WILMAPCO, DelDOT, and New Castle County Department of Land Use held a Virtual Public Workshop to help plan for the future of the Churchman's Crossing area on June 23, 2021. During the workshop, the project team presented an analysis of initial project recommendations. A recording of the workshop is now available on the project website, along with the project evaluation matrix. You are invited to continue the conversation by sharing your ideas via an online comment form: https://forms.gle/Kb4dZkysh2hqEjwL8.

Comments are requested by Friday, July 16.

Share your ideas and stay for the music! Join us in the City of New Castle on July 28 (raindate August 4) between 6 – 8 p.m. at Battery Park near Delaware Street. We will be sharing information about the City of New Castle Transportation Plan and seeking community feedback. In addition, New Castle’s summer concert series will be going on. Learn more about the concert series at www.historicnewcastle.com/summer-concerts. Learn more about the Transportation Plan at www.wilmapco.org/cityofnewcastle.

Building on the walking and biking recommendations of the Route 9 Corridor Master Plan, the Route 9 Paths Plan proposes a network of walking and biking paths for the Route 9 corridor, between the City of Wilmington and the City of New Castle. The plan’s recommendations were developed after a year of data analysis and public outreach. The majority of the path network could be implemented within 10 years, including short-term recommendations that could make an immediate impact to better connect neighborhoods, improve safety and public health, and increase access to opportunities.

WILMAPCO's quarterly printed newsletter, Transporter, is going digital. The Transporter provides details on WILMAPCO's most recent plans, studies, and events. To view previous newsletters or subscribe, please visit www.wilmapco.org/news/.

A printed copy of the newsletter will still be mailed to those requesting it. To request a printed newsletter, please email Dawn Voss at dvoss@wilmapco.org.

New Castle County Department of Land Use invites you to join the NCC@2050 Summer Forum! Held on the evening of July 15, this event will help the County prioritize areas of growth, community services, infrastructure, economic development, housing, natural resources, cultural resources, and many other essential elements as New Castle County’s Comprehensive Plan is developed. 

What:        NCC@2050 Summer Forum

When:       July 15, 2021, 6pm – 8pm

Where:      Virtual/Online

Who:         You!

As reported in the Delaware News Journal, "Delaware has long been recognized as one of the most dangerous states for pedestrians, with more fatalities per capita than most others. The national average of bicycle deaths has hovered around 2.5 per 1 million people over the last 10 years, according to data from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. In Delaware, however, 10 of the 15 years between 2005 and 2019 saw deaths at a rate higher than the national average. The Delaware bicycle deaths in 2019 were not in high-density urban areas like Wilmington, Newark, and Dover. They occurred along suburban roadways and on the always-dangerous Coastal Highway, where speed limits for vehicles are higher and bicyclists have less protection."

As reported by the Washington Post. "Scientists from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have said the steady accumulation of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has reached the highest levels since accurate measurements began 63 years ago, despite the pandemic. The new figures serve as a sober reminder that even as President Biden and other world leaders make unprecedented promises about curtailing greenhouse gas emissions, turning the tide of climate change will take even more massive efforts over a much longer period of time."