Title: WILMAPCO and the Delaware Transit Corporation
1WILMAPCO and the Delaware Transit Corporation
- AMPO Transit Development Task Force
2The WILMAPCO Region
3Background
- 1996 2020 MTP adopted
- Called for 10 mode shift from SOV to other
modes, with transit share to increase from 2 to
6 - This focus on transit necessitated building
strong partnership - 1997 Transit Service Needs Study
- Action plan to achieve mode shift goal
4How we work together
- WILMAPCO committees
- Long-range planning
- Project planning
5Partners in WILMAPCO
Ray MillerDTC Executive Director WILMAPCO
Chair
Cathy Dennis (left)DTC Planner WILMAPCO TAC
member
David Dooley (right)DTC Planner WILMAPCO PAC
and Nonmotorized member
6Partners in long-range planning
7Partners in addressing congestion
- Work together to develop CMS
- Transit volume to capacity ratio one of four
performance measures - Top-down approach puts transit solutions ahead
of roadway solutions
Transit LOS for DTC Fixed Routes
8Partners in the TIP
TIP Funding by Mode
- TIP projects can be submitted by member agencies
or public - Scoring criteria gives extra credit for transit
supportive projects - DTC participates in project prioritization
9Partners in project planning
- Wilmington Trolley New Starts Application
- WILMAPCO was project manager
- Public/private partnership
- DTC/DelDOT
- City of Wilmington
- WILMAPCO
- Wilmington Renaissance Corporation
- Riverfront Development Corporation
10Partners in project planning
- Regional Monorail Exploratory Study
- WILMAPCO was project manager
- Partnership with
- DTC/DelDOT
- New Castle County
- City of Wilmington
- Elected Officials
- Explored feasibility of future monorail and
identified potential of transit oriented land use
on projected ridership
11Partners in project planning
- AstraZenica Blue Ball Plan
- Managed by DelDOT
- Partnership with
- DTC
- WILMAPCO
- TMA
- AstraZenica
- New Castle County
- Resulted in AstraZenica meeting requirement to
get 15 of its 4,000 employees to carpool,
telecommute or commute to work during off-peak
hours
12Partners across state lines
- Track A Rail Study
- Funded by WILMAPCO
- Managed by Cecil County, MD
- DTC is active participant
- Route 65 Bus
- Operated by DTC
- Connects Delaware and Maryland
- Cecil County Transit Study
- Managed by MDOT
- DTC and WILMAPCO active participants
13Challenges
- Maintaining and improving strong working
relationship - Improving connection between land use and transit
- Dealing with limited transit funding and growing
demands - Meeting the needs of our changing population
14Questions and Comments
- Heather Dunigan
- www.wilmapco.org
- 302/737-6205
Stephen Kingsberry www.dartfirststate.org 302/577
-3278