MPO opens comment period on updated FY 2015-18 TIP
Date Posted: Wednesday, July 23rd, 20142015-2018 TIP FULL DRAFT 9-3-2014 Dover/Kent County MPO opens public comment period for an updated FY 2015-2018 Transportation Improvement Program CAMDEN – Earlier this year, the Dover/Kent County MPO held a public comment period for its draft FY 2015-18 Transportation Improvement Program, or TIP. Since then, the Delaware Department of Transportation, which builds many of the state’s roads, saw some budgetary and project prioritization changes. These changes impacted some transportation project timelines, which therefore also impacted the MPO’s TIP. There are still a number of road projects on the horizon within Kent County. Due to the changes, the MPO has revised its draft TIP for FY 2015-18 to reflect the budgetary and prioritization changes. This also means the MPO is issuing a new 30-day public comment period for the revised TIP that will start July 23 and end Aug. 22. The TIP represents the first few 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. Some project highlights of the proposed TIP include: • Design for the widening of U.S. 13 from two lanes to three lanes on both sides of the divided highway. The widening would occur between the Puncheon Run Connector in Dover and Walnut Shade Road in Woodside. • The construction of the West Dover Connector. • Grade-separated intersections along, Rt. 1 and Thompsonville Road (with construction scheduled for FY 15), Rt. 1 in Little Heaven (with construction scheduled for FY 16) and Rt. 1 in South Frederica (with construction scheduled for FY 17). • Several safety projects, such as improvements at Glenwood Avenue in Smyrna. • A roundabout at the Route 10/15 intersection west of Camden. • Bridge rehabilitation projects throughout the county. • The TIP includes additional transit vehicle purchases and replacements.
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City of Dover to host open house for Mallard Pond
Date Posted: Friday, July 18th, 2014Calling all City of Dover residents living in the Brandywine Court Condos, Fox Hall West Addition, Mallard Pond, and Heatherfield East Areas The City of Dover is hosting a public open house to share in the future of Mallard Pond Park. Public Workshop Details: Tuesday, July 29, 2014 6:30 – 8:30 pm Mallard Pond Park (rain location: John W. Pitts Recreation Center) For more information, please call Carolyn Courtney with the City of Dover Parks & Recreation department by dialing (302) 736‐7050. TREE2.BMFWould you like to see playground equipment? Would you like to see park benches? How about a connected pathway trail system? This is a chance to come out with your family and share your opinions on what Dover should do in Mallard Pond Park. Join the City of Dover in the Mallard Pond Park area on Tuesday, July 29th anytime between 6:30 pm ‐ 8:30 pm. Children are encouraged to attend as the city wants their vision of what a playground area should look like! Light refreshments will be served. (In case of inclement weather, the open house will be held at the John W. Pitts Recreation Center.) The Dover/Kent County Metropolitan Planning Organization will also be on site to share our plans for a pathway trail system for this park and around the greater Dover area. Who should attend? Residents of neighborhoods surrounding the park. Residents, this is your chance to have an impact on how your neighborhood park evolves! For more information, please call Carolyn Courtney with the City of Dover Parks & Recreation department by dialing (302) 736‐7050.
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Office Closed Independence Day
Date Posted: Thursday, July 3rd, 2014The Dover/Kent County MPO office will be closed on Friday, July 4 in observance of the Independence Day holiday. The staff at the Dover/Kent County MPO wishes everyone a safe and happy holiday and weekend!
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Ozone Season Tips Video
Date Posted: Monday, June 30th, 2014https://doverkentmpo.delaware.gov/2014/06/30/ozone-season-video-2/
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Bicycle and Pedestrian Survey
Date Posted: Monday, June 30th, 2014This is a survey to find out biking and walking habits within Dover. Click this link to get started: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QRHGYH3 Thanks!
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Ozone Season video
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What’s the MPO?
Date Posted: Monday, June 30th, 2014The Dover/Kent County MPO is the federally-designated agency responsible for coordinating transportation planning and programming in Kent County, Delaware, including all of Milford and Smyrna. Plans and programs adopted by the MPO outline how federal transportation funds will be spent and must comply with federal laws governing clean air and transportation.
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Public Workshop: Dover Bicycle and Pedestrian plan
Date Posted: Thursday, June 12th, 2014Dover can be the most bikeable and walkable city in Delaware with your help. By attending a June 26 workshop on the Dover bicycle and pedestrian plans, you can give your input regarding priorities for better bike and walking areas, and filling in gaps. The workshop will be held from 4-7 p.m. on Thursday, June 26 at the Dover Public Library on Loockerman Street in Dover.
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MPO launches comment period on TIP amendments
Date Posted: Friday, June 6th, 201405 07 14 CTP FY 14 Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Dover Kent County 05 07 14 CTP FY 14 On the Job Training Supportive Services Dover Kent County 05 30 14 CTP FY 14 Section 154 Penalty Transfer (Sanction) Program Dover Kent County The Dover/Kent County Metropolitan Planning Organization is looking for public input on proposed changes to its Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for fiscal years 2014-2017. Changes to the TIP warrant a minimum 30-day public review and comment period, which will run from June 8 to July 8. There are three proposed amendments up for review for this TIP. One has to do with disadvantaged business enterprise, another with on-the-job training and support services, and the third refers to the penalty transfer, or sanction, program. The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise amendment refers to a program, which ensures that minority and female owned small businesses have the opportunity to participate in Delaware Department of Transportation projects. The Federal Highway Administration monitors DelDOT’s compliance with federal regulations regarding making opportunities (including training) available to small businesses. As a recipient of federal funds, DelDOT is required to comply with FHWA’s regulations regarding DBE businesses. The program represents $684,660 in the FY 2014-2017 TIP. The second proposed amendment would establish a DelDOT on-the-job training supportive service program, which federal law requires. This program would provide training to improve the employment and upward mobility of minorities and females in the transportation industry. This program represents $321,511 in the FY 2014-2017 TIP. In a penalty transfer, or sanction, program, which is the third proposed TIP amendment, money is used to implement safety improvements that are consistent with the goals and objectives of the Delaware Strategic Highway Safety Plan. Projects include, but are not limited to traffic control device installations and upgrades, installation of median cable barrier, installation and upgrade of guardrail, high friction surface treatments, rumble strip installation and recessed pavement marker installation. In addition, funds are eligible to cover labor costs related to temporary traffic control for DUI checkpoints and for equipment purchases related to the improvement of safety data capabilities. This program represents a little more than $9 million in the FY 2014-2017 TIP. What justifies this project are annual federal transportation funds given to the state, and sanctioned by the Federal Highway Administration because Delaware’s open (alcohol) container laws are not compliant with federal requirements. The funds that are sanctioned from Delaware’s overall apportionment are transferred to Delaware’s Highway Safety Improvement Program (65 percent) and to the Office of Highway Safety (35 percent).
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Data and Demographics committee to meet June 3
Date Posted: Tuesday, May 20th, 2014The Dover/Kent County Metropolitan Planning Organization’s Data and Demographics subcommittee is set to meet at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 3, in the first floor planning conference room of the Kent County Administrative Complex, 555 Bay Road, Dover, DE. The group is scheduled to discuss functional classifications of Kent County roads, as well as 2013 employment projections in Kent County. The group also is set to vote whether or not to approve a 2013 Population Summary, based on October 2013 Delaware Public Consortium control totals. The Data and Demographics Subcommittee is a subset of the Dover/Kent County MPO’s Technical Advisory Committee. Membership is comprised of representatives from Kent County and municipalities within central Delaware, supported by MPO staff. The subcommittee’s mission is to deal with population and employment distribution, as well as collection and organization of other data that the MPO and its members might need. This meeting is open to the public. Further information is available by calling (302) 387-6026 or (302) 387-6030. 2013 Population Projections V1 5-14-2014 2013 HOUSEHOLD Projections V1 5-14-2014 Functional Classification Map Review 1-2-2014 MPO Functional Classification Map Review with DelDOT repsonses Methodology-2014
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