Newark. The two-lane bikeway is separated from vehicular traffic by a concrete median. DelDOT reduced the width of the two vehicular lanes to make room for the bikeway and the concrete median."
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Townsend Bicycle & Pedestrian Master Plan Open House |
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According to a DelDOT public notice, "The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) along with its consultants, invites the public to attend a public workshop regarding the Townsend Bicycle & Pedestrian Master Plan. The public is invited to review and provide comments on DelDOT's analysis of current bicycle and pedestrian facilities in Townsend and share their ideas and preferences for locations and priorities of bicycle and pedestrian improvements within Townsend town limits. This workshop will also provide an update on the overall study and schedule." The Open House will be held at the Townsend Town Hall, 141 Main Street on Wednesday, January 4 from 5-6:30 p.m. |
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Justice40 Initiative Webinar |
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The U.S. Department of Transportation presented an outline of how USDOT is implementing Justice40 via a webinar. Justice40 aims to address decades of systemic inequitable historical policies and under-investment in disadvantaged communities. The initiative will bring resources to communities most impacted by climate change, pollution, and environmental hazards. |
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Wilmington Area Planning Council
(WILMAPCO)
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The Wilmington Area Planning Council (WILMAPCO) is the regional transportation planning agency for New Castle County, Delaware and Cecil County, Maryland. As a federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), WILMAPCO is charged with planning and coordinating transportation investments for the region based on federal policy, local input, technical analysis, and best practices. |
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You are invited to participate in the transportation planning process, regardless of your race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency), religion, creed, gender, ancestry, ethnicity, disability, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran’s status, or background. To request special accommodations, or if you need this information in another language, please contact WILMAPCO at (302) 737-6205 or dvoss@wilmapco.org.
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