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In the next 15-20 years, the red will increase significantly if something is not done to alleviate <br /> the volume of traffic. <br /> Forbes — Raleigh-Durham Named America's Biggest Gas Guzzler <br /> "The cities and suburbs of `The Triangle' are close enough that people don't think twice about <br /> driving from one to the other. Yet in doing so, the average household racks up 21,800 miles per <br /> year. Assuming an average 20.3 miles per gallon, that means burning through 1,074 gallons <br /> per year, about$4,200 at current prices." —Christopher Helman — Forbes — May 2011 <br /> Quick Background <br /> - Special Transit Advisory Commission (STAC) —2008 <br /> - Joint MPO Long range Transportation Plan —2009 <br /> - Passage of HB 148 Congestion Relief and 21St Century Intermodal Transport Fund — <br /> 2009 <br /> - County Bus Planning —2010 to 2011 <br /> - Alternatives Analysis—2010 to 2011 <br /> Bus Planning <br /> - New service <br /> - Increased frequency <br /> - Park and ride <br /> - Amenities <br /> Public Input <br /> Alternatives Analysis <br /> - Light rail <br /> - Commuter rail <br /> - Stations <br /> - Cost estimates <br /> Financial Model <br /> - Balance of bus and rail <br /> - Settings for variables <br /> - Use of borrowing <br /> - Plan must be affordable! <br /> Elements of the DRAFT Bus Plan <br /> 1-5 by Year 1 <br /> 1. LOCAL -Service Improvement CH, C UNC in the 15/501 corridor <br /> 2. REGIONAL—Carrboro-CH-Durham Express (Route 405) <br /> 3. REGIONAL—Mebane—Hillsborough —Durham Express <br /> 4. LOCAL—54 Corridor Improvements (Orange and Durham Counties) <br /> 5. LOCAL—Support existing services <br /> 6-15 by Year 3 <br /> 6. LOCAL—Chapel Hill —Carrboro—UNC Sunday Service <br /> 7. LOCAL -Hillsborough Circulator <br /> 8. LOCAL—Chapel Hill —Carrboro—UNC Saturday Service <br /> 9. REGIONAL—Route 800—SW Durham (Southpoint) —Chapel Hill peak <br /> 10. RGP-Improve service in unincorporated Orange County <br />