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16 <br /> Brian Litchfield said the current plan is to use existing right of way, but this may change <br /> during the design phase. He said in the university environments there will be no new lanes <br /> built. <br /> Commissioner Rich asked if lanes would be crunched where cars would usually drive. <br /> Brian Litchfield said each of the options have different pieces to them, and he walked <br /> the Board through this slide. He said in the Southern Village area there would be dedicated <br /> curb lanes that would be constructed, while the area near UNC Hospital would use exiting <br /> infrastructure. He said in the down town area from Franklin Street through Estes, there will be <br /> a dedicated curb lane, which would use an existing lane as a dedicated bus lane. He said <br /> each scenario is fluid and can be mixed, matched, and moved around. <br /> Commissioner McKee said his concern is for downtown Chapel Hill, and asked if there <br /> will be only one car lane, since the other one would be used for BRT. <br /> Brian Litchfield, said under the current plan, there would be one car lane. He said this <br /> scenario could change, but that is their plan now. <br /> Commissioner McKee asked if it is possible to acquire additional right of ways. <br /> Brian Litchfield said downtown presents a challenge, as it is a constrained area. He <br /> said the NC Department of Transportation (NCDOT) controls most of the area. <br /> Federal Process (graph) <br /> AA (NSC Study) and Project Development Tasks (graph) <br /> LPA Summary (graph) <br /> 8.5K Rides <br /> Scale of Magnitude (graph) <br /> Capital Cost by Segments <br /> Without BRT Investment in the North-South Corridor <br /> • Transit trips will take up to 9 minutes longer- and will likely get worse as congestion <br /> increases <br /> • Traffic congestion will increase - driving through the corridor will take longer <br /> • Buses will become more crowded and less reliable as they're stuck in traffic <br /> • Additional parking spaces will be necessary throughout the corridor <br /> • Development patterns will be less transit-supportive <br /> FTA Region IV BRT- Small Starts <br /> Jacksonville <br /> • 5 BRT alignments <br /> • 57 miles <br /> Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority <br /> • Central Ave. BRT proposal <br /> • Project Development Phase <br /> Wake County/Raleigh <br /> • 17 miles <br /> • -$20M/mile <br /> Federal Small Starts Process (graph) <br />