Agenda - 01-24-2017 - 13-9 - Information Item - DRAFT Public Involvement Plan – Durham and Orange County Bus and Rail Investment Plan (BRIP) Update

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Bus & Rail Investment Plan Update | Dec 2016 | Public Involvement Plan EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ES 1. BACKGROUND The Bus and Rail Investment Plans (BRIP) for Durham and Orange counties describe each government’s commitment to public transit projects through the year 2035. Establishing a vision to for their residents, these plans outline major investments, new services and other improvements, their timelines, cost and funding sources. ES 2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Durham BRIP was adopted in 2011 and the Orange County BRIP was adopted in 2012. Since that time a number of projects identified in the plans have been advanced or implemented, and some financial assumptions have changed. Lead by the staff at GoTriangle, the transit agencies (Chapel Hill Transit, GoDurham, Orange County Public Transportation and GoTriangle), local governments (City of Durham, County of Durham, Town of Chapel Hill, Town of Carrboro, Town of Hillsborough and Orange County) and the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC-MPO) are preparing updates to both bus and rail investment plans to the year 2045. To ensure that the public has adequate opportunities to learn about and participate in the update, GoTriangle has prepared a detailed public involvement plan to identify key milestones in the process, how to receive materials about the BRIPS and how to submit comments relating to the effort. A successful public involvement process should help to facilitate the adoption of the updated plans in a timely manner. ES 3. PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT EFFORT To ensure the residents and elected and appointed boards of Durham and Orange County are informed of the update of the BRIPs, that the plans are reflective of community needs and are successfully adopted, staff from the transit agencies, local governments and the DCHC-MPO have prepared a detailed public engagement plan that is: ■ Collaborative – Various staff will work together to present unified plans and a consistent message under a combined outreach process. ■ Educational – The outreach process will be designed so that people understand the projects that have been completed, new and unfinished projects and updated timelines. ■ Accessible – Materials and presentations for the plan updates will be easily understandable and available online in a consolidated location. Public meetings will be held in locations that are ADA accessible, near public transit and will occur at variety of times to accommodate different work schedules. ■ Accountable – Input from stakeholders will be reviewed and documented in a consistent manner, and shared with all stakeholders of the plan update in a timely manner. 5