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Assumptions in Orange County and Durham County Financial Plans for Bus and Rail Transit <br /> May 21,2012 <br /> ASSUMPTIONS <br /> Sales Tax Growth Rate to 2015 ORANGE DURHAM <br /> Sales Tax Growth Rate 2016 and Beyond 1.00% 2.00% <br /> Light Rail Capital Cost Responsibility(Percentage) 3.60% 3.50% <br /> Light Rail Operating Cost Responsibility(Percentage) 22.95% 77.05% <br /> Light Rail Capital Cost Share Based on Current Cost Estimates ($2011 millions) $ 23.95%316.2 76.05% <br /> Light Rail Operating Cost Share Based on Current Cost Estimates($2011 millions) L $ 3.46 <br /> $ -._____1 10.98 <br /> MLK Bus Lanes Capital Cost ($2011 millions) <br /> MLK Bus Lanes Operating Cost* $ 22.1 NA <br /> p g ($2011 millions) _ $ NA <br /> Hillsborough Intercity Train Station Capital Cost ($2011 millions) <br /> Hillsborough Intercity Train Station Operations Cost ''' $4.0 $8.0 NA <br /> Amount borrowed by Triangle Transit to execute the plan ($2011 millions) Not part of f p plan <br /> Plan Minimum Cash Balance ($2011 millions) $25 $165 <br /> $4.1 $12.9 <br /> OUTCOMES <br /> New Bus Hours in First Five Years of Plan <br /> Total Cumulative New Bus Hours by End of Plan (Year 2035) 34,650 87, 00 <br /> 40,950 87,5500 <br /> Opening Year for Hillsborough Intercity Train Station 2015 <br /> Opening Year for MLK Bus Lanes NA <br /> Opening Year for Light Rail 2019 NA <br /> "Rail Dividend" Bus Hours that can be re-directed when Light Rail Opens 2026 2026 <br /> g p 30,000 45,000 12,000 35,000 <br /> Plan Cash Balance in 2035 ($2035 millions) r $4 <br /> Plan Cash Balance in 2035 ($2011 millions) $45 $ <br /> *MLK Bus Lanes have no operating costs because existing, already-paid-for bus services will be-re-organized to use the bus lanes <br /> **Operations cost of Intercity Rail Station assumed to be covered in existing station plans by NCDOT Rail Division and Town <br /> of Hillsborough. Capital Cost contribution of the Orange County plan is 10% of total capital cost for Hillsborough train station. <br /> Light green indicates updated cell or figure since previous draft i <br /> CO <br />