WILMAPCO and the Delaware Transit Corporation

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WILMAPCO and the Delaware Transit Corporation

• AMPO Transit Development Task Force

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The WILMAPCO Region
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Background

• 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

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How we work together

• WILMAPCO committees
• Long-range planning
• Project planning

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Partners 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
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Partners in long-range planning
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Partners 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
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Partners 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

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Partners 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

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Partners 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

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Partners 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

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Partners 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

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Challenges

• 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

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Questions and Comments

• Heather Dunigan
• www.wilmapco.org
• 302/737-6205

Stephen Kingsberry www.dartfirststate.org 302/577
-3278