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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: October 3, 2017 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 6-c <br /> SUBJECT: Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization 2045 <br /> Metropolitan Transportation Plan Alternatives Analysis <br /> DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: (919) <br /> 1. PowerPoint Presentation Andy Henry, MPO Senior Transportation <br /> 2. Orange County Highway Projects Planner, 560-4366 (x36419) <br /> 3. OUTBoard Comments Tom Altieri, Comprehensive Planning <br /> 4. Background Information — SPOT 4.0 Supervisor, 919-245-2579 <br /> Projects, Including Those Funded Craig Benedict, Planning Director, 919- <br /> 245-2592 <br /> PURPOSE: To receive a presentation from Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro (DCHC) Metropolitan <br /> Planning Organization (MPO) staff on the 2045 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) <br /> Alternatives Analysis, and potentially endorse comments from the Orange Unified <br /> Transportation Board (OUTBoard). <br /> BACKGROUND: The DCHC MPO, which is responsible for long range transportation planning <br /> for Durham County and parts of Orange and Chatham counties, is updating its MTP. The MTP, <br /> which is required by Federal law, recommends major transportation projects, policies and <br /> strategies designed to maintain existing transportation systems and serve the region's future <br /> travel needs. The Plan must be fiscally constrained, which means that projected revenues must <br /> cover the anticipated costs. Projects must be in the 2045 MTP to receive any state and federal <br /> transportation funding through the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). Projects <br /> are drawn from the MTP and put forward to the State's prioritization process for inclusion in the <br /> STIP, which is a 10-year funding program. <br /> Alternatives Analysis <br /> An Alternative is a combination of a transportation network, which includes a set of highway, <br /> transit and other transportation improvements, and a land use scenario that depicts the <br /> distribution of population and employment for the year 2045. These Alternatives are then <br /> analyzed using the Triangle Regional Model (TRM) which forecasts future travel statistics based <br /> on assumptions concerning the highway network, transit service and other transportation <br /> facilities. It is very unlikely that one of the Alternatives in its entirety would be advanced as the <br /> Preferred Option. Most likely, the final MTP will be a combination of the various Alternatives. <br /> Due to the length and depth of the Alternatives Analysis, staff has prepared a presentation <br /> (Attachment 1) that summarizes some key areas of interest to Orange County. Greater detail <br /> on the Analysis and other process components can be found on the DCHC MPO website: <br /> http://www.dchcmpo.org/programs/transport/2045mtp.asp#tabs7 <br />