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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: November 15, 2011 Action Agenda Item No. q - a SUBJECT: Triangle Regional Transit Program -Alternatives Analysis and the Locally Preferred Alternative DEPARTMENT: BOCC, Manager's Office & Planning PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) ATTACHMENT(S): 1 a. Triangle Transit Responses to Questions 1 b. Triangle Transit Exhibits A-E INFORMATION CONTACT: Frank W Clifton, Manager, 245-2300 Craig Benedict, Planning Director, 245-2575 Tom Altieri, Comprehensive Planning Supervisor, 245-2579 PURPOSE: To receive a presentation on the Triangle Regional Transit Program -Alternatives Analysis (AA) and the Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) and identify additional information that may be required for the Board. BACKGROUND: On May 19 and June 7 the BOCC held a work session and regular meeting regarding the Triangle Regional Transit Program (TRTP) and the localized Orange County Transit Plan (OCTP). At its June 7 meeting the Board decided: • not to proceed to a November 2011 referendum on the half cent sales tax; • to set a date later in the year for discussion of a new timetable and to receive further information related to Orange County components of the local and regional transit plans; and • indicate to Durham, Carrboro, Chapel Hill, UNC and the public the Board's continued interest in pursuing participation in an enhanced regional public transportation system. The Alternatives Analyses (AAs) for the Triangle Regional Transit Program projects in the Durham-Orange, Durham-Wake and Wake County Corridors were completed in July 2011. The findings and recommendations developed through the AA process are included in three separate Detailed Definition of Alternatives Technical Reports each of which is part of a set of documents which covers the alignment plan and profile, cost estimates, travel time, traffic analyses, an assessment of each station's capacity for potential transit oriented development and related information as well as a recommendation for the most appropriate initial fixed guideway transit investment known as the Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) for each corridor. In July 2011, the multivolume reports for each of the three corridors were posted along with all of the other information generated through the AA process at the project web site: www.ourtransitfuture.com.