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20 This aspect is very complex because there is variation in some aspects but not in all cases. The following general comparisons can be made (not necessarily in order of importance). Capital Costs LRT— $1.4 Billion BRT— high $960 million [*This number has been asked to be re-examined since the Government Accounting Office (GAO) (2001) and other FTA sources (2009) would translate to $13.5 million a mile average or $250 million] Average Speed LRT— 29.6 MPH BRT— high 26.7 MPH End to End Travel Time LRT— 35 minutes BRT— high 39 minutes Storage Yards and Maintenance Facilities LRT— Yes New BRT— high No Existing Bus Facilities could be expanded Ridership 2035 LRT— approximately 11,700 boardings BRT—high approximately 5,700 with another 11,900 riders on other buses using BRT guideway (aka Interlining) for expediency which furthers the use and investment in the BRT guideway, for a total of 17,600 boardings. 2035 Daily System-Wide Transit Trips LRT— 140,500— 141,600 BRT— high 142,800 (Note: This may be another measure to contrast with the interlined criteria) Traffic Impact Rating LRT— High Performing BRT— high High Performing Expansion Potential Ratings LRT— Medium Performing BRT—high High Performing Orange County staff differs on this subject in comparison to the URS analysis on page 3-17 of the Alternatives Technical Report. Flexibility is the hallmark of BRT because of lower costs, more flexible engineer design alignments and extensions into other corridors (for example MLK to Carolina North, 15-501 to support economy in Orange County and NC 54 to address high commuter travel pattern into Orange County from south Durham and western Wake and Orange County out to RTP. Image LRT— High Performing BRT—high High Performing**