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17 <br /> 5. The NC 54 Leigh Village Alignment (C-1 or C-2) parallels in large part 1-40 <br /> thereby limiting access (from population or employment) from one side. In <br /> addition, that alignment traverses a wide environmental area where no access is <br /> possible. The efficiency and investment is therein decreased as evidenced by <br /> the higher levels of ridership from Gateway to Alston from the AA. <br /> This is more of a statement than a question, and its intent is unclear. The <br /> question asserts that ridership from Gateway to Alston is higher than something <br /> else, but the object of comparison is not listed. <br /> It also suggests that the presence of the Little Creek (C1/C2) environmental area <br /> is somehow detrimental to ridership, theoretically compared to other corridors, if <br /> we are to guess at the question's meaning. <br /> Numerous pieces of data show this to be untrue, perhaps most notably the 2010 <br /> UNC Campus commuting survey, which indicates that both for car commuters <br /> and bus commuters, the Fordham Blvd approach to campus is the 4t" ranked <br /> corridor in terms of demand behind NC 54, MLK, and 15-501 South towards <br /> Chatham County. The NC 54 is the top corridor for UNC commuters, with nearly 1 <br /> in 4 employees traveling to campus using NC 54 by either car or transit to <br /> commute to UNC. <br /> Percentage of UNC Commuters to UNC by Major Corridor(Source:UNC Commuter Survey 2010) <br /> NC54(from <br /> 1-40 at exit MLK(North of 15-501 S (South of 15-501 N <br /> 273) campus) campus) (Fordham Blvd) <br /> Car Commuters 24.5% 16.9% 16.7% 13.7% <br /> Transit Commuters 24.5% 16.4% 15.2% 8.6% <br /> �I <br /> i <br /> 6. The September 3, 2010 report (page 5) from TTA notes that Leigh Village <br /> representatives `have indicated a willingness to accommodate park and ride' of <br /> an amount mentioned previously, 3500 spaces. This is no longer the case <br /> (suggested at 500 parking spaces) and therefore LRT and park and ride would <br /> not serve the high traffic flow along the NC 54 corridor. <br /> This question has been addressed twice previously in this document, on page 2 <br /> and page 5. <br /> 7. Park and ride opportunities are reported to be difficult in the NC 54/1-40 region <br /> (now and in the future; page 5 — September 30, 2010 TTA Report), however, due <br /> to the unserved direction of fixed route to the RTP area, vehicles will need park <br /> and ride to switch to LRT or BRT. This need is noted in the NC 54 corridor study. <br /> Page 9 of 13 <br />