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10 <br /> Orange County -Why Light Rail Was Selected for the Durham-Orange Corridor <br /> Orange County Board of County Commissioners <br /> February 16, 2017 <br /> Presentation Overview <br /> • Matching Transit Technology to a Particular Corridor <br /> • Key Travel Data for Durham and Orange Counties <br /> • LRT & BRT performance in the USA <br /> • Transit & the Environment <br /> • Discussion <br /> The Triangle Will Be A Growth Leader(graph) <br /> Lessons from Seattle-Tacoma and Minneapolis-St Paul <br /> • Multiple transit providers <br /> • Several modes of transit <br /> • The right "transit tool" differs from one corridor to another <br /> Minneapolis-St. Paul metro: 3.5 million people (photo) <br /> Seattle-Tacoma metro: 3.7 million people (photo) <br /> How These Communities Decided Which Mode Goes Where <br /> Key To Travel Markets: Density of Jobs and Housing <br /> Mode Profile: Conventional Bus <br /> Where It Works: <br /> • All major roadways, arterials, collector streets, and some neighborhood streets <br /> • Demand for service every 20 to 60 minutes at rush hour <br /> • Trip Intensities of 10-35 trips/acre <br /> Operating Characteristics: <br /> • Operates in mixed traffic with cars <br /> • Stop spacing: every 1/4 mile to every 1/2 mile <br /> • Typically 40-foot bus <br /> • Avg speed at rush hour: 6-12 mph, depending on traffic conditions <br /> Mode Profile: Bus Rapid Transit <br /> Where It Works: <br /> • Major roadways and urban arterials within bus-only lanes, with limited travel in mixed <br /> traffic. 60-foot articulated buses do not fit on neighborhood streets and some collector <br /> streets. <br /> • Demand for service every 10-30 minutes at rush hour <br /> • Trip intensities of 20-75 trips/acre <br /> Operating Characteristics: <br />