Date: February 13, 2004
Contact: Ava M. Perrine
Public Affairs Officer
aperrine@mail.dot.state.de.us

Date: January 3, 2004
Contact: Ava M. Perrine
Public Affairs Officer
aperrine@mail.dot.state.de.us

Date: December 29, 2003
Contact: Ava M. Perrine
Public Affairs Officer
aperrine@mail.dot.state.de.us

MPO TAC Meets

For Immediate Release

Date: October 23, 2003
Contact: Ava M. Perrine
Public Affairs Officer
aperrine@mail.dot.state.de.us

Dover (DE)--- Projects proposed for funding in the fiscal year 2005 Transportation Improvement Program of the Dover/Kent County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) will be discussed Wednesday, November 5, 2003. The meeting is scheduled from 3:00 to 5:00 PM at the MPO’s offices, Suite 210, of the Blue Hen Corporate Center—Route 113 Dover. All MPO meetings are open to the public. Call (302) 760-2712 for more information.

Date: October 9, 2003
Contact: Ava M. Perrine
Public Affairs Officer
aperrine@mail.dot.state.de.us

Date: August 5, 2003
Contact: Ava M. Perrine
Public Affairs Officer
aperrine@mail.dot.state.de.us

Dover (DE)—A windfall of more than $300-million added to Delaware’s transportation coffers could benefit the Dover/Kent County MPO’s (Metropolitan Planning Organization) proposed fiscal year2004 - 2006 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The TIP, as the list of transportation projects alreadyscheduled for construction, or that are being planned, reflects Kent County’s portion of the statewide Capital Transportation Program (CTP). The CTP is the list of all transportation projects for the entire state.

The TIP is available for review and comments on the MPO’s website, www.doverkentmpo.org or requests for mailed copies of the list can be directed to the MPO’s office at (302) 760-2713.

This following list reflects proposed amendments for the MPO’s FY 2004 - 2006 TIP. DelDOT Planning has reviewed the six-year project listing and has found the program does not exceed air quality conformity limits.

  Kent County
         . South Governor's Avenue: The construction estimate increased by $7,590,000 with construction scheduled in FY 2004.
         . SR 1. Frederica Interchange: The construction was advanced from FY 2010 to FY 2006 and the estimate for construction is $5,800,000.
          . SR 1. Little Heaven Interchange: The construction was advanced from FY 2010 to FY
              2006 and the estimate for construction is $15,800,000.
          . SR300 from School Lane to US 13. Smyrna: Additional funding ($4,500,000) was added
              in FY 2004 for improvements in the Wal-Mart Distribution Center area. The Traffic Impact Study (TIS) completed for the area indicated the need for pedestrian and intersection improvements.
         . Harrington Truck. Route: The construction for the Harrington Truck Route estimate increased by $200,000.
         . Loockerman Street and Forest Street Transportation Enhancements. Dover: The construction estimate increased by $25,000.
         . BR 2-050B onSR 8 over Tappahanna Ditch and BR 2-113B and BR 2-113C on Cattail Branch Road: These two bridges in Kent County were identified as separate projects within the Bridge Management Program.

. Camden Wyoming Avenue and Southern Boulevard: This project was transferred to the Transportation Enhancements program.
Statewide
      . Bridge Projects: The funding page is used to fund bridge projects as they are specifically identified from the Bridge Management Program. Although the overall statewide program does show a funding difference, the identified bridge projects are in the individual county sections. The overall net difference between the statewide program in the FY 2004 - 2009 Proposed CTP and the Final CTP is zero.
      . Bicycle and Pedestrian Program (previously Multi-modal Improvements): The funding has increased over the six-year period by $6,906,800 to identify and implement additional multi-modal projects throughout the state.
     . Statewide Paving Program: This program was increased in FY 2004 by $1,000,000 to identify additional needs for resurfacing from the harsh winter of2002-2003.
      . Statewide Safety Improvements Program: The various segments of this program have new been identified separately. The six-year funding amount was reduced to fund a specific project in New Castle County.
     . Statewide Traffic Calming Program: This general program was reduced to fund a specific project in New Castle County.
      . Transportation Enhancement Program: This program has increased by $25,000,000 to successfully implement the recent changes in the program.
      . Statewide Rail Preservation Program: This program was reduced in FY 2004 for a New Castle County project that was funded with discretionary funds in FY 2003.

*Available upon request is a detailed listing of the identified changes along with the updated project scope/descriptions and justifications that are included in the final FY 2004 - 2009 CTP.

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For Immediate Release

Date: July 31, 2003
Contact: Ava M. Perrine
Public Affairs Officer
aperrine@mail.dot.state.de.us

Pedals for Progress—New Deals for Old Wheels!

Dover (DE)— Mark Saturday, September 13, 2003 13^th from 10:00 AM to 1:00 P.M. on your calendar, because Pedals for Progress is coming to Delaware for a very unique event -- a used bicycle collection —statewide. The public is being asked to bring a bicycle and $10 to help defray the cost of shipping the bicycles overseas.

Sponsors of the event are: the Dover/Kent County MPO, Delaware Department of Transportation, State Farm Insurance, City of Dover, Delaware Safe Kids Coalition, Office of Highway Safety, Rehoboth Outlets, Bikeline, WILMAPCO, Delaware Solid Waste Authority, and the Delaware Bicycle Council.

In partnership with businesses, service organizations, religious institutions, government agencies and schools, Pedals for Progress, a 501 ( c) (3) corporation and registered charity, gathers used bikes and ships them worldwide. So far, in 10 years, more than 62,000 bikes have been collected and shipped. Many Americans have used bikes gathering dust in garages, backyards, basements, etc. These rusted hulks have little re-sale value and clutter precious landfills, while millions of people in developing countries in Latin America, Africa, and the Pacific Islands have no transportation other than their own foot power.

New Castle County--Bike Line, 212 East Main Street (next to the Newark Shopping Center)

The bicycles will provide poor, working adults with reliable transportation to work, transporting produce to market, or accessing health care and other services. All cash and bicycle donations are fully tax deductible and a receipt will be given at the collection sites. Anyone with a bike in repairable condition is urged to donate it for this worthy cause. Pedals for Progress cannot accept "bikes for parts" or disassembled bikes. Call the MPO at (302) 760-2712 to learn more.

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Date: July 23, 2003
Contact: Ava M. Perrine
Public Affairs Officer
aperrine@mail.dot.state.de.us

For Immediate Release

Date: May 22, 2003
Contact: Ava M. Perrine
Public Affairs Officer
aperrine@mail.dot.state.de.us

Dover/Kent County MPO

Date: May 5, 2003
Contact: Ava M. Perrine
Public Affairs Officer
aperrine@mail.dot.state.de.us

Dover (DE)-The Dover/Kent County MPO (Metropolitan Planning Organization), Delaware Bicycle Council and the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT), are celebrating May as National Bicycle Month, on Wednesday, May 14, 2003 at the 13th annual Legislators Bike-to-Work Ride. The 56-mile (one way) ride began in May 1990, with State Representative Roger P. Roy leading bicycling enthusiasts from the Delcastle recreation area in New Castle, to the steps of Legislative Hall in Dover to attend the signing of the bill creating the Delaware Bicycle Council.

For Immediate Release

Date: April 9, 2003
Contact: Ava M. Perrine
Public Affairs Officer
aperrine@mail.dot.state.de.us

Dover (DE)--- The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) of the Dover/Kent County MPO (Metropolitan Planning Organization) will meet on Wednesday, April 9, 2003, from

9:15 to 11:30 AM. The meeting will be held at the MPO’s offices, Suite 210 of the Blue Hen

Corporate Center on Route 113, Dover. Open to the public. Call the MPO at (302) 760-2712

for more information.

Date: March 31, 2003
Contact: Ava M. Perrine
Public Affairs Officer
aperrine@mail.dot.state.de.us

MPO TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETS

Dover (DE)--- The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) of the Dover/Kent County MPO (Metropolitan Planning Organization) will meet on Wednesday, April 9, 2003, from 9:15 to 11:30 AM. The meeting will be held at the MPO’s offices, Suite 210 of the Blue Hen Corporate Center on Route 113, Dover. Open to the public. Call the MPO at (302) 760-2712 for more information.

Date: February 7, 2003
Contact: Ava M. Perrine
Public Affairs Officer
aperrine@mail.dot.state.de.us

WHO: The Public Advisory Committee (PAC) of the Dover/Kent County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO).

WHAT: A free bus tour of proposed Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) project locations in    Kent County. The TIP comprises projects for which federal transportation funds will be requested and are recommended for inclusion in the State’s Capital Transportation Program (CTP). Public involvement is an integral part of the process and the MPO is responsible for soliciting public input for its TIP.

MPO Executive Director, Juanita S. Wieczoreck will guide the tour and provide information about the proposed projects for the locations being visited. During the tour, the public will have the opportunity to ask questions and interact with the PAC and Staff.

WHEN: Saturday, February 22, 2003

8:30 AM (Sharp) to 12:00 PM

WHERE: The bathroom equipped motor coach will depart from, and return to the main front entrance of the Blue Hen Corporate Center, in Dover (Route 113 across from Value City).

***36 Seats are available on a first come, first served basis. Reservations are necessary. Please call the MPO at 760-2712 to reserve your seat.

Dover (DE)— The Public Advisory Committee (PAC) of the Dover/Kent County MPO (Metropolitan Planning Organization) will meet on Tuesday, February 25, 2003, from 7:00 to 9:00 PM. The meeting will be held in the Farmington Fire Hall on Route 13 South, four miles south of Harrington. Agenda items include presentations regarding Americans with Disabilities Act Bus Stop Inventory, the Delaware Department of Transportation’s Transportation Enhancement Program, and Bicycle Paths and Greenways. Discussion items include the MPO’s updated Public Participation Policy and the fiscal year 2004 Transportation Improvement Program. The meeting is open to the public. Call the MPO at (302) 760-2712 for more information.

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Date: December 27, 2002
Contact: Ava M. Perrine
Public Affairs Officer
aperrine@mail.dot.state.de.us

Dover (DE)--- Projects proposed for funding in the fiscal year 2004 Transportation Improvement Program of the Dover/Kent County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) will be discussed Wednesday, January 8, 2003. The meeting is scheduled from 3:00 to 5:00 PM at the MPO’s offices, Suite 210, of the Blue Hen Corporate Center—Route 113 Dover. All MPO meetings are open to the public. Call (302) 760-2712 for more information.

Dover (DE)--- The Public Advisory Committee (PAC) of the Dover/Kent County MPO (Metropolitan Planning Organization) will meet to prioritize fiscal year 2004 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) projects in Kent County. The meeting is set for Tuesday, December 17, 2002 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM, at the MPO’s offices, Suite 210 of the Blue Hen Corporate Center on Route 113, Dover. The PAC will also review the draft TIP project prioritization process document and hear a presentation regarding the results of a study of potential "Night Owl" bus service in Kent County. The meeting is open to the public. Call the MPO at (302) 760-2712 for more information.

Date: November 15, 2002
Contact: Ava M. Perrine
Public Affairs Officer
aperrine@mail.dot.state.de.us

Dover (DE)— David R. Burris and Raymond C. Miller, were voted chair and vice-chair, respectively, of the MPO Council. Mr. Burris is a Commissioner of the Kent County Levy Court, representing the 6^th District. Mr. Miller is Executive Director of the Delaware Transit Corporation. He has been in the transit business for 25 years, is a graduate of Penn State University and received his Masters of Science degree from the University of Utah.

The Council is the MPO’s policy-making body. Membership includes the highest elected officials (or their designees) from member governments: the Governor; President of the Kent County Levy Court; the Mayor of Dover; a mayor elected by Kent County municipalities; the Secretary of the Delaware Department of Transportation; and the Director of the Delaware Transit Corporation. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration serve as non-voting members of the Council.

Roberta G. "Bobbie" Geier, and Scott D. Koenig were voted chair and vice-chair, respectively, of the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC). Ms. Geier is a Dover resident and works as Planning Supervisor with the Delaware Department of Transportation, where she is responsible for project implementation in the transportation research and policy section. She holds bachelors and master’s degrees in Business Administration from Wilmington College.

Mr. Koenig, also of Dover, is Director of Public Works with the City of Dover, where his responsibilities include the water/sewer utility, sanitation, streets, facilities management, construction, engineering, and administration. He holds degrees in Civil Engineering and Public Administration from Virginia Tech and the University of Delaware. The TAC comprises employees of member governments or related agencies, as designated by the MPO agreement. Based upon their individual areas of professional expertise, TAC members provide skilled analyses and comments regarding proposed transportation plans and programs.

PAC: Leonard W. Coryell, and Dr. Daniel A. Houghtaling were voted chair and vice-chair, respectively, of the PAC. Mr. Coryell is a retired City Manager of the Town of Harrington, and currently works as a consultant to the Town of Farmington. Dr. Houghtaling holds the position of Assistant to the Campus Director, at Delaware Technical & Community College-Terry Campus.

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Date: October 10, 2002
Contact: Ava M. Perrine
Public Affairs Officer
aperrine@mail.dot.state.de.us

Dover (DE)— Nearly 128,000 free Ozone Action placemats are being used in 47 restaurants and cafeterias throughout Delaware as part of a public education campaign to help publicize what ground-level ozone is and how everyone can help reduce it. Currently, Delaware does not meet the Environmental Protection Agency’s standards for ground-level ozone, an invisible, odorless gas. Stratospheric or "good" ozone in the upper atmosphere protects us from the sun’s harmful rays.

When ozone is near the earth’s surface, however, it combines with human-made pollutants, heat and sunlight to create "bad" or ground-level ozone, which is damaging to people and plants. Ozone season is May through September. This summer’s extreme hot, hazy weather has resulted in several "code red" or unhealthy ozone days. The Ozone Action Partnership of Delaware, a coalition of public and private organizations created fun, colorful placemats outlining "10 Simple Steps" for how the public can do its share to reduce ground-level ozone. The following is a list of participating establishments:

Dover Mall Food Court,

Subway Sandwich Shop--Dover--Salisbury Road, Dover—

Route 13, next to A.C. Moore)

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Controls Battery Plant in Middletown, DE. Mr. Saunders served previously as an alternate for PAC member, Alan A. Greenwell, of Clayton. Among his other community involvements, Mr. Saunders sings with the Middletown-Odessa-Townsend Community Male Choir. The MPO is a federally-funded agency responsible for developing transportation plans and programs for urbanized areas with populations of at least 50,000 people. The PAC ensures that the MPO receives input from the public regarding all of the transportation plans, programs and policies it adopts.