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Familiarity With WILMAPCO Over the Years
To view more public opinion survey results, please visit www.wilmapco.org/survey-results.
2050 Regional Transportation Plan to Be Updated
WILMAPCO is set to update the region’s long-range transportation plan. Known as the Regional Transportation Plan (RTP), it sets out the region’s policy goals, objectives, actions, and performance measures. The RTP also features a listing of all major transportation projects to be pursued. This update will be a refresh of the 2050 RTP adopted in 2019.
A pair of documents serve as the building blocks for the 2050 RTP’s 2023 update. A public opinion survey featured in this issue of the newsletter (see page 2) is the foundation for its public engagement. These survey policies are in line with public
sentiment. In addition, the Regional Progress Report, adopted in March, details which policy actions from the current RTP are on target and which are off course. Actions that are not making progress will be reexamined for potential adjustments.
Staff are coordinating with the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) and the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) to develop a draft transportation project list based on projected funding availability and known needs. Beginning in late summer, an air quality conformity analysis will begin to ensure these projects do not exceed transportation emissions budgets.
Also in late summer, staff will begin public outreach to area civic organizations, member agencies, and local governments. Then, during the fall, a draft RTP document will be developed. This document will be comment between January and March, with a public workshop in February. Based on public comments received, the draft RTP document presented to WILMAPCO’s Council for adoption in March 2023.
For more information about the RTP or to invite WILMAPCO to present at your group’s next meeting, please visit www.wilmapco.org/rtp.
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