The pathway provides a connection from the existing Jack A. Markell Trail at the I-295 tunnel to the Churchmans Road Pathway, thereby providing direct pathway access for the numerous residential, commercial, office and institutional uses in-between.
Length: 2.35 mi
Surface: Paved
Difficulty: Easy
The Commons Boulevard Trail connection will provide immense transportation use for people living in both Wilmington and New Castle to the trail network that Delaware continues to expand.
Providing safe and enjoyable access is a priority to encourage recreation and non-motorized transportation as Delaware’s trail network continues to develop.
Delaware Greenways on behalf of William Penn Foundation contributed $30,000 to the Feasibility Study for the Commons Boulevard Pathway, as part of the Future Trails of Northern Delaware grant (under the newly renamed First State Trails Coalition). Read the details below in Project News.
A welcome connection between high density housing areas and critical business areas:
Provides a key bicycle and pedestrian connection from Wilmington to major employers.
Expands a low stress alternative Countywide transportation network.
Initiates a trail connection between Wilmington to Christiana area and beyond.
Completing the trail in segments helps manage the trail process:
Segment 1: Markell Trail to Creekside Road- Current status: COMPLETED. Official Opening October 2, 2023!!!
Segment 2: Creekwood Road to SR 141- Begin Design & Engineering in 2021
Connecting Across SR 141- Completed by DelDOT as part of intersection modification.
Segment 3: SR 141 to Speedway Drive
Segment 4: Speedway Drive to Airport Road
Whitman, Requardt and Associates, LLP has completed a draft feasibility study for the trail idea to determine segment alignments and possible constraints to the project. Read the initial ideas from the April 2019 Committee meeting.
The first segment of the Commons Blvd Trail has been completed, opening up a commuter route that will grow, expanding access!
From the first time the idea of a trail connecting the Jack A. Markell Trail to Churchman’s Road connecting neighborhoods and businesses along the way was developed, Delaware Greenways was
About Delaware Greenways:
We envision a State where trails, pathways and scenic corridors connect everyone to where they want to go, empowering them to live healthier lives as they discover and enjoy the outdoors.
