Action
Notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement.
Summary
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA), as Federal lead agency, and the Delaware Transit Corporation (DTC), a division of the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT), as local lead agency, in cooperation with the City of Wilmington (City) and the Wilmington Area Planning Council (WILMAPCO), intend to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on a proposed investment strategy to improve mobility among major destinations within the City. The EIS will be prepared in conformance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The corridor under study is approximately 1.8 miles in length and 0.5 miles in width, and encompasses the major activity centers making up Wilmington's downtown. The planning horizon for the work will be 20 years with the year 2020 to be employed as the `design year.' 1. The alternatives include: (1) A No Build Alternative: this alternative involves no change to transportation services or facilities in the Corridor beyond already committed projects; (2) Transportation Systems Management (TSM) Alternatives: these alternatives would optimize existing transportation facilities and operations with low- cost investments to meet the travel demand. Components of this alternative include selected pedestrian, roadway and bus service enhancements; (3) two types of build alternatives--dedicated bus or busway and fixed rail. Each build alternative will consider a range of technologies, routes/alignments, and service levels. Preliminary routes/alignments have been identified for consideration in each of four areas of the corridor beginning at the north end of the corridor, as follows: