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Request for Approval to Include HAWK Signal and Bike Share in the Orange County Bus and Rail Investment Plan Project List
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is to request approval from the Board of Aldermen to include a High-Intensity Activated Crosswalk (HAWK) signal on NC 54 and a bike share program in the list of Town projects for the OCBRIP.
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DEPARTMENT: Planning
CONTACT INFORMATION: Bergen Watterson, 919-918-7329, bwatterson@townofcarrboro.org; Tina Moon, 919-918-7325, cmoon@townofcarrboro.org
INFORMATION: GoTriangle, with the help of technical staff from local jurisdictions, is updating the Orange and Durham County Bus and Rail Investment Plans (BRIPs), which were adopted in 2012 and 2011, respectively. The Orange County BRIP contains a section on New Bus Capital Investments, which includes funding for: 1) Park and ride lots, 2) bus shelters in both rural and urban areas of the County, 3) real-time passenger information signs and technology, and 4) bus stop access improvements such as sidewalks. While the OCBRIP does not contain specific projects in the adopted plan, the staff working group developed a list of priorities to be funded in the first five years. To date, none of the Orange County bus capital funds have been spent. Along with the update of the full BRIP, an interjurisdictional sub-committee is working on updating the bus capital project list.
On September 17, 2013 the Board of Aldermen approved a preliminary list of projects that enhance access to bus stops to be prioritized for funding through the OCBRIP. These projects included a sidewalk on South Greensboro Street, sidewalks and bike lanes on Estes Drive, a sidewalk on West Main between Fidelity and Poplar, and a sidewalk on Old Fayetteville Road behind Carrboro Plaza. On April 22, 2014 the Board of Aldermen directed staff to add the Morgan Creek Greenway and a corridor study of Estes Drive to the list of bus capital projects.
As part of the update process, Tow...
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