On Wednesday, October 5, the Cleveland Avenue Improvement Task Force concluded its eight-month effort to consider curb-to-curb upgrades of Cleveland Avenue that could be integrated into DelDOT’s upcoming pave-and-rehab project. The committee voted on the following improvements based on the results of modeling work and analyses conducted by DelDOT. These will now be considered by the Newark Traffic Committee and, if approved, will then move on to the Newark City Council for final approval.
- Eastbound and westbound bike lanes from New London Road to Kirkwood Highway
- A “road diet” between Paper Mill and Kirkwood Highway (reducing two travel lanes each direction to one travel lane each direction plus a middle left-turn lane)
- Crosswalk improvements at the Wilbur Street intersection
- Addition of a crosswalk near the McKees Lane intersection
- Changing the travel direction on Margaret Street to one-way, northbound
> See a more detailed presentation of the proposed changes.
All task force meetings were open to the public and neighboring property owners were invited to participate in the work of the committee. The committee represented a number of stakeholders in the community.
The Newark Bicycle Committee thanks the Task Force voting members for their work:
Fred Nelson
Newark Police Department and Task Force Chair
Tom Coleman
Newark Department of Public Works & Water Resources
Maureen Feeney-Roser
Newark Department of Planning & Development
Dave Gula
WILMAPCO
Chris Locke
The Mill at White Clay
Susan Grasso
Newark Bicycle Committee
Mark Luszcz
Delaware Department of Transportation
Tom Parkins
Resident
Skip Homiak
University of Delaware
Eve Slapp
Matt Slapp Subaru
Amy Roe
NAACP
Meghan George
Newark Housing Authority
Christine Herman
Herman’s Quality Meat Shoppe
Kaylee Olnee
Resident
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