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January 21, 2015 Attachment C <br />Ephesus Church Road /Fordham Boulevard Project <br />Small Area Planning <br />Traffic Analysis <br />Stormwater /Flood Control and School Impact <br />Outline of Comments <br />A. Purpose <br />B. Study Area Overview <br />C. Objectives <br />D. Context <br />D -1 Surrounding Context <br />D -2 Project Area Existing Land Use <br />E. Public Transit <br />F. Road Improvements <br />G. Stormwater /Flood Control & Map <br />H. School Impact <br />H -1 Abstract <br />H -2 Scenarios; Table Form <br />Overview and Orange County Comments <br />7 <br />A. Purpose: To review the Ephesus Church Road /Fordham Boulevard Small Area <br />Planning document and synthetic Tax Increment Financing (TIF) proposal as it <br />relates to Traffic Analysis Stormwater /Flood Control, and school impact. Identify <br />elements within the Plan or supporting studies or comments to augment the Plan <br />that would serve the area and Orange County's goals. Elements could include <br />environmental aspects such as stormwater, water quality and flooding, multi - <br />modal transportation, and regional economic development opportunities, and <br />school impacts. <br />B. Study Area Overview <br />• Between Downtown near Chapel Hill and Durham, in close proximity to the I- <br />40 interchange which connects Chapel Hill to Raleigh. <br />• One of the major commercial districts of Chapel Hill and Orange County. <br />• Most properties have reached their peak performance and there is a <br />tremendous potential for redevelopment. <br />C. Primary Plan Objectives <br />• Increasing the economic potential of the area <br />• Improving the transportation conditions <br />• Area is known for its history of transportation problems <br />• A "super street" was constructed north of the study area to solve some of <br />the issues, but the area is still facing major transportation and traffic, <br />pedestrian and bicycle circulation challenges. <br />1 <br />