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Presentation on the 2045 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Alternative Analysis
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is to provide the Board of Aldermen with an update on the development of the 2045 Metropolitan Transportation Plan, with a focus on the Alternative Analysis. Andy Henry with the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC-MPO) will make the presentation.
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DEPARTMENT: Planning
CONTACT INFORMATION: Christina Moon - 919-918-7325, Patricia McGuire - 919-918-7327, Andy Henry, DCHC-MPO - 919-560-4366, extension 36419.
INFORMATION: The Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC-MPO) is in the process of developing the 2045 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) to guide transportation investment in the western half of the Triangle region during the next thirty years. The DCHC-MPO area includes all of Durham County, a portion of Orange County including the towns of Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Hillsborough, and northeast Chatham County.
The MTP lists highway, transit and bike-ped transportation projects to address future transportation infrastructure needs (Attachment B). Unlike the Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP), the MTP is fiscally constrained and a federal requirement for MPOs. Projects must be included in the MTP for consideration in the prioritization process for the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP).
The development of the MTP involves a series of detailed steps, each one building on the information generated from the previous one, to determine transportation needs based on future land uses, population and employment. An overview of the process with updates on the steps that have already been completed may be found on the DCHC-MPO website at the following link: http://www.dchcmpo.org/programs/transport/2045mtp.asp. In summary, after defining transportation goals, objectives, and targets for the region, socioeconomic data is reviewed to u...
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