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ATTACHMENT E127 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY TRANSIT PLAN (OCTP) <br /> ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS (AA) & <br /> LOCALLY PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE (LPA) <br /> SUGGESTION: LRT or BRT in US 15-501 and <br /> BRT in NC 54 to 1-40 Park & Ride Trafficshed Area <br /> SEGMENT OF CORRIDOR <br /> FIXED GUIDEWAY US 15-501 NC 54 <br /> PURPOSE (& FORDHAM) (& FORDHAM) <br /> Traffic <br /> V/C Ratio am peak: 1.39 V/C Ratio am peak: 1.10 <br /> V/C Ratio pm peak: 1.89 V/C Ratio pm peak: 1.31 <br /> Durham-Orange County Corridor Alternatives Analysis, Purpose <br /> and Need Report Table 2-15 2035 Segments or Areas with V/C <br /> Ratios at or over Capacity (page 2-45 <br /> Economic Development <br /> (Property Value <br /> Economic Development <br /> Sales Tax Potential <br /> Environmental Impact <br /> Land Use Pattern in Orange <br /> Coun <br /> Chapel Hill/Orange County <br /> Community Vision <br /> Durham City/Durham <br /> Coun!y Communit y Vision <br /> Transit Dependent <br /> Population "Medium-Low" -"Medium" "Low" "Medium" <br /> Durham-Orange County Corridor Alternatives Analysis, Purpose <br /> and Need Report Figure 2-3 Transit-Depended Populations <br /> 2000 (page 2-6 <br /> Financial Stability <br /> Commuter Patterns <br /> Countywide Regional <br /> Transit Benefit Both the 15-501 and the 54 corridors are only accessible to <br /> Northern and Western Orange county residents via park-and-ride <br /> and/or bus transfer or by driving counterproductive route. <br /> Cost <br /> Distance <br /> The segment from UNC Hospital to the Gateway Station is <br /> approximately 4 miles via 15-501 and 5.1 miles via the proposed <br /> 54 alignment. <br /> Orange County Perspective— Dark Green (Most Favorable); Green (Favorable); Yellow(Limited Benefit); <br /> Orange (Negative Influence) <br /> January 2012 <br />