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Resolution Supporting an Application for Transportation Demand Management Grant Program.
PURPOSE: Request for the Town Council to consider a resolution authorizing the submittal of an application for Central Pines Regional Council's FY25-26 Triangle Transportation Choices grant program.
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Department
DEPARTMENT: Planning
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Contact
CONTACT INFORMATION: Christina Moon, Planning Administrator, 919-918-7325, cmoon@carrboronc.gov; Patricia McGuire, Planning Director, 919-918-7327, pmcguire@carrboronc.gov
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Council Direction
COUNCIL DIRECTION:
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Council Direction Statement
The Town has participated in the regional transportation demand management program since 2011. Strategy 2.1(B) in the Carrboro Connects recommends seeking to increase funding from the regional TDM program and partnering with surrounding transit authorities. Racial Equity pocket questions have been prepared.
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Information
INFORMATION: Transportation Demand Management (TDM) is the use of strategies aimed at changing commuting behaviors to reduce reliance on single occupancy vehicles (SOV) and travel during peak hours. Since 2007, the Triangle J Council of Governments now known as Central Pine Regional Council, has administered a TDM program for the Triangle Region. The program has evolved over the years; rebranded as Triangle Transportation Choices in 2019 and updated with a new emphasis on race and equity in 2022. New for this year, the grant cycle has been extended for two years FY25 thru FY26, and the program has been expanded to provide grants in three categories: the Traditional TDM grant, an Innovative grant and an Equity & Inclusion grant. The Innovative and Equity & Inclusion grant is open for non-profits and other business. (Information about the TDM grants may be found here: https://www.centralpinesnc.gov/requests-proposalsqualifications )
Central Pines receives NCDOT funding for the TD...
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