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INFORMATION ITEM 1 <br /> PLANNING & INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT <br /> Craig N. Benedict, AICP, Director <br /> Administration 131 W. Margaret Lane <br /> (919) 245-2575 Suite 201 <br /> (919) 644-3002 (FAX) ORA NI u flo Y P. O. Box 8181 <br /> www.orangecountync.gov I t " VI 'III M:; I ,III N A Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br /> Oo <br /> omoul <br /> J!%O r r (1111 J r "117rIIpyYIrPV1!/ yi <br /> r » <br /> a •irt^. .xM tlYu±mYia ' , A (g6� V4 AI 4 <br /> w M 'PE a <br /> um al . ° rw <br /> 1,0011 o� <br /> rr <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: Board of County Commissioners <br /> FROM: Max Bushell, Orange County Transportation Planner <br /> DATE: September 6, 2016 <br /> SUBJECT: INFORMATION ITEM — Durham Chapel Hill Carrboro <br /> Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) Local Input <br /> Point Assignment for Division Needs Tier Projects <br /> ATTACHMENT 1: DCHC MPO Projects Flow Chart <br /> ATTACHMENT 2: Preliminary DCHC MPO Local Input Point Assignment for <br /> Division Needs Tier Projects <br /> The subcommittee of the DCHC MPO Technical Committee staff group recently met to <br /> discuss and assign local input points for transportation projects at the Division Needs tier <br /> as part of the local input component of the Strategic Planning Office of Transportation <br /> Prioritization 4.0 (SPOT P4.0) process. <br /> Local Input Point Assignment <br /> The subcommittee elected to deviate from their adopted policy guidelines for assigning <br /> local input points, based on a discussion of the likelihood of projects receiving funding as <br /> well as due to local priorities. The currently adopted policy guidelines require assigning a <br /> minimum of 300 points to highway projects, a minimum of 500 points to public transit <br /> projects, and a minimum of 200 points to bicycle and pedestrian projects. The remaining <br /> 800 points can be assigned to projects for any mode. The subcommittee's recommendation <br /> is to assign 550 points to highway projects, 450 to public transit projects, and 800 points to <br /> bicycle and pedestrian projects. <br /> 'CURRENT ADOPTED POLICY GUIDELINES SUBCOMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION <br /> • 300 points to Highway • 550 points to Highway <br /> • 500 points to Public Transit • 450 points to Public Transit <br /> • 200 points to Bicycle and Pedestrian • 800 points to Bicycle and Pedestrian <br /> • 800 points to Any Mode or Project Type <br /> The subcommittee's recommendation resulted in fifty (50) fewer points being assigned to <br /> public transportation projects than indicated in the adopted policy guidelines, a reduction <br /> from 500 to 450 points. The reason behind reducing the point assignment is that even if the <br /> project has no chance of being funded, any project that receives local input points will <br /> automatically be carried forward to the next project prioritization cycle (SPOT P5.0) and will <br /> not take up one of the limited number of slots allowed to add new projects in the process. <br />