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==Infrastructure== ===Transportation=== [[File:2022-07-15 09 29 58 View north along Delaware State Route 1 (Coastal Highway) at the exit for Delaware State Route 1B (State Road) in Rehoboth Beach, Sussex County, Delaware.jpg|thumb|[[Delaware Route 1|DE Route 1]] north on the edge of Rehoboth Beach]] [[Image:DART First State bus 314 on Rehoboth Avenue at boardwalk.jpg|thumb|DART First State Beach Bus in Rehoboth Beach]] [[Delaware Route 1]] (Coastal Highway) passes along the southwestern edge of the city.<ref>{{cite web|title=2020 Rehoboth Beach Comprehensive Development Plan|publisher=City of Rehoboth Beach|url=https://www.cityofrehoboth.com/sites/default/files/2023-01/2020%20Rehoboth%20Beach%20CDP%20Final%20wLinksIndex.pdf|access-date=March 18, 2023}}</ref> [[Delaware Route 1A]] crosses through Rehoboth Beach in an L shape, running east from DE 1 and heading across a [[moveable bridge|drawbridge]] over the [[Lewes and Rehoboth Canal]] into the city, where it heads east along Rehoboth Avenue to 2nd Street, then south along 2nd Street, Bayard Avenue, and Silver Lake Drive to another junction with DE 1 in [[Dewey Beach, Delaware|Dewey Beach]]. [[Delaware Route 1B]] provides another route into Rehoboth Beach via State Road, connecting to DE 1 south of a high-level crossing of the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal.<ref name="ReferenceA" /> On-street parking in the downtown area is regulated by [[parking meter]]s from the Friday before Memorial Day to the second Sunday after Labor Day.<ref>{{cite web|title=Parking Information|publisher=City of Rehoboth Beach|url=https://www.cityofrehoboth.com/visitors/parking-information|access-date=May 2, 2017}}</ref> Between the Friday before Memorial Day and Labor Day, parking permits are required for all non-metered on-street parking spaces in Rehoboth Beach.<ref>{{cite web|title=Parking Permits|publisher=City of Rehoboth Beach|url=https://www.cityofrehoboth.com/visitors/parking-information/parking-permits|access-date=May 2, 2017}}</ref> A parking lot is also available at Deauville Beach in the northern part of the city, with parking permits required between the Friday before Memorial Day and the second Sunday after Labor Day.<ref>{{cite web|title=Deauville Beach|publisher=City of Rehoboth Beach|url=https://www.cityofrehoboth.com/visitors/parking-information/deauville-beach|access-date=May 2, 2017}}</ref> The [[Delaware Department of Transportation]] operates a [[park and ride]] lot called the Rehoboth Beach Park and Ride just outside the city limits, located along Shuttle Road off of DE-1.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dartfirststate.com/information/getting_there/parkride/ |title=Park & Ride / Park & Pool |publisher=DART First State |access-date=April 29, 2013}}</ref> During the peak summer months, [[DART First State]] operates [[DART First State Beach Bus|Beach Bus]] service that provides frequent service in and out of the city and to the rest of the [[Delaware Beaches]] area and to [[Ocean City, Maryland]], where it connects to [[Ocean City Transportation]]'s Coastal Highway Beach Bus, from the Park and Ride lot. On summer weekends and holidays, DART First State operates the Route 305 "Beach Connection" service, which runs from [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]] to the [[Lewes Transit Center]], with intermediate stops at the [[Christiana Mall]], [[Middletown, Delaware|Middletown]], and [[Dover, Delaware|Dover]]; connections can be made at the Lewes Transit Center to local bus service to Rehoboth Beach.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dartfirststate.com/information/programs/beachbus/ |title=Beach Bus |publisher=DART First State |access-date=April 29, 2013}}</ref><ref name="beachbus">{{cite web|url=https://www.dartfirststate.com/information/routes/pdfs/summer/rt997.pdf?date=1526829609838|title=DART Beach Bus โ DART To The Beach|publisher=DART First State |access-date=May 20, 2018}}</ref> DART First State also operates the year-round Route 201 service running between Rehoboth Beach and the Lewes Transit Center and the year-round Route 215 service which connects Rehoboth Beach with [[Millsboro, Delaware|Millsboro]]; both of these routes offer expanded summer Beach Bus service.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dartfirststate.com/information/routes/index.shtml|title=Routes and Schedules|publisher=DART First State|access-date=August 16, 2013}}</ref> The [[Delaware River and Bay Authority]] operates a shuttle bus during the summer months to the Tanger Outlets and the park and ride lot in Rehoboth Beach from the [[Cape MayโLewes Ferry]], which provides ferry service across the [[Delaware Bay]] to [[Cape May, New Jersey]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cmlf.com/getting-here-getting-around|title=Getting Here & Getting Around|date=April 20, 2017|publisher=Cape May-Lewes Ferry|access-date=June 20, 2017}}</ref> The Jolly Trolley is a private shuttle service that provides frequent transport in Rehoboth Beach and to neighboring Dewey Beach. The service operates daily through the summer tourist season between Memorial Day weekend and Labor Day and on weekends in the shoulder season before Memorial Day and after Labor Day.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jollytrolley.com/ |title=Jolly Trolley of Rehoboth Beach โ Rehoboth Beach's original Mass Transit System! |publisher=Jolly Trolley |access-date=April 29, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Jolly Trolley Route Map and Schedule|publisher=Jolly Trolley|url=http://www.jollytrolley.com/PDF/shuttle-map.pdf|access-date=April 1, 2017}}</ref> [[BestBus]] offers intercity bus service to Rehoboth Beach from [[Washington Union Station]] and [[Dupont Circle]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], and [[34th Street (Manhattan)|34th Street]] in [[Midtown Manhattan]] in New York City on weekends in the summer months.<ref>{{cite web|title=Delaware Stop Locations|publisher=BestBus|url=http://www.bestbus.com/site/modules/stops/Delaware.aspx?doc_id=4|access-date=April 11, 2017}}</ref> The [[Junction and Breakwater Trail]] is a [[rail trail]] for bicyclists and hikers that connects Lewes and Rehoboth Beach, running {{convert|6|mi|km}} mostly along a former [[Penn Central Railroad]] right-of-way.<ref>{{cite web|title=Junction & Breakwater: Biking and Hiking Trail|publisher=Lewes Chamber of Commerce|url=https://www.leweschamber.com/trails/junction-breakwater-biking-and-hiking-trail|access-date=February 7, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Junction Breakwater Trail|publisher=Visit Delaware|url=https://www.visitdelaware.com/listings/junction-breakwater-trail/2494/|access-date=February 7, 2018}}</ref> ===Utilities=== [[Delmarva Power]], a subsidiary of [[Exelon]], provides electricity to Rehoboth Beach.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.delmarva.com/connect-with-us/about-us/service-territory/|title=Service Territory|publisher=Delmarva Power|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525061222/http://www.delmarva.com/connect-with-us/about-us/service-territory/|archive-date=May 25, 2014|url-status=dead|access-date=August 15, 2017}}</ref> [[Chesapeake Utilities]] provides natural gas to the city.<ref>{{cite web|title=Delmarva Service Territory|publisher=Chesapeake Utilities|url=http://www.chpk.com/delmarva-service-territory/|access-date=August 14, 2017|archive-date=August 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815063806/http://www.chpk.com/delmarva-service-territory/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The city's Water Department provides water service and the city's Waste Water Department provides sewer service in Rehoboth Beach and nearby outlying areas including [[North Shores, Delaware|North Shores]] and Breezewood.<ref>{{cite web|title=Water Service|publisher=City of Rehoboth Beach|url=https://www.cityofrehoboth.com/residents/water-service|access-date=August 16, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Water Department|publisher=City of Rehoboth Beach|url=https://www.cityofrehoboth.com/government/departments/water-department|access-date=August 16, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Waste Water Department|publisher=City of Rehoboth Beach|url=https://www.cityofrehoboth.com/government/departments/waste-water-department|access-date=August 16, 2017}}</ref> The city's Streets Department provides trash and recycling collection to homes and businesses in Rehoboth Beach.<ref>{{cite web|title=Trash & Recycling|publisher=City of Rehoboth Beach|url=https://www.cityofrehoboth.com/residents/trash-recycling|access-date=August 16, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Streets|publisher=City of Rehoboth Beach|url=https://www.cityofrehoboth.com/government/departments/streets|access-date=August 16, 2017}}</ref>
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