Dover celebrates bike to work Day
Date Posted: Friday, May 15th, 2015Dover celebrates Bike to Work Day in Dover on Wednesday, May 13. While others were driving to work on the bright sunny morning, others rode up to tents set up in front of the Dover Public Library to recognize the event and listen to city and state officials talk about the work the city and the state has done toward making communities more bicycle friendly. Photos and video of event speakers are available on the MPO’s Facebook page.
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Dover’s Bike to Work Day set for Wednesday! Don’t Miss it!
Date Posted: Monday, May 11th, 2015Bike to Work Day in Dover will be held this Wednesday, May 13. For more information about both these events, visit http://www.cityofdover.com/Bicyclists-and-Pedestrians/ or call the Dover Parks and Recreation office at (302) 736-7051. In addition, a Ride of Silence will be held on May 20.
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MPO Council approves FY 2016-2019 TIP
Date Posted: Friday, May 8th, 2015CAMDEN — Council members for the Dover/Kent County Metropolitan Planning Organization on Wednesday unanimously approved the MPO’s FY 2016-2019 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The TIP represents the first three-to-four years of the MPO’s long-range Metropolitan Transportation Plan. Projects in the TIP are ones for which the Delaware Department of Transportation wants to secure federal funding. The TIP also serves as a budgetary guide for how much money will be spent on each project. The MPO held a public comment period for the TIP between March 30 and April 30. MPO Council member Drew Boyce said the unanimous MPO Council vote was an indication that “projects that are moving forward are consistent with the council’s vision for Kent County.” “Moving forward, a lot of big infrastructure projects are happening, which is great for Kent County,” Boyce said. “And we’re going to continue to support projects that move the county in the right direction with safety, mobility and as much as we can, this economic component.” MPO Chairman Brad Eaby said the MPO did its part on Wednesday in the planning process. “It was a constructive exercise that we went through last time,” Eaby said, referring to delays that the council went through last year before approving the FY 2015-2018 TIP. “But I think it made the process stronger in the long run, and made the parties work together even more cohesively in the future.” There are many projects in the FY 2016-2019 TIP, including ones that have been on the docket for some time. Some of those projects have already started, such as the West Dover Connector and the grade-separated intersection at Rt. 1 and Thompsonville Road, and are scheduled to continue in the just-approved TIP. “We are finally starting to see the result of all that hard work in the actual moving of dirt and laying concrete and getting these projects in the ground, because as long and hard as we work on them there’s really no public benefit until they’re done.” Some highlight projects in the FY 2016-2018 TIP include: • Continued construction of the West Dover Connector and the Route 1/Thompsonville Road grade-separated intersection • Start of construction for the improvements to Route 1/Little Heaven and the Route 1/South Frederica grade-separated intersections • Safety improvements along Glenwood Avenue in Smyrna • Construction of a roundabout at Route 10/Route 15 Design projects include: • U.S. 13 widening (from the Puncheon Run connector to Lochmeath Way) • Kenton Road (Route 8 to Walker Road) • Crawford Carroll Road extension • Loockerman Street/Forest Street improvements
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There’s still time to comment on the MPO’s draft FY 2016-2019 TIP
Date Posted: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015CAMDEN – There’s still time for the public to comment on the Dover/Kent County Metropolitan Planning Organization’s draft FY 2016-2019 Transportation Improvement Program, or TIP. The public comment period that started on March 30 will run through April 30. The TIP, which represents the first three-to-four years of the MPO’s long-range Metropolitan Transportation Plan, includes more than $150 million over the next four years of road, bridge, and transit expansion projects in Kent County. Projects in the TIP are ones for which the Delaware Department of Transportation wants to secure federal funding. The TIP also serves as a budgetary guide for how much money will be spent on each project. A copy of the draft TIP can be viewed as FY2016-2019 TIP FULL DRAFT 5-6-2015 V2 or by going to the homepage and clicking on the TIP under the Publications menu. To submit a comment, write to: kate.layton@doverkentmpo.org, or call 302-387-6030.
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MPO, DART, DMV and AAA mid-Atlantic to participate at this year’s 55+ Expo
Date Posted: Wednesday, April 15th, 2015Visit Dover Downs on Wednesday, April 29 for the annual 55-Plus Expo. The Dover/Kent County MPO is a sponsor, along with DART, DMV and AAA mid-Atlantic. We’ll have information about transportation projects, bus information, and more. Visit the Central Delaware Chamber of Commerce’s website for more information about the event at info@cdcc.net.
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Look for the MPO at Milford’s Bug N’ Bud Festival April 25
Date Posted: Wednesday, April 15th, 2015Come to downtown Milford on Saturday, April 25! The Dover/Kent County MPO will have a booth at the city’s annual Bug N’ Bud Festival. We’ll have information about transportation projects, air quality and more. Plus, this is another opportunity to comment on the MPO’s FY2016-2019 Transportation Improvement Program while the comment period is still in place.
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Check out the MPO’s Video TIP Tour
Date Posted: Wednesday, April 15th, 2015Take a tour of projects listed in the MPO’s Transportation Improvement Program. Go to the homepage and hit the TIP Tour Video button to see a list of videos. Below are links to videos of some projects listed in the FY 2016-2019 TIP. Rt. 13 Widening: http://youtu.be/vPQ6nrzYQbg Loockerman and Forest Streets: http://youtu.be/In9GdQqp2js Rt. 8 and Saulsbury Road: http://youtu.be/gJFYD7jQuU8 Rt. 1 and Thompsonville Road: http://youtu.be/AxW_2fajm-M West Dover Connector: https://youtu.be/2eCD0SydGyU You also can see these on the MPO’s Facebook page.
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Public Advisory Committee to meet April 21
Date Posted: Monday, April 13th, 2015CAMDEN – The Dover/Kent County Metropolitan Planning Organization’s Public Advisory Committee will meet at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 21 at the Kent County Levy Court Administrative Complex. PAC members are set to discuss and vote upon its recommendation to the MPO Council for the MPO’s draft Transportation Improvement Program for fiscal years 2016 through 2019. This document is undergoing a public comment period through the end of April. PAC members also are set to vote upon two proposed amendments to the MPO’s FY 2015-2018 TIP. These amendments involve moving the right-of-way phase of the Rt. 1/Northeast Front Street grade-separated intersection project ahead of schedule from FY 2019 to FY 2016. Delaware’s Department of Transportation has money available to pay for right-of-way costs earlier than anticipated. The other proposed TIP change involves the Rt. 1/Little Heaven grade-separated intersection. According to DelDOT’s financial information, the project’s cost has risen to the point that a MPO TIP amendment is necessary. This meeting, which is open to the public, will be in Room 220 of the Levy Court Administrative Complex, located at 555 Bay Road in Dover. For more information, call the MPO at (302) 387-6030 or (302) 387-6026.
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MPO public comment period for draft FY 2016-2019 TIP running now through April 30
Date Posted: Thursday, March 26th, 2015CAMDEN – The Dover/Kent County Metropolitan Planning Organization’s draft FY 2016-2019 Transportation Improvement Program includes more than $150 million over the next four years of road, bridge, and transit expansion projects in Kent County. The MPO would like the public’s opinion on its draft TIP and the projects within it, and has set a public comment period to run from March 30 through April 30. The TIP represents the first three-to-four years of the MPO’s long-range Metropolitan Transportation Plan. Projects in the TIP are ones for which the Delaware Department of Transportation wants to secure federal funding. The TIP also serves as a budgetary guide for how much money will be spent on each project. A copy of the draft TIP can be viewed as FY2016-2019 TIP FULL DRAFT 5-6-2015 V2 or by going to the homepage and clicking on the TIP under the Publications menu. To submit a comment, write to: kate.layton@doverkentmpo.org, or call 302-387-6030. TIP 2016-2019 Public Comment Period Press Release
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MPO public comment period for spending plan in place from March 30 to April 30
Date Posted: Thursday, March 26th, 2015CAMDEN – The Dover/Kent County Metropolitan Planning Organization has opened a public comment period for its draft annual spending plan, known as the Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP), for FY 2016. The comment period started March 30 and will run through April 30. This spending plan, which becomes effective July 1, is approximately $500,000. Part of the funds are marked for several planning studies and programs that coordinate transportation and land use in central Delaware. Through the UPWP, the MPO will continue assisting municipalities with their comprehensive plan development. In addition, the MPO will continue to assist the city of Dover’s enhancement of its downtown development district by conducting land use and transportation planning studies. The Dover/Kent County MPO is federally required to have a written work program in accordance with the federal transportation bill, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21). MAP-21 authorizes federal surface transportation programs for highways, highway safety and transit. The MPO’s policy-making body, the MPO Council, is scheduled to vote on the UPWP at its May 6 meeting. The council will meet at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, May 6 in the council chambers of Camden Town Hall. If approved, the budget goes to the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Transit Administration and the Delaware Department of Transportation for review and approval. A copy of the UPWP is available here, or by going to the MPO’s homepage and clicking on the UPWP on the Programs menu. The public may request a copy or comment on the draft UPWP by calling the office at (302) 387-6026 or (302) 387-6030, or via e-mail by writing to kate.layton@doverkentmpo.org or doverkentmpo@gmail.com.
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