WILMAPCO Transporter - Fall 2021
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Fall 2021
Quarterly newsletter of the Wilmington Area Planning Council TRANSPORTER
New Fiscal Year Brings New Projects,
Committees for WILMAPCO
WILMAPCO has kicked off the
of new studies, plans, and committees, including a new Transportation Justice Public Transit Analysis.
route transit improvements in Black and impoverished neighborhoods. It WILMAPCO’s 2019 Transportation Justice Plan as food deserts and bus connectivity to destinations. These missing connections greatly transportation expenses and lessen access to healthy foods. To learn more, visit www.wilmapco.org/tj.
Another project kicking off is the I-95 Cap Feasibility Study. Nationwide, many cities are creating caps over highways and utilizing this found space for parks and recreational purposes. WILMAPCO will work in partnership with the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) and the City of Wilmington to explore creating a “cap” over the sections of I-95 in Wilmington. Learn more at www. wilmapco.org/i95cap or on page 2 of this newsletter.
Several of WILMAPCO’s recently completed studies have also moved into the implementation and
monitoring phases, including:
• North Claymont Area Master Plan Monitoring Committee – WILMAPCO will work with the partners and the community to facilitate planning for the development of a mixed- use and walkable transit hub, promote completion of the East Coast Greenway, assist with planning transit service changes, and work toward completion of other Master Plan recommendations as this area develops.
• Route 9 Data Trends Report – This project will track changing transportation and land use along Route 9, between the cities of Wilmington and New Castle, to support the implementation efforts of the existing Route 9 Corridor Monitoring Committee.
• US 202 20-Year Land Use and Transportation Plan Monitoring Committee – This new committee will examine changes to Concord Pike, between the city of Wilmington and the DE/PA State Line, to support implementation efforts of the recently adopted Concord Pike Corridor Master Plan.
• Southern New Castle County Master Plan Monitoring – This project will examine the changing transportation and land use patterns in Southern New Castle County, including average daily
Claymont Area Master Plan rendering
level of service, crashes, bus ridership and service changes, to support the recommendations of the Southern New Castle County Master Plan Transportation Element.
Several other new Monitoring Committees will also begin this year, including the Churchman’s Crossing Plan Update, Governor Printz Boulevard Corridor Study, and Newport Transportation Plan Monitoring Committees.
For more information or to join a WILMAPCO committee, please email rnovakoff@wilmapco.org.
