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L INTRODUCTION Purpose The purpose of this report is to present background, principles, and used in the development of the first consolidated Thoroughfare Plan for' the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro (DCHC) Urban Area. This report will explain the principles of thoroughfare planning, the relationship between growth and transpor- tation needs, and will describe how future land use and population projections were developed. Finally, the report will explain the process to be followed to 'obtain input on a plan from elected governing bodies and individual citizens in the urban area. History of Planning in Area The current study is the first transportation planning effort to consider the needs for Durham, Chapel Hill, and Carrboro, and comprehensive plan. Prior to this study, three major transportation n plans have been prepared for Durham, and two for Chapel Hill and Carrboro. Durham's first plan developed as-a part of the continuing transportation planning process was completed in 1959. before modern computer modeling techniques were developed. It was developed through a "sketch planning" technique which relied heavily on data and engineering judgement. The second thoroughfare planning study was undertaken by a consultant, Harlan Bartholomew and Associates. This study was based on a major data collection effort, including: origin-destination surveys, an analysis of socio-economic trends, and detailed information on the street system. It was adopted in 1967. The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1962 required all urbanized areas with populations of 50,000 or more to carry on a continuing transportation planning process. This requirement became known as the 3-C Planning Process (Continuing,To fulfill this requirement, in the early 1970's, the�Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC), and the Technical Coordinating Committee (TCC) structure was developed to oversee the transportation planning process. The TAC included • elected representatives of the City of Durham and Durham County, and the area's representative on the North Carolina Board of Transportation (NCBOT). The TCC included persons from those jurisdictions involved in transportation and planning. The third transportation planning study was of the TAC and TCC. This plan was adopted in 1980.yItCrelied OT under on the auspices Q igin destination models from the previous study since collection of the large amount of data had become too expensive. Up to date land use and employment collected, however. Some revisions to the 1980 study were mutually approvedwi 1985. 1.1