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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: May 17, 2011 Action Agenda Item No. g - G SUBJECT: Resolutions Approving the Orange County Transportation Priority List for the 2014-2020 Transportation Improvement Program DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) NO ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: 1. Resolution Endorsing the Projects for the DCHC Craig Benedict, 245-2592 Metropolitan Planning Organization Priority List Karen Lincoln, 245-2580 2. Resolution Endorsing Projects for the Triangle Area Rural Planning Organization Priority List 3. Status of Projects Endorsed for 2012-2018 TIP 4. Map of Proposed Priority Projects 5. SPOT Criteria for Highway Projects 6. SPOT Criteria for Bicycle/Pedestrian Projects 7. SPOT Criteria for Public Transportation Projects PURPOSE: To consider resolutions endorsing priority transportation projects for the 2014- 2020 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP): 1) Resolution to the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro (DCHC) Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) endorsing the Priority List of projects in areas of Orange County within the Metropolitan Area Boundary (MAB) for inclusion in the Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program (MTIP); and 2) Resolution to the Triangle Area Rural Planning Organization (TARPO) Rural Transportation Advisory Committee (RTAC) endorsing the Priority List of projects in areas of Orange County outside the MAB. BACKGROUND: Biennially, the North Carolina Board of Transportation (BOT) adopts a multi- year State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) that specifies needed transportation improvements across the state. The transportation program contains funding information and schedules for North Carolina Transportation Divisions including Highways, Aviation, Enhancements, Public Transportation, Rail, Bicycle and Pedestrian, and the Governor's Highway Safety Program. The transportation program is the major tool for implementation of locally and regionally adopted transportation plans. The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has revised the process for developing the transportation program. (Information on Transportation Reform and process for developing the Transportation Improvement Program is available on the NCDOT website http://www.ncdot.org/performance/reform/.) The seven-year Transportation Improvement Program is embedded in a 10-Year Work Program, with available funding committed to delivering 95% of projects programmed in the first five years. Projects in years 6 and 7 roll into years 4 and 5 of the program during the two year period between reprioritizations.