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o Option of vehicle registration fee increase (up to $7) for public transportation <br /> � purposes in all NC Counties <br /> o Option of Triangle Transit increasing existing vehicle registration fee by$3 for <br /> public transportation purposes <br /> Agency and Public Involvement <br /> - Multiple station planning, site specific and corridor meetings , <br /> - 3 sets of Public Workshops totaling 19 meetings <br /> o June and September 2010; March 2011 <br /> o Multiple locations in Raleigh, Cary, Durham, and Chapel Hill <br /> o In Morrisville, Apex, Carrboro, Garner, Knightdale, RTP and Wake Forest <br /> - Over 1,100 participants <br /> - 58,000+ unique website visitors <br /> Decisions Before the MPO <br /> - Choosing a Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) for Corridors: Required Elements <br /> o Technology <br /> o Termini (Endpoints) <br /> • o Alignment <br /> - Not Required, But Fewer Unknowns = Better <br /> o Exact Station Locations <br /> o Maintenance facility location (all proposed sites in Durham County or Durham <br /> City) <br /> Recommendations: Durham-Orange Corridor <br /> Light Rail from UNC Hospital to Alston Avenue (Technology and Endpoints Recommendation) <br /> - Recommended Alignment Alternatives <br /> o A3(d): UNC Hospital Station at Mason Farm Road <br /> o C1: Alignment using elevated station at Friday Center, Meadowmont path to <br /> Leigh Village; but C2 advanced to DEIS stage as backup alignment <br /> o D3: South Square East—Shannon Road near Target <br /> - Move forward to develop Light Rail Transit service: 17 stations along 17 miles <br /> o Average daily boardings: 11,700 (in year 2035) <br /> o End to end travel time: 35 minutes <br /> o Estimated capital cost: $1.37B (2011 dollars) <br /> o Estimated annual O&M Cost: $15M (2011 dollars) <br /> Reasons for Durham-Orange Recommendations <br /> - Light rail more likely to foster compact growth and support economic development than <br /> BRT; faster travel times, LRT likely to have long-term lower operating costs than BRT <br /> - Endpoints cover three travel markets: two major employment centers at UNC, <br /> Duke/Downtown Durham; and lower-income worker to 15-501 jobs/shopping market, <br /> shorter segments present challenges serving at least one of three markets <br /> - A3 Station at UNC Hospital: preferred location of Town of Chapel Hill, UNC-Chapel Hill <br /> - C1 alignment via Meadowmont: existing TOD on the ground with good urban deisgn <br /> and pedestrian-supportive street network; C2 development is potential TdD but may be <br /> limited in extent by existing development and roadway networks; C1= fewer private <br /> property acquisitions <br />