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7 <br /> 1 $47 million/mile; Average speed: 24.5 mph <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Proposed Durham-Orange BRT-High Alternative <br /> 4 $55 million / mile; Average speed: 26.7 mph (LRT= 29.6 mph) <br /> 5 Final Observations: <br /> 6 BRT vs. LRT <br /> 7 LRT Costs more than BRT-High; Cost premium to Orange County plan is approximately $25 - <br /> 8 $30 million over the life of the plan <br /> 9 For extra investment, Orange County receives <br /> 10 - Faster end-to-end travel times <br /> 11 - More reliable travel times <br /> 12 - Stronger track record of influencing land use/development <br /> 13 - Better long-term operating cost efficiency per mile and per trip <br /> 14 - Electric propulsion and less reliance on foreign oil <br /> 15 - Leveraging 3.5 miles of Orange County investment into a 17-mile system from <br /> 16 Durham to Chapel Hill <br /> 17 <br /> 18 <br /> 19 Questions/Discussion <br /> 20 <br /> 21 Commissioner McKee made reference to the slide on catchment areas and said that just <br /> 22 because the park and ride is there it does not necessarily mean that people will use it, unless <br /> 23 there is something driving it, such as high gas prices and congested traffic. He asked what kind <br /> 24 of traffic congestion would drive people to use park and ride. <br /> 25 Patrick McDonough said that there is a model that is based on a "misery index" of traffic <br /> 26 congestion and convenience, etc. One of the tools they use to monitor this is a survey. <br /> 27 Commissioner McKee said that he is very leery of spending this much money on a long- <br /> 28 term project without having all of the factors reviewed. <br /> 29 Commissioner Jacobs pointed out that Duke is opening a new hospital next year and is <br /> 30 not adding any parking. <br /> 31 Commissioner Jacobs asked if the Board has discussed all of the issues raised about <br /> 32 impacts on New Hope Creek. <br /> 33 Patrick McDonough said that from Triangle Transit's perspective, they will be talking <br /> 34 about it in the next phase of study. <br /> 35 Commissioner Jacobs said that he would like the Board of County Commissioners to <br /> 36 discuss this as well in the next phase. <br /> 37 Commissioner Jacobs made reference to an article in the News and Observer from the <br /> 38 John Locke Foundation regarding public transit. He asked if anyone was going to write a <br /> 39 response to this. <br />