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Presentation on the draft Orange County Transit Plan.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is to receive a presentation from GoTriangle on the draft Orange County Transit Plan (formerly the Orange County Bus and Rail Investment Plan).
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DEPARTMENT: Planning
CONTACT INFORMATION: Christina Moon - 919-918-7325; Patricia McGuire - 919-918-7327; John Tallmadge, GoTriangle Director of Regional Services Development - 919-485-7430
INFORMATION: At the February 7, 2017 Board of Aldermen meeting, the Board received a presentation from GoTriangle on the process for updating the Orange County Transit Plan. (https://carrboro.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=2953465&GUID=6EAEADAC-8AD3-4B6C-8C14-4640F43DF1B3&Options=&Search=)
Transit plans for Durham and Orange counties were adopted by formal agreement between the county, the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro MPO (DCHC-MPO) and GoTriangle in 2011 and 2012, respectfully, and are subject to formal updates every four years. The plans outline each county's commitment to expand public transit systems including major investments such as light rail and commuter rail, enhanced bus service, including bus rapid transit and associated bus access improvement projects (bus shelters, sidewalks, etc.). Funding targeted for bus access improvement projects, provides a revenue source for small-scale infrastructure projects such as sidewalks at 100-percent cost (no local match) as well as money that can be applied toward the local match for larger-scale projects for which the Town has received state or federal funds. The availability of monies for small projects ($300,000 or less) fills a revenue gap for infrastructure such as missing sections of sidewalk, which can be difficult to fund through other sources.
The draft Orange County Transit Plan is provided (Attachment C). The plan includes an update of planned projects and services, proposed transit deliverables, and financial analysis. Information relat...
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