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14 <br /> 1 <br /> 2 Context and Vision <br /> 3 Prepares the Town to meet mobility demand as the region continues to grow: <br /> 4 • Current system operates close to maximum capacity <br /> 5 • Proposed system provides a long-term, scalable solution available to residents and <br /> 6 visitors of the community <br /> 7 • Connects to regional transit options <br /> 8 • Supports current and planned development in the corridor with a multi-modal system <br /> 9 that serves cyclists, pedestrians and other users <br /> 10 <br /> 11 North-South BRT Project Background <br /> 12 • Expands on previous regional and local planning <br /> 13 • Continues key theme identified in the Chapel Hill 2020 Comprehensive Plan — "Getting <br /> 14 Around" <br /> 15 • Help provide a high-level of transit service to a critical transportation and development <br /> 16 corridor and will serve as the backbone for a BRT system throughout the Chapel Hill <br /> 17 Transit service area <br /> 18 <br /> 19 Context and Vision <br /> 20 Prepares the Town to meet mobility demand as the region continues to grow: <br /> 21 • Current system operates close to maximum capacity <br /> 22 • Proposed system provides a long-term, scalable solution available to residents and <br /> 23 visitors to the community <br /> 24 • Connects to regional transit options <br /> 25 • Supports current and planned development in the corridor with a multi-modal system <br /> 26 that serves cyclists, pedestrians and other users <br /> 27 <br /> 28 North-South BRT Project Background <br /> 29 2009 <br /> 30 2035 Chapel Hill and Carrboro Long Range Transit Plan (final draft; 2008$). Conceptual BRT <br /> 31 from Eubanks to UNC and expanded express service from UNC to Southern Village; Capital <br /> 32 Cost - $132,952,400 <br /> 33 2012 <br /> 34 Orange County Bus and Rail Investment Plan (OCBRIP). BRT from 1-40 to UNC. Plan allocated <br /> 35 $22,100,000 in 2011$ <br /> 36 • $6M (25%) from local funds; remaining from State (25%) and Fed (50%) <br /> 37 2014 <br /> 38 North-South Corridor Study Kick-Off <br /> 39 2016 <br /> 40 North-South Corridor Study LPA Identified and Adopted <br /> 41 2016-2017 <br /> 42 OCBRIP Update <br /> 43 <br /> 44 North-South Corridor Study Kick-Off(map) <br /> 45 <br /> 46 Outreach <br /> 47 Significant public involvement throughout the study: open houses, community meetings, <br /> 48 updates to various stakeholders and Boards. <br /> 49 <br />