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Transit Access <br /> In i 990, the Research Triangle Regional TransiVLand Use <br /> Study was presented to the Joint Regional Public <br /> Transportation Subcommittee of the Transportation Advisory <br /> Committees for the Greater Raleigh Area and the Durham- <br /> Chapel Hill-Carrboro Area. Conducted by Barton-Aschman <br /> Associates and Hammer, Siler, George Associates,the study <br /> evaluated the potential for mass transit in the Research <br /> Triangle Region. <br /> ! s to 15 t' TSL 11 TSL U <br /> Minute T' <br /> ; Corridor , „ <br /> Wdking Owns. <br /> Fixed Guideway Distance 16 "-•-•' <br /> .'.�.�._...,•,...�.j�.„ :•',�.TSL III Stop <br /> /a Mile Radius <br /> i-Urban <br /> service <br /> area TSL III Stop- <br /> OL <br /> TSL I 1/0- 112 We .. <br /> Area 1 '� L : Radius ~~""+•�. <br /> TSL 11 TSL III <br /> IL <br /> Area Stop <br /> tit <br /> = r ... <br /> r TS II Corridor" TSL 11 <br /> /��j��L 11: • .'• .:• ' • •Corridor <br /> ,i "' _ , Stops <br /> ,� <br /> •f ''r. TSL it Thoroughfares t. • TSL 11 <br /> t� Aria TSL 11 Area <br /> ` Corridor <br /> Conce�oeSw/o' ram ofTrauwSory The findings of the study were that a fixed-guideway or other <br /> to MIS ea r.-*Vk 41AW*O. type of mass transit could be a viable transportation option <br /> for the Region only if there were a significant change in urban <br /> development patterns over the next 20 years. Fixed <br /> guideway systems are specialized transit services that include <br /> light rain,people movers,dual-mode bus,and busway systems. <br /> Subsequent to the study,the Planning Directors Exchange of <br /> 0 the TrWxye J Region prepared and presented a report which <br /> evaluated local development standards and found that <br /> Economk Deved*r nt Distracts Desin M&xnW Pape 3.3.is <br />