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criteria) (Note: This may be another measure to contrast with the interlined 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** Orange County Staff research from recent FTA publications agrees with conclusions drawn therein that BRT-H with all of the amenities of LRT offer comparable benefit and experience and accordingly offers a higher ranking than URS. ** Ability to Influence/Economic Development and TOD LRT - High Performing BRT - high High Performing ** Orange County staff believes investment and implementation can be faster, as permanent and less speculative than LRT especially when LRT could take 15 years to analyze and put into operation. Capacity LRT - High Performing BRT - high High Performing Operating Costs LRT - > 2000-2500 Passengers per peak hour LRT may have cost efficiencies BRT - high < 2500 BRT is less BRT Cost savings with 800 PAX/HR of approximately 20% The Durham-Orange Corridor is projected to operate with BRT better operating efficiency levels. Environmental Air & Wetlands LRT - Medium PerForming depending on source of electric which is coal at this time BRT - high Medium Performing however most BRT new orders are hybrid electric BRT can be routed to be less invasive to off corridor (right-of-way) environmental areas. Summary