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Update of the List of Preferred Projects for the Use of Sales Tax Revenues to Enhance Access to Transit
PURPOSE: The Board is asked to endorse an update of its list of priority projects for which half-cent sales tax revenues for transit access improvements will be sought. The modification adds the Morgan Creek Greenway as a priority to supplement the S. Greensboro St. sidewalk and modifies the timing and scope of the request of funds for Estes Dr. improvements.
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DEPARTMENT: Planning
CONTACT INFORMATION: Jeff Brubaker - 918-7329
INFORMATION:
Summary of changes the Board is asked to endorse
* Staff is authorized to request that the Morgan Creek Greenway be added as a bus capital project priority, to which half-cent sales tax revenues may be applied.
* Staff is authorized to request that the SWG modify the Estes Dr. project implementation details to include a transit access/corridor study with implementation occurring in future years.
Explanation
On September 17, 2013, the Board of Aldermen adopted a resolution establishing the following prioritization of capital projects to which sales tax revenues authorized for transit improvements, approved by Orange County voters on November 6, 2012, and allocated according to the Orange County Bus and Rail Investment Plan (OCBRIP), may be applied:
a. South Greensboro Street
b. Estes Extension
c. West Main Street
d. Old Fayetteville Road
The resolution came after review by advisory boards. The TAB and Planning Board made recommendations on August 22 and September 5, 2013, respectively.
In accordance with the resolution, Town staff have communicated with Chapel Hill Transit staff and the OCBRIP Staff Working Group (SWG) - composed of staff from Triangle Transit, Chapel Hill Transit, Orange County, and the MPO - on the funding amounts and implementation schedule for these projects. The SWG is developing OCBRIP amendments to be considered for approval by the respective govern...
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