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RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE PRELIMINARY RECOMMENDATIONS 5
<br /> FOR A REGIONAL TRANSIT PLAN
<br /> WHEREAS, in 1989, the NC Legislature, Durham, Orange and Wake Counties,
<br /> the cities of Durham and Raleigh and the Towns of Cary and Chapel Hill,
<br /> created the Triangle Transit Authority to finance, provide, operate and
<br /> maintain a safe, clean, reliable, convenient, energy efficient,
<br /> economical and environmentally sound public transportation system, in
<br /> order to enhance mobility and encourage sound growth patterns; and
<br /> WHEREAS, in 1990, during their joint meeting, the Greater Raleigh and
<br /> Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Transportation Advisory Committees adopted a
<br /> Land Use and Public Transportation Action Agenda in which the Triangle
<br /> Transit Authority, in coordination with local governments and appropriate
<br /> regional agencies, was directed to evaluate possible corridors and fixed
<br /> guideway technologies for potential implementation; and
<br /> WHEREAS, with the support and funding of the state and the participation
<br /> of the units of local government, the Triangle Transit Authority received
<br /> a Federal Transit Administration grant and initiated the Triangle Fixed
<br /> Guideway Study to determine the desirability, feasibility and location of
<br /> a fixed guideway transit system; and
<br /> WHEREAS, the Triangle Transit Authority has worked cooperatively with the
<br /> public, elected and appointed officials, managers and staff from Durham,
<br /> Orange and Wake Counties, the Cities of Durham and Raleigh, the Towns of
<br /> Cary, Chapel Hill, Apex, Carrboro, Fuquay-Varina, Garner, Hillsborough,
<br /> Holly Springs, Knightdale, Morrisville, Rolesville, Wake Forest, Wendell
<br /> and Zebulon, the NC Department of Transportation, the Triangle Region' s
<br /> Institutions, major employers, economic and real estate development,
<br /> financial, transportation and other public and private sector agencies,
<br /> business and community groups, on this Study; and
<br /> WHEREAS, based on the Study and input received from the public, elected
<br /> and appointed officials, and public and private institutions, the
<br /> Triangle Transit Authority has developed Preliminary Recommendations for
<br /> a Regional Transit Plan.
<br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Orange County Board of
<br /> Commissioners that:
<br /> 1 . The Orange County Board of Commissioners expresses its
<br /> appreciation to Nancy Lee Lunn, who is serving as Orange County' s
<br /> appointment to the Triangle Transit Authority' s Triangle Fixed Guideway
<br /> Study Advisory Committee, and for the time and effort of Orange County's
<br /> staff, who continue to work cooperatively with the Triangle Transit
<br /> Authority.
<br /> 2 . The Orange County Board of Commissioners has reviewed TTA's
<br /> Preliminary Recommendations for a Regional Transit Plan, and requests
<br /> that the Triangle Transit Authority incorporate the attached comments in
<br /> the Regional Transit Plan. Consistent with these comments, the Orange
<br /> County Board of Commissioners supports the adoption of the Regional
<br /> Transit Plan as the Long Range Transit Plan and the incorporation of the
<br /> Plan in the Long Range Transportation Plan, by the Durham-Chapel Hill-
<br /> Carrboro MPO Transportation Advisory Committee.
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