Ardens Transportation Plan

Introduction

The plan will make efforts to integrate with other community plans and initiatives, such as the villages’ foundational plans, Arden’s Water Quality Master Plan, the Ardentown Paths Plan, and the Wilmington Montessori Safe Routes to School Plan.

We also will take into account work WILMAPCO was involved with in the Ardens more than two decades ago. Points of consensus regarding traffic calming reached between civic leaders and stakeholders, including the Claymont Fire Department, include:

No vertical (on road) features
Use horizonal features instead
Features will comply with DelDOT standards
Use low-level landscaping
Features will be traversable by emergency vehicles and buses

Though the Harvey Road Traffic Calming Consensus Plan made a number of good recommendations and some improvements made, there was a lack of follow through with implementation as the years progressed. We plan to correct this by joining the Inter-Ardens Transportation Working Group, together with DelDOT, to advance the new Transportation Plan’s recommendations.

In addition, WILMAPCO conducted a Walkable Community Workshop (WCW) in the Ardens on August 8, 2022. Its findings will help inform Connecting with the Ardens: A Transportation Plan. The WCW Report is availabe here: http://www.wilmapco.org/Walkable/Ardens_WCW_Report.pdf

Learn about the plan’s goals and objectives here.

Tell Us What You Think!

Thank you very much to all who attended the Connecting with the Ardens Transportation Plan Public and Youth Workshops! We greatly appreciate your time and excellent feedback. For those who missed it, here’s a link to the presentation slides: https://wilmapco.sharefile.com/d-s8699a9a05b204a01b0853a831fddbbbc

We currently have several ideas to improve safety in the Ardens that we are seeking your feedback on. You can view them here: www.wilmapco.org/ArdensAlternatives.pdf

It is not the intention for every idea presented to move forward, but rather to determine which are most and least supported by you. Please take a moment to let us know your thoughts by checking out the videos below and taking the survey!

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Steering Committee

Members of the Steering Committee include:

Name	Agency
Benigni, Steve	Village of Arden Civic Committee
Bowers, Cooper	DelDOT Office of Planning
Brooke Bovard	Village of Arden Safety Committee
George Taylor	Village of Ardencroft Resident
Grippe, Joe	Village of Ardentown Community Planning Committee
Gruswitz, Ben	Village of Ardencroft Public Works Committee
Larson, Carol	Village of Arden Civic and Forest committees
Meyer, Abigail	Traffic Planning and Design, Inc.
Moon, M.P.	Village of Arden Resident
Politis, Pam	Village of Arden Community Planning Committee
Puszcz, Michelle	Remline
Rogers, Matthew	New Castle County Dept. of Land Use
Ryan, Will	Village of Ardentown Community Planning Committee
Scheflen, Janna	Village of Ardentown Public Works and Safety Committee
Smith, Cathy	DART
Swiatek, Bill	WILMAPCO
Thompson, Jake	WILMAPCO
Waltermyer, Randy	Traffic Planning and Design, Inc.
Zegeye, Tigist	WILMAPCO

Steering Committee Meeting and Public Workshop Materials

Click here to view meeting notes and presentations

Public Workshop #2 Meeting Materials – February 15, 2023

Public Workshop #1 Meeting Materials – October 25, 2022

Existing Conditions and Planned Transportation Projects Report

The Connecting with the Ardens: A Transportation Plan Task 1 Report outlines existing conditions and planned transportation projects in the study area. This report will help inform the development of Connecting with the Ardens: A Transportation Plan.

Additional Reference Materials

Delaware Traffic Calming Design Manual

Ardens Walkable Community Workshop – August 8, 2022

Media Coverage

DelawareLive – Slow down on Harvey Road in the Ardens, plan urges

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If you have any questions about WILMAPCO’s involvement in the Ardens Transportation Plan, please contact Bill Swiatek at 302-737-6205 or bswiatek@wilmapco.org.