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Update on the Development of the Draft 2026-2035 STIP and Consideration of Transportation Projects for Prioritization 7.0.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is to provide the Town Council with an update on the development of the 2026-2035 State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), the prioritization schedule and the proposed list of Town projects for consideration for P7.0.
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Department
DEPARTMENT: Planning
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Contact
CONTACT INFORMATION: Christina Moon, Planning Administrator, 919-918-7325, cmoon@carrboronc.gov; Patricia McGuire, Planning Director, 919-918-7327, pmcguire@carrboronc.gov
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Council Direction
COUNCIL DIRECTION:
___ Race/Equity ____ Climate ____ Comprehensive Plan __X__Other
Council Direction Statement
The projects recommended for consideration in the SPOT 7.0 process have been identified in the Comprehensive Plan and Bicycle Plan as priority projects that advance multimodal travel options which further the Town's efforts toward climate action and race/equity.
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Information
INFORMATION: About every two to three years, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) develops a state transportation improvement plan (STIP) to identify funding and schedule transportation projects for a period of ten years. NCDOT selects these projects using a data-driven prioritization process established by the Strategic Transportation Investments (STI) law, adopted in 2013. (Information about STI may be found at the following link: https://www.ncdot.gov/initiatives-policies/Transportation/stip/Pages/strategic-transportation-investments.aspx ).
The process for P6.0 began in early 2019 but was subsequently paused due to NCDOT funding issues. Since that time, NCDOT has worked with its partner regional planning organizations to obtain updated cost estimates and schedules for projects previously programmed for funding to determine how much funding is available for new projects in the upcoming funding cycle....
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