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Bus Service (A3) <br /> Countywide Mid-range Service Plan developed by Orange County Transit Partnership <br /> Assumptions Introduction <br /> Types of Services <br /> Consistent with: <br /> —Special Transit Advisory Commission Long Range Transportation Plan 2035; and <br /> —Community Transportation Service Plan <br /> Development of new regional transit services connecting smaller communities, rural and <br /> urban areas: <br /> —Light Rail <br /> —Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) <br /> —Expanded local bus services <br /> ASSUMPTION 1 <br /> Orange County Rail Segment <br /> •Durham-Orange Alternative 4 (D-O 4) <br /> —Performance/Decision matrix available upon request <br /> •UNC to Leigh Village (OC share): <br /> —4.6 miles segment length <br /> —1.6 miles in Durham County <br /> •Estimated Cost in 2010 Dollars <br /> —UNC to Leigh Village (4.6 miles) $300-350M <br /> —UNC hospitals to Alston Avenue (17 miles) $1.2B <br /> •Is it a fair share? <br /> Assumptions Related Questions <br /> - Are the assumptions correct and complete? If no, what should be changed? <br /> - Can Orange County afford to pay for 4.6 light rail segment from UNC to Leigh Village? <br /> - Is it a fair share? <br /> Revenue/Year(1/2-cent tax + $10) <br /> Durham - $18.7 million or 75% <br /> Orange - $6.1 million or 25% <br /> Total Durham-Orange 4 Cost <br /> Durham - Leigh Village-Alston Avenue - $850 million or 71% <br /> Orange — UNC-Leigh Village - $350 million or 29% <br /> Commissioner Pelissier asked who developed this assumption and also made <br /> reference to the light rail east of RTP and asked how much of that is in Durham County. <br /> Craig Benedict said that the first assumption came from Triangle Transit. Also, no part <br /> of the light rail east of RTP is in Durham County. <br />