Table of Contents Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................... 3 Outreach and Planning Process ............................................................................................................................ 3 Transportation: Existing Conditions and Programs .............................................................................................. 5 Non‐Motorized Facilities and Level of Traffic Stress (LTS) Analysis ...................................................................... 8 Safety .................................................................................................................................................................. 12 Scenario Analysis ............................................................................................................................................... 148 Transportation Recommendations ..................................................................................................................... 23 Transit Recommendations .................................................................................................................................... 26 Non‐Motorized Recommendations ....................................................................................................................... 27 Aviation Recommendations ................................................................................................................................ 29 Implementation and Next steps ......................................................................................................................... 30 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: SNCC Road Functional Classification....................................................................................................... 5 Figure 2: Average Daily Traffic Volumes................................ ............................................................................... 6 Figure 3: Transit Route Ridership.......................................................................................................................... 7 Figure 4: Existing Transit Routes........................................................................................................................... 7 Figure 5: Non‐Motorized Inventory...................................................................................................................... 8 Figure 6: Level of Traffic Stress for Bicycling. ....................................................................................................... 9 Figure 7: Mode Share to Work: 2000................................................................................................................... 10 Figure 8: Mode Share to Work: 2016................................................................................................................... 10 Figure 9: Journey to Work, Year 2015.................................................................................................................. 11 Figure 10: Total Crashes by Road Segment.......................................................................................................... 12 Figure 11: Peak Period Level of Service: 2015...................................................................................................... 13 Figure 12: 2050 AADT for Land Use Scenarios..................................................................................................... 15 Figure 13: Forecast Levels of Service for Scenarios.............................................................................................. 16 Figure 14: 2015 Households................................................................................................................................. 18 Figure 15: Change in Households: 2015‐2050...................................................................................................... 18 Figure 16: 2015 Employment............................................................................................................................... 19 Figure 17: Change in Employment 2015 ‐2050.................................................................................................... 19 Figure 18: Phase 2 Study Intersections................................................................................................................ 21 Figure 19: Planned Improvements ‐ SNCC........................................................................................................... 23 Figure 20: Signal Re‐Timings in Middletown Area............................................................................................... 25 Figure 21: DART Route Service Changes.............................................................................................................. 26 Figure 23: Bike Plan Recommendations............................................................................................................... 28 Figure 22: Future Route Concepts........................................................................................................................ 27 Figure 23: Bike Plan Recommendations............................................................................................................... 28 LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Level of Traffic Stress Definitions............................................................................................................. 9 Table 2: Changes in Mode Share to Work: 2000 vs.............................................................................................. 10 Table 3: Journey to Work Trends......................................................................................................................... 11 Table 4: Annual Crash Trends by Type................................................................................................................. 12 Table 5: Land Use Components of Scenario Analysis........................................................................................... 15 Table 6: Level of Service Volume to Capacity Ratio............................................................................................. 16 Table 7: Improvements Assumed at Study Intersections..................................................................................... 17 Draft SNCC Master Plan Transportation Element Introduction The Southern New Castle County Master Plan establishes a long‐term vision for land use and infrastructure in southern New Castle County (NCC) based on sound planning principles and public input. The plan informs development, preservation, infrastructure, and policy decisions in the study area (described in the next paragraph). The findings and recommendations from this plan will be incorporated into the New Castle County Comprehensive Development Plan (2012 Update) and subsequently carried forward into the 2022 New Castle County Comprehensive Development Plan. The results of this plan will also be used to inform the Wilmington Area Planning Council (WILMAPCO) Regional Transportation Plan and the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) Capital Transportation Program. The southern New Castle County planning area is composed of the area south of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, amounting to roughly 40 percent of the total land area in the county and 11 percent of the population. The study area includes the incorporated towns of Middletown, Odessa, and Townsend (MOT) which are located fully within New Castle County. Small portions of Smyrna and Clayton are also located within the county. Outreach and Planning Process The Southern New Castle County Master Plan was informed by an extensive public engagement process that included four in‐person public workshops, two virtual workshops, social media promotion, a highly interactive online survey, and an Advisory Committee comprised of public and private stakeholders that included civic and other community associations, state and local agencies, elected officials and business owners who all guided the entire process. A list of Advisory Committee member organizations and a summary of the public outreach process is included below: ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVES DE State Senator Stephanie Hansen Blackbird State Forest Southern NCC Residents DE State Senator Nicole Poore Town of Middletown MOT Chamber of Commerce DE State Senator Bruce Ennis Town of Odessa Christiana Care DE State Representative Quinton Johnson Town of Smyrna Clifton L. Bakhsh, Jr. Inc. DE State Representative Kevin Hensley Town of Townsend Committee of 100 DE State Representative Jeff Spiegelman Appoquinimink School District Hoober Tractor New Castle County Councilman David Carter Colonial School District Southern States New Castle County Councilman James Bell St. Andrews School Summit Aviation DNREC Climate and Sustainability Programs Smyrna School District Willey Farms Delaware Office of State Planning MOT Charter School Delaware Nature Society Coordination Odessa Fire Company Ducks Unlimited Delaware Department of Transportation Townsend Fire Company ShoreRivers New Castle County Department of Stone's Throw Church Delaware Wild Lands Community Service Crossroads Presbyterian Church Middletown Historical Society New Castle County Department of Land Use Connection Community Church Historic Odessa Foundation New Castle County Department of Public St. Joseph Parish Blenheim Homes Works Ringgold