Agenda - 02-07-2017 - 8-a - Durham Chapel Hill Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization Comprehensive Transportation Plan

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3 been tentatively finalized for inclusion on the CTP maps. A longer, more explanatory passage will also be included in the CTP Study Report. The concepts shown on a CTP are for planning purposes and are subject to change. These concepts will need additional analysis to meet state and federal environmental regulations, to determine final locations and designs, and to be funded for implementation. Local zoning or subdivision ordinances may require the dedication of right of way based on the concepts shown on the CTP and local collector street plans, based on N.C.G.S. § 136-66.2 and § 136-66.10. For the purposes of Orange County, access management plans and small area plans are referenced in the CTP as including collector street plan alignments. January 18 Orange Unified Transportation Board (OUTBoard) Comments At the January 18 meeting of the OUTBoard, Orange County Transportation Planning staff made a presentation on the CTP. The OUTBoard undertook action to endorse the CTP as a replacement to the Thoroughfare Plans in principle, with the caveat that the members will spend more time reviewing the specific alignments in detail. The OUTBoard members requested that staff reserve time to review the OUTBoard's specific comments at the OUTBoard's next meeting (February 15) and transmit these comments to the BOCC. During the meeting, OUTBoard members expressed concern that no projects were included in the CTP to address congestion on Churton Street through Downtown Hillsborough. Next Steps The CTP Report document and the CTP maps have undergone an internal NCDOT review. At this point in the process, the DCHC MPO is currently accepting public comment on the CTP maps through February 24. The CTP maps can be found here: http://www.dchcmpo.org/ programs/ctp/defaullt.asp. Both the DCHC MPO Board and the NCDOT Board of Transportation will approve the CTP maps in early 2017. Commissioner Barry Jacobs serves as the liaison to the DCHC MPO Board. Staff reviewed the 1985 un-adopted Thoroughfare Plan for Orange County as well as the Thoroughfare plans for Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Hillsborough to ensure that undesirable projects had not been carried forward to the CTP. The maps from these plans are provided in Attachment 4. Orange County Transportation Planning staff will return to the BOCC at its February 21 meeting with the OUTBoard's complete recommendation. This item will include specific comments from the OUTBoard on the CTP. FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no immediate financial impact associated with this item. SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: The following Orange County Social Justice Goal is applicable to this agenda item: • GOAL: ENSURE ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY The creation and preservation of infrastructure, policies, programs and funding necessary for residents to provide shelter, food, clothing and medical care for themselves and their dependents.