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14 <br /> January 24, 2017 <br /> Agenda <br /> • Project Background <br /> • The Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) <br /> • LPA Costs and Funding Sources <br /> • Project Schedule and Phasing <br /> • BRT Coordination with Local and Regional Service <br /> • Questions/Feedback <br /> Context and Vision <br /> Prepares the Town to meet mobility demand as the region continues to grow: <br /> • Current system operates close to maximum capacity <br /> • Proposed system provides a long-term, scalable solution available to residents and <br /> visitors of the community <br /> • Connects to regional transit options <br /> • Supports current and planned development in the corridor with a multi-modal system <br /> that serves cyclists, pedestrians and other users <br /> North-South BRT Project Background <br /> • Expands on previous regional and local planning <br /> • Continues key theme identified in the Chapel Hill 2020 Comprehensive Plan — "Getting <br /> Around" <br /> • Help provide a high-level of transit service to a critical transportation and development <br /> corridor and will serve as the backbone for a BRT system throughout the Chapel Hill <br /> Transit service area <br /> Context and Vision <br /> Prepares the Town to meet mobility demand as the region continues to grow: <br /> • Current system operates close to maximum capacity <br /> • Proposed system provides a long-term, scalable solution available to residents and <br /> visitors to the community <br /> • Connects to regional transit options <br /> • Supports current and planned development in the corridor with a multi-modal system <br /> that serves cyclists, pedestrians and other users <br /> North-South BRT Project Background <br /> 2009 <br /> 2035 Chapel Hill and Carrboro Long Range Transit Plan (final draft; 2008$). Conceptual BRT <br /> from Eubanks to UNC and expanded express service from UNC to Southern Village; Capital <br /> Cost - $132,952,400 <br /> 2012 <br /> Orange County Bus and Rail Investment Plan (OCBRIP). BRT from 1-40 to UNC. Plan <br /> allocated $22,100,000 in 2011$ <br /> • $6M (25%) from local funds; remaining from State (25%) and Fed (50%) <br /> 2014 <br /> North-South Corridor Study Kick-Off <br /> 2016 <br /> North-South Corridor Study LPA Identified and Adopted <br />