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SUMMER NEWSLETTER
CONNECTING EVERYONE TO WHERE THEY WANT TO GO
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DELAWARE GREENWAYS' ADVOCACY KICK-STARTS PLANNING STUDY FOR A TRAIL ALONG GOVERNOR PRINTZ BOULEVARD
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Exciting news!!! A planning study has begun for the Governor Printz Blvd corridor. The study, administered by the Wilmington Area Planning Council (WILMAPCO) will explore multi-modal mobility, safety and travel choices for this 4-lane roadway.
Delaware Greenways has long advocated for safe non-motorized travel on and around Governor Printz Blvd
, connecting the Northern Delaware Greenway Trail (NDGT) at the Cauffiel House in Bellevue State Park, to the trail in Foxpoint SP.
Adding to the NDGT trail and extending up to the Claymont Regiional Transportation Center
will open a pathway that bicyclists and pedestrians can travel for recreation and commuting. This corridor will also complete another vital link in the
East Coast Greenway
. Next up for the study this summer, selection of a consultant. Working with WILMAPCO, DelDOT, DE Transit Corp., NCC Dept. of Land Use on this project, we'll keep you up to date on the newest developments. Stay tuned!
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SCENIC VIEWSHED PROTECTION OVERLAY DISTRICT
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At Ashland Nature Center in Hockessin last week, the New Castle County Department of Land Use held their 2nd Public workshop to discuss the proposed protection strategies for Delaware's scenic byways, watersheds and villages.
The concept of a Scenic Viewshed Overlay Protection District to protect those areas along Delaware's Byways
, concentrating first on Brandywine Valley, Red Clay and Harriet Tubman Byways, was well received. In addition to the byway corridors, the overlay is also designed to protect the scenic roads of the Beaver Valley.
The SVOPD is a special zoning district placed over an existing base zone(s), which identifies special provisions in addition to those in the underlying base zone. Basically it's an added level of protection for these areas with intrinsic qualities, outside of normal zoning guideline considerations.
After the presentation, the public participated in an activity to prioritize the most important characteristics of the Brandywine, Beaver and Red Clay Valleys.
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What's next? The County intends to meet with the SVOPD Working Group, of which Delaware Greenways is a member, later this summer. The Overlay Ordinance will then be submitted to County Council in the Fall for adoption.
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MARKELL AND CASTLE TRAILS NOW ON GOOGLE MAPS
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It's the seemingly little things that make a difference sometimes... After dogged persistence with many, many daily phone calls and emails to Google, we have been successful in getting the
Jack A. Markell
(JAM) and the Mike Castle C&D Canal Trails
recognized in Google Maps! Now you can enter your destination in the search box and the Google Maps
walking and cycling directions will route you to your journey's end using the trails. Consider adding a review to help others plan their outing on these trails.
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DELAWARE BAYSHORE BYWAY FACEBOOK PAGE LAUNCHED
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The Delaware Bayshore Byway now has its own Facebook page!
Coordinating with Bayshore community representatives, we've established the framework for the page so that events, news and images of this beautiful area, with it's many towns surrounding it, will be shared in one place.
Interested in being in the loop on
Delaware Bayshore happenings
?
Follow the DBB on FB
!
Haven't "liked" Delaware Greenways' own FB Page yet? You're missing out!
Follow DGI here
!
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Photo Courtesy of Daniel Paschall/ECGA
Recently, the Delaware Greenways team led a ride on and around the JAM Trail introducing
Chris
Linn
, who leads the program building the
Circuit Trails in Philly
,
as Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission's Manager of Environmental Planning
, to the trail. Joining us as well was
Daniel Paschall, East Coast Greenway Alliance's Mid-Atlantic
Coordinator
. The JAM Trail is a part of the ECG.
Central to our trail development strategies, working collaboratively with others, we had a great discussion on how to coordinate trail planning across state lines and along the ECG.
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Join Team Delaware Greenways at
Fusion for a Cause's Inaugural Music and Brew Fest 5K on November 16th! The course runs through Bellevue State Park, including a section on the Northern Delaware Greenways Trail. We're excited to be a part of this race that shines a light on a lot of great charities! When you
REGISTER
, please select DGI as your favorite charity. The 5 charity teams with the most registrations, will win portions of the $3K prize! Community giving, trail time, music, food and brews all in one place sounds like a great time to us! Come on out!
Can't join us on the course, but want to show your support for Delaware Greenways?
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We hope everyone is finding time this summer to enjoy a
lazy drive on our scenic byways, exploring new towns or
soaking in the outdoors on our state's miles of trails.
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