University of Delaware releases bikeability assessment tool
Date Posted: Tuesday, March 1st, 2016The University of Delaware’s Institute for Public Administration has just published a Low-Stress Bikeability Assessment Tool that can be downloaded, or found within a new section of IPA’s online Delaware Complete Communities Planning Toolbox. Please click on the link below: Planning for Complete Communities in Delaware
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MPO Public Advisory Committee meeting set for Feb. 23
Date Posted: Friday, February 12th, 2016MPO’s Public Advisory Committee meets in February CAMDEN — Join the Dover/Kent County Metropolitan Planning Organization’s Public Advisory Committee when it meets at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 23 in Room 221 of the Kent County Levy Court Administrative Complex at 555 Bay Road in Dover. In its first meeting of the year, the PAC will discuss the MPO’s upcoming long-range plan, which looks at transportation plans and projects from fiscal years 2017 to 2040. MPO staff also is set to give a presentation regarding its Capital Gateway Study for downtown Dover, as well as the MPO’s Environmental Justice policy. PAC members are scheduled to discuss the MPO’s proposed FY2017 spending plan, or Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP), as well as examine and possibly vote on updates to the MPO’s Public Participation Plan. The PAC is comprised of community volunteers who are appointed to the group. The group ensures that the MPO receives input from the public regarding all transportation plans, programs and policies that the MPO Council adopts. PAC members come from diverse backgrounds who are interested in planning and transportation. This meeting is open to the public, which is encouraged to attend. For more information, call the MPO at 387-6026 or 387-6030. The MPO also is on Facebook and Twitter. Item 3 agenda February 2016
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Read the latest edition of Journeys, the MPO newsletter
Date Posted: Thursday, January 28th, 2016The Winter 2015/16 edition of the Dover/Kent County MPO’s newsletter is now available. Click here to view the document
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National Weather Service has issued blizzard watch
Date Posted: Thursday, January 21st, 2016From the National Weather Service … KENT-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…DOVER…JACKSON…MILLVILLE… HAMMONTON…WHARTON STATE FOREST 1037 AM EST THU JAN 21 2016 …BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS…SOUTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY AND CENTRAL DELAWARE. * HAZARD TYPES…POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW…STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…6 TO 14 INCHES POSSIBLE… WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS MAINLY INLAND FROM THE ATLANTIC COAST. SOME SLEET SHOULD MIX IN ALONG WITH SOME RAIN CLOSER TO THE COAST SATURDAY… WHICH WOULD CUT DOWN THE SNOW ACCUMULATION. * TIMING…SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH FRIDAY EVENING… PRIMARILY AFTER THE EVENING COMMUTE… THEN CONTINUE TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE ON SATURDAY. * WINDS…NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH…WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS CLOSER TO THE COAST. * VISIBILITIES…ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES…IN THE LOWER 30S. * IMPACTS…THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS COULD PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SNOW MAY BE DRY AND FLUFFY AT THE START… BUT WILL BECOME WETTER AND HEAVIER AS THE EVENT UNFOLDS. SHOVELING MAY BE PROBLEMATIC FOR THOSE WITH PHYSICAL AILMENTS. SNOW MAY CLING TO WIRES AND TREES WHICH COULD CAUSE NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES. ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO INCREASING SNOW ACCUMULATION DURING THE EVENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS.
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MPO office will be closed Monday, Jan. 18
Date Posted: Monday, January 11th, 2016The Dover/Kent County MPO office will be closed on Monday, Jan. 18 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The office will re-open on Tuesday, Jan. 19.
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Delmarva Goods Summit Dec. 15
Date Posted: Wednesday, December 2nd, 2015The Delmarva Goods Movement Task Force winter meeting will be held on from 9 a.m to noon on Tuesday, Dec. 15 at the Duncan Center, 500 Loockerman St., Dover, Del. This taskforce is comprised of area DOTs, economic development groups, private sector representatives, county officials, ports, and members of the public. It is charged with overseeing and helping implement future actions and policy recommendations that result from the WILMAPCO Freight and Goods Movement Analysis. The meeting is open to all trucking, railroad, port, airport, shipper, freight logistics, economic development, and community representatives. To register, please visit www.wilmapco.org/delmarva .
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APA of Delaware Annual Meeting, Dec. 8
Date Posted: Tuesday, December 1st, 2015The Delaware Chapter of the American Planning Assocation (APA) will hold its annual meeting on Dec. 8 from 5 to 7 p.m. The meeting will be held at Frazier’s restaurant, 9 E. Loockerman Street, in Dover, Del. Speakers will include Sarah M. Pragg, policy specialist for the University of Delaware’s Institute for Public Administration, who will discuss the Delaware Complete Communities Planning Toolbox; and Lewis D. Schiliro, J.D., former secretary for the Department of Safety and Homeland Security. He will discuss planning for large events. The meeting will include dinner and a year-end summary. For more information, please visit http://delawareapa.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ed4dc2de1b5d47944ab963bbb&id=6f9cc54353&e=f15f837ab1.
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Dec. 17 Public Advisory Committee Meeting Cancelled
Date Posted: Tuesday, December 1st, 2015The Dover/Kent County MPO’s Public Advisory Committee meeting scheduled for 6 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 17 has been cancelled. The next regular meeting will be at 6 p.m. on Feb. 23.
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December Technical Advisory Committee Meeting Cancelled
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University of Delaware Planning ADA Accessibility Workshop
Date Posted: Friday, November 20th, 2015The University of Delaware’s IPA will conduct a workshop entitled, “Walk this Way! Creating ADA-Accessible Communities with Walk Appeal” on Friday morning, Dec. 4, 2015 at the Dover Public Library. Register now for the upcoming training course, Planning 202, which takes place on December 4, in Dover, Del. View this email in your browser Register Now! Planning 202: Walk this Way! Creating ADA-Accessible Communities with Walk Appeal Dear Delaware Local Government Leader, Register now for the new training course Walk this Way! Creating ADA-Accessible Communities with Walk Appeal (“Planning 202”). Planning 202 highlights the benefits and barriers to walkable communities and presents IPA’s Walkability Assessment Tool for evaluating your community’s pedestrian friendliness. DelDOT’s ADA Coordinator John McNeal will explain why ADA matters. Matt Carter will provide an overview of the ADA Title II requirements and the legal implications of failing to design, construct, or maintain pedestrian facilities for accessibility. Weather permitting, participants will go outside to evaluate the walkability and ADA accessibility of nearby pedestrian facilities in downtown Dover. Course Details Friday, December 4, 2015 Dover Public Library Meeting Room A (First Floor) 35 Loockerman Plaza, Dover, DE 19901 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Cost: $25 View the course flyer here. This session qualifies for certificate credit in the Academy for Excellence in Local Government Leadership, and the Delaware Planning Education Program. Register online today, visit https://commerce.cashnet.com/UDELIPLG. Institute for Public Administration • School of Public Policy & Administration serving the public good, shaping tomorrow’s leaders 180 Graham Hall • University of Delaware • Newark, DE 19716-7380 phone: 302-831-8971 • e-mail: ipa@udel.edu • fax: 302-831-3488 www.ipa.udel.edu You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list
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