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12 <br /> 1 • 1892 - Duke University moved to Durham from Trinity, NC <br /> 2 • 1910 - NCCU founded <br /> 3 • 1974 -Jordan Lake complete, limiting access to Chapel Hill from East, pushing future <br /> 4 traffic towards NC 54 <br /> 5 • 1982 - UNC and Duke Hospital designated Level 1 Trauma Centers. Only 6 such <br /> 6 centers in North Carolina, all but 2 along D-O LRT corridor <br /> 7 • 1980s - Orange County and municipalities adopt Rural Buffer, Durham creates Rural <br /> 8 Tier <br /> 9 • 1988 - Interstate 40 built, limiting "crossing" points between Durham and Chapel Hill <br /> 10 <br /> 11 Why BRT Was a Good Fit for Wake County, and LRT Was a Good Fit for Durham-Orange <br /> 12 (chart) <br /> 13 <br /> 14 Policy Choices <br /> 15 FARES <br /> 16 • Chapel Hill Transit: $0 <br /> 17 • GoDurham: $1.00 <br /> 18 • GoRaleigh: $1.25 <br /> 19 • GoCary: $1.50 <br /> 20 <br /> 21 Transit Service Hours By Metro Area (graph) <br /> 22 <br /> 23 Recent Transit Ridership <br /> 24 • Durham-Orange: -72,000 boardings per day (Chapel Hill Transit, GoDurham, Duke <br /> 25 Transit, GoTriangle Durham/Orange routes) <br /> 26 • Wake County: -38,000 boardings per day (GoRaleigh, GoCary, NCSU Wolfline, <br /> 27 GoTriangle Wake routes) <br /> 28 • Durham and Orange have roughly half the population of Wake County, but generate <br /> 29 nearly double the transit ridership <br /> 30 <br /> 31 Commissioner McKee asked if the portion of the Durham Orange, that is Chapel Hill <br /> 32 transit, could be identified. <br /> 33 Patrick McDonough said about 25,000-27,000. <br /> 34 <br /> 35 Transit Usage by Metro Area (graph) <br /> 36 <br /> 37 Key Take-Aways <br /> 38 • Durham & Orange counties have been investing in transit at a higher level for a long <br /> 39 period of time, and have built a large transit market responding to their compact growth <br /> 40 choices and job centers <br /> 41 • Wake County is investing to catch up to Durham-Orange, using a plan and technologies <br /> 42 that complements their more suburban growth choices <br /> 43 • Different transit technology choices can match transit markets in the different counties, <br /> 44 and still become a fully integrated system <br /> 45 <br /> 46 Commissioner Price asked if the riders' destination could be identified. <br /> 47 Patrick McDonough said riders are moving within the corridor among the various zones. <br /> 48 He said the 3D map shows the intensity of the trips. <br />