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Storage Yards and Maintenance Facilities <br />LRT - Yes New <br />BRT -high No Existing Bus Facilities could be expanded <br />Ridership 2035 <br />LRT - approximately 11,700 boardings <br />BRT -high approximately 5,700 with another 11,900 riders on other buses using BRT <br />guideway (aka Interlining) for expediency which furthers the use and <br />investment in the BRT guideway; 17,600 boardings <br />2035 Daily System-Wide Transit Trips <br />LRT - 140,500 - 141,600 <br />BRT -high 142,800 <br />(Note: This may be another measure to contrast with the interlined <br />criteria) <br />Traffic Impact Rating <br />LRT - High Performing <br />BRT -high High Performing <br />Expansion Potential Ratings <br />LRT - Medium Performing <br />BRT -high High Performing <br />Orange County staff differs on this subject in comparison to the URS analysis on page 3- <br />17 of the Alternatives Technical Report. Flexibility is the hallmark of BRT because of <br />lower costs, more flexible engineer design alignments and extensions into other corridors <br />(for example MLK to Carolina North, 15-501 to support economy in Orange County and <br />NC 54 to address high commuter travel pattern into Orange County from south Durham <br />and western Wake and Orange County out to RTP. <br />Image <br />LRT - High Performing <br />BRT -high High Performing** <br />Orange County Staff research from recent FTA publications agrees with conclusions <br />drawn therein that BRT-H with all of the amenities of LRT offer comparable benefit and <br />experience and accordingly offers a higher ranking than URS. ** <br />Ability to Influence/Economic Development and TOD <br />LRT - High Performing <br />BRT -high High Performing ** <br />