MPO, DART, DMV and AAA mid-Atlantic to participate at this year’s 55+ Expo
Visit 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.
Look for the MPO at Milford’s Bug N’ Bud Festival April 25
Come 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.
Check out the MPO’s Video TIP Tour
Take 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.
Public Advisory Committee to meet April 21
CAMDEN – 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.
MPO public comment period for draft FY 2016-2019 TIP running now through April 30
CAMDEN – 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
MPO public comment period for spending plan in place from March 30 to April 30
CAMDEN – 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.
MPO Technical Advisory Committee to meet April 8
MPO Technical Advisory Committee
to discuss short-range plan and projects
CAMDEN — Two Transportation Improvement Program items are on the docket at the next Technical Advisory Committee meeting for the Dover/Kent County Metropolitan Planning Organization. The meeting is set for 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 8 in the council chambers of Camden Town Hall.
TAC members are set to vote on two proposed amendments to the MPO’s existing FY 2015-2018 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) as well as discuss and vote on the draft TIP for fiscal years 2016 through 2019.
One of the proposed changes to the existing TIP involves moving the fight-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.
Members of the Woods Haven Civic Association also are set to give a presentation about the proposed Northeast Front Street project, as the association members are in favor of DelDOT moving up the project’s timeline.
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.
TAC members are additionally set to vote at the meeting on the MPO’s draft FY 2016 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP), or annual spending plan.
This meeting is open to the public, which is encouraged to attend. Camden Town Hall is located at 1783 Friends Way in Camden, off of Voshell Mill Road and near U.S. 13. For more information, call the MPO at (302) 387-6030 or (302) 387-6026.
Check out the latest MPO newsletter
The recent edition of the Dover/Kent County Metropolitan Planning Organization’s newsletter, Journeys is now available. Click here to view, or go to the Publications menu on this site’s home page.
If you would like to receive Journeys via e-mail, please contact MPO Outreach Manager Kate Layton at kate.layton@doverkentmpo.org.
Walkability Assessment Tools
The University of Delaware has a wealth of resources in planning walkable and livable communities. For more information, visit the following sites:
Delaware Complete Communities Planning Toolbox: http://completecommunitiesde.org/
Walkability Assessment Tool on Toolkit for a Healthy Delaware: http://www.ipa.udel.edu/healthyDEtoolkit/walkability/index.html
Walkability Assessment Tool publication: http://www.ipa.udel.edu/healthyDEtoolkit/walkability/index.html
Save the Date: Dover Bike to Work Day coming in May
Have no fear, Spring is nearly here.
Spring in Dover is a great time of year to get outside and enjoy the weather and nature. May is also National Bicycle Month.
On May 13, Dover will hold its annual Bike to Work Day on Wednesday, May 13.
In addition, a Ride of Silence will be held on May 20.
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
