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Presentation on the 2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Alternatives Analysis
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is for the Town Council to receive a presentation on the development of the 2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan with a focus on the alternative analysis. Andy Henry, Senior Transportation Planner with the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) will make the presentation.
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DEPARTMENT: Planning
CONTACT INFORMATION: Zachary Hallock, Transportation Planner, 919-918-7329, zhallock@townofcarrboro.org; Tina Moon, Planning Administrator, 919-918-7325, cmoon@townofcarrboro.org; Trish McGuire, Planning Director, 919-918-7327, pmcguire@townofcarrboro.org; Andy Henry, Senior Transportation Planner, DCHC MPO, 919-560-4366 ext. 36419, andrew.henry@durhamnc.gov
INFORMATION: The Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) is in the process of developing the 2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) to guide transportation investment during the next thirty years. The development of an MTP is a federal requirement for regional transportation organizations and is updated with a new plan every five 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 2050 MTP is being prepared in partnership with the Capital Area MPO (CAMPO) which covers Wake County, and portions of Granville, Franklin, Johnston and Harnett counties. The 2050 MTP Goals and Objectives, which were adopted by both the MPO and CAMPO boards in 2020, can be found as Attachment B.
More information about the DCHC MPO and the MPO planning process can be found in Attachment C and on the DCHC MPO website (DCHC MPO - 2050 MTP).
Once transportation goals, objectives, and targets for the region are defined, socioeconomic data is reviewed to understand future population and employme...
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