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Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in Delaware public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Firestone Drive Speed Hump Removal and Speed Feedback Signs
$30,000 is budgeted for 2027 to expand the city's toolkit for neighborhood speeding complaints — radar boxes, feedback trailers and possibly notice-only cameras. The chief stressed data-driven decisions, since many 'speeding' complaints turn out to be traffic volume problems.
Heritage Blvd./Rutherford Ave. All-Way Stop
The Heritage/Rutherford intersection will become a four-way stop with flashing LED signs for the first year, responding to neighborhood complaints and part of the Four Seasons petition. Build-out and the Merrick Boulevard extension are expected to further calm the corridor.
Thoroughfare Plan update
The city rolled out its draft 2026–2050 thoroughfare plan update with a new interactive online comment map. New additions include US 42 widening and US 23 corridor improvements; public comment runs through end of November before adoption.
Delaware County Transit sales tax proposal
DCT is asking voters for a 0.2% sales tax this November to fund big expansion: microtransit in Powell and Orange Township, express commuter routes, seven-day service in Delaware, and same-day demand response countywide.
SR 37 resurfacing
The city is partnering with ODOT to resurface State Route 37 from the western boundary to Troy Road, with Delaware paying about $330,000 of the cost.
West Central CSX railroad bridge clearance
The city is pressing CSX to raise or replace the low bridge on West Central, where trucks keep striking it. A $6.3 million road-lowering project is on the books as a fallback, but CSX has loosely committed to a feasibility visit this fall.
Sandusky Street road diet study
A city study found narrowing Sandusky Street from four/five lanes to three would still handle traffic at level-of-service C through 2050 — and could buy room for wider sidewalks, parking or bike lanes downtown. No project is approved yet, but the findings could shape a future streetscape and where Columbia Gas puts new mains. At least one commissioner, speaking as a resident, opposed the concept.
Underfunded sidewalks, paths, and parking lots
The city's complaint-driven sidewalk repair program has fixed nearly 25,000 square feet of sidewalk in two years, mostly damage from street trees, and will grow to $225,000 across three cycles in 2027 to reduce trip-and-fall injuries.
Completed Street and Pedestrian Safety Improvements
Snappy's developer pushed back on being forced to build an 11-foot multi-use path to nowhere on Liberty Road, calling it a $20,000 expense with no connections. The commission softened the condition and will let staff and the applicant hash out the right approach.
New traffic signal at Glenn and Sunbury Roads
Glen Road will close for about 60 days starting July 20 for roundabout construction, and a new traffic signal at Glen Road and SR 36/37 will come online when the closure ends.