Delaware beach town considers seasonal transit system
People enjoy the beach on the Atlantic Ocean at Cape Henlopen State Park, in Lewes, Delaware, November 25, 2020. - The new Harbor of Refuge light, built on a breakwater off Cape Henelopen, established on November 15, 1926 and automated in 1973, is st
LEWES, Del. - A Delaware beach town is weighing whether to launch its own transit system to try to address chronic parking woes.
The city of Lewes will consider a plan at its Monday council meeting to operate a "Lewes Line" of paratransit buses as soon as late May, in time for the upcoming tourist season.
Under the plan, passengers would pay $1 to ride with stops connecting the downtown area, the beaches and the Cape May-Lewes ferry terminal, among others.
Proponents say transit is needed to reduce parking difficulties that increase as Lewes becomes a more popular tourist destination, particularly because the beaches and downtown retail are not adjacent.
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