Capital City Trail
Silver Lake to Isaacs Branch
Ann Marie Townshend, AICP
Director of Planning & Community Development
City of Dover
September 7, 2012
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Cityy Trail
• Link from Silver Lake to the Isaacs Branch Trail
• Conceived as part of the St. Jones Greenway
• Given new life under “First State Trails &
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Pathways”
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• Working Group led by Dover/Kent County MPO
• Will connect downtown Dover with Route 10
and DelDOT Campus
Whyy Is This Important?
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• Provides a safe multi-use trail for people of all
skill levels
• Valuable transportation and recreation amenity
• Supports downtown revitalization and tourism
efforts
• Improves
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qualityy of life in Dover
Silver
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Lake
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Park
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State Complex
Public Safety Blvd
The Capital Trail will
connect with the path
system in Silver Lake
Park which ties in with
Park,
the City’s sidewalk and
street grid system,
including Wesley
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College.
Wesley College
Central Middle
School
Silver Lake Park
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Wesley College
Streetscape
Loockerman Street Traffic Calming
Loockerman Street Bridge Looking East
Behind the Delaware Public Archives
Water Street and East Avenue – Near Del-One Credit Union
Court Street
Looking East
Sched le
Schedule
• Phase 1
Court Street and Route 13
to Public
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Safety
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Blvd.
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Construction to begin in
Spring 2013
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• Phase 2
• Park Drive to Water
Street
• Park Drive to Court Street
in 2013
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Phase 3
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South of Water Street
More issues to address
(wetlands, properties,
etc.)