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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 (STAG) - 2008 <br />- Joint MPO Long range Transportation Plan - 2009 <br />- Passage of HB 148 Congestion Relief and 215` 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 />