Save the date for a DelDOT Virtual Public Workshop on Wednesday, September 15 from 4-6pm. This online event will feature DelDOT’s Draft Capital Transportation Program (CTP). The CTP provides information on various capital and maintenance projects, and estimated costs.

WILMAPCO, the City of New Castle and DelDOT invite your feedback during the second Virtual Public Workshop for the City of New Castle Transportation Plan being held on Monday, September 13 at 7 p.m. 

During this online event, you will have the opportunity to help shape potential recommendations for walking, bicycling, parking, driving, flooding, and freight that were developed, based on community feedback, during the first Public Workshop held this past February. Ideas will also be presented during an October, in-person event, with details to be announced soon. Please email Heather Dunigan with any questions at hdunigan@wilmapco.org.

A Walkable Community Workshop is an interactive community workshop designed to bring together key stakeholders such as citizens, land owners, elected officials, and professionals to focus on issues related to walkability. This is part of an effort to make our community more pedestrian friendly. To learn more visit www.wilmapco.org/walkable or contact Monique Chadband via email at monique@middletownmainstreet.org or at (302) 650-8010.

Annually, the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) meets with each County in the State of Maryland, along with Baltimore City, to share the Draft Consolidated Transportation Program between September 15th and November 15th. The meeting in Cecil County is scheduled for Friday, September 24, 10 a.m., at the County Administration Building, Elk Room, 200 Chesapeake Boulevard, Elkton, MD 21921. The MDOT Office of the Secretary and representatives from MDOT's business units will meet with Cecil County officials to discuss transportation investments. The meeting provides an opportunity for the public to learn about Cecil County's transportation priorities and upcoming MDOT projects.

The University of Delaware Institute of Public Administration (IPA) is holding several training opportunities in September, including: Understanding Bias Factors in Personnel Decisions on Septmeber 9, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) training on September 24, and an electric vehicle training for local governments on September 29 (information to be posted soon). Click below to register and learn more.

As reported by Delaware Public Media, "Elected officials and clean air advocates praised the $2.5 billion earmarked for new zero-emission buses and $2.5 billion for low-emission buses. Electric buses and other vehicles are also key to limiting climate change. Transportation contributes nearly a third of Delaware’s carbon emissions. President Biden recently announced a goal to make half of all new vehicles sold in 2030 zero-emissions vehicles

A clean commute is a trip that takes a single occupied vehicle trip off the road. As long as you aren’t driving by yourself in a car you qualify to earn free rewards from Delaware Commute Solutions (formerly RideShare Delaware). When you join Delaware Commute Solutions, you earn free member benefits and rewards for recording your clean commute trips, including:

The White House has announced, " The President has signed an Executive Order that sets an ambitious new target to make half of all new vehicles sold in 2030 zero-emissions vehicles, including battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric, or fuel cell electric vehicles. The Executive Order also kicks off development of long-term fuel efficiency and emissions standards to save consumers money, cut pollution, boost public health, advance environmental justice, and tackle the climate crisis.

In light of the Biden-Harris Administration goals of achieving a 50% reduction in net greehouse gas emission by 2050, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has launched the Sustainable Transit for a Healthy Planet Challenge. The challenge encourages transit agencies to develop climate action strategies with measurable goals to curb GHG emissions, supporting the Administration’s goal. On Earth Day 2022, FTA will showcase the impact of the challenge and transit agency success stories toward reducing their GHG emissions.

As published by NPR, "Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported that the concentration of carbon dioxide, one of the primary greenhouse gases, hit 412.5 parts per million in 2020. That's 2.5 parts per million higher than in 2019, and it's now the highest ever observed. Human emissions of greenhouse gases, primarily from burning fossil fuels, are the cause of global warming. Scientists have said emissions must fall dramatically this decade to avoid catastrophic warming."