Regional Bicycle Plan for 2030

A variety of issues including increasing roadway congestion, deteriorating air quality and increasing rates of obesity have made an automobile-centric transportation system an unsustainable solution to moving people and goods around the Dover/Kent County MPO region. By increasing the use of other transportation modes (i.e. walking and public transit), issues such as congestion, air quality, and poor health can be mitigated. Promoting the use of bicycles is an integral part of creating a truly multi-modal transportation system in the MPO region. A bicycle friendly community achieves a myriad of benefits, including creating safer streets, promoting a healthier environment, promoting active living and improving the quality of life or livability of the area.

The purpose of the Dover/Kent County Metropolitan Planning Organization’s Regional Bicycle Plan is to provide a plan for improving bicyclists’ safety and access to local facilities and services. It is intended to help increase the number of trips made by bicycle and reduce automobile use. The Regional Bicycle Plan is designed to coordinate with existing local bicycle plans throughout the region.

A copy of the plan is available by clicking on this  link.

If you are not able to print the plan and would like to receive a hard copy, please call Catherine Samardza at (302) 387-6025.

This plan will be before the MPO Council and committees on the following dates.  These meetings are open to the public and anyone with questions or concerns is welcome to attend.

Technical Advisory Committee – August 10, 2011, 10:00 AM, Camden Town Hall

Public Advisory Committee – August 23, 2011, 7:00 PM, DSU Farm, Smyrna-Clayton Rd.

MPO Council – September 7, 2011, 3:00 PM, Camden Town Hall

Comments may also be submitted in writing and should be sent to Dover/Kent County MPO Regional Bicycle Plan, PO Box 383, Dover, DE 19903 or kate.laytong@doverkentmpo.org.  Any group who like an MPO representative to attend a meeting of your to discuss the  bike plan should call the MPO office at (302) 387-6025.

All comments need to be sent to the MPO office by August 22.