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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: February 16, 2017 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 3 <br /> SUBJECT: Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)-Light Rail Transit (LRT) Discussion <br /> DEPARTMENT: County Managers Office <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> A. Durham Orange Corridor AA Study Travis Myren, Deputy County Manager, <br /> Area (2011) 919-245-2308 <br /> B. Summary of Evaluation Results for Gary Donaldson, Chief Financial Officer, <br /> LRT, BRT-High, and BRT Low 919-245-2453 <br /> Alternatives (2011) Theo Letman, Transportation Director, <br /> 919-245-2007 <br /> Craig Benedict, Planning & Inspections <br /> Director, 919-245-2592 <br /> PURPOSE: To receive information regarding Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) technology, why light rail <br /> (LRT) was chosen as a preferred technology for the Durham Orange Transit corridor, and the <br /> differences between the Durham Orange system and the proposed Wake County system. <br /> BACKGROUND: In 2010 and 2011 (adopted July 2011) an Alternatives Analysis (D-O AA) of <br /> the Durham Orange Transit Corridor was conducted by URS (now AECOM) consultants as part <br /> of the Triangle Regional Transit Program. An introductory excerpt from the 171 page study is <br /> below. The link for this information is http://ourtransitfuture.com/wp- <br /> content/uploads/2013/12/2.2.2a-00401-DO-Vol-1-Detailed-Def-July-ALL-DVD-READY.pdf. <br /> Triangle Transit has commissioned an Alternative Analysis (AA) to initiate fixed guideway <br /> transit service between Durham and Orange counties. The AA is a component of the <br /> Triangle Regional Transit Program, a comprehensive effort to study expanded bus and <br /> rail networks across Wake, Orange, and Durham counties. <br /> This report documents the analysis and findings of the Durham-Orange County Corridor <br /> (Durham-Orange Corridor) AA process. The AA is an outgrowth of the system-level <br /> Transitional Analysis that was completed in the fall of 2010 and that recommended the <br /> Durham-Orange Corridor as one of the region's priority high-capacity transit corridors to <br /> be advanced into the more detailed AA process. The AA evaluates and screens <br /> alternative alignments, modes, and station locations within the Durham-Orange Corridor <br /> and concludes with the selection of a recommended Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA). <br /> The AA process detailed in this report is consistent with the Federal Transit <br /> Administration's (FTA) New Starts guidelines that enable fixed-guideway projects to be <br /> eligible for federal funds. <br />