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September 3, 2010 <br />Figure 2 -MIS Recommended Alignment <br />1 ~~~. ~ ~ )rx~ib~tES-2 <br />'~ US 'i5-S0i IRIS <br />~:~ ~ ~ ~ ~, Pt~att II <br />"' ~ ~ ~° Transit Gort~itiar <br />e <br />~. ~ ~ ~ W <br />,~ ~ .-~. <br />~~r ~ _ x <br />_~ _,~ , <br />.-x~ ,,,,~h~ f /~ .~~ p _"'~7, LEGEND <br />~,. <br />.~~. ' <br />' ~W r. a s~ax~is <br />~..~ 1 ~ es s~ w, <br />^~~~.` .' ~~~ 3. be ~ r~minM <br />r , <br />Ghapei iii!! t ~°"'~ ~ ~~ <br />J , <br />F'---~yV/°` ~ <br />i ,~y;. ~ ~ ~'S~ <br />~ ~~ <br />5a'- ,_~_ '~~ <br />~~ : ` <br />. . .,wr. <br />'-=~` 4 <br />i <br />_~.~ .< t <br />D ~~ <br />~_~- ~ ~. ~ ~ ~# a a~~ s HNTB <br />,T <br />• The design of the recent 54 East project was required to accommodate the adopted alignment. <br />• The design of Creekside Elementary School was also affected by and was required to preserve <br />land for the adopted alignment. <br />• Planning for high density, mixed-use, transit-oriented development for the Leigh Village <br />property has been ongoing for several years, on the assumption that the land must be preserved <br />for the alignment and as a station that will be located there. The planning also assumes that the <br />station will be a multi-modal hub that serves express buses from I-40 to the east, as well as a <br />major park-and-ride center. <br />• The University has undertaken preliminary planning for the Friday Center property on the <br />assumption that a station will be located there. <br />Conclusion <br />The regional rail plan, and its feasibility, hinges on high density, transit-oriented development occurring <br />at many of the stations. Much of this development will be undertaken by the private sector, and in some <br />cases appropriate development has commenced, has been planned, or is in the planning phases. In <br />making financial commitments, developers and their financial backers need to be assured that an <br />alignment formally adopted by local governments will not be retracted. <br />ADDITIONAL FACTORS <br />There are several additional factors that favor remaining in the NC 54 corridor, though these do not <br />preclude the US 15-501 corridor as an option. It also should be noted, however, that Alignment 3 is <br />approximately two miles shorter than the NC 54 options, thus potentially providing some cost savings, <br />and Alignment 3 also may have the least impacts on the natural environment: Regardless, these <br />4 <br />