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15 <br /> 1 Regular Committee Meetings over 30-months schedule: Technical and Policy Committees. <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Rounds of presentations to conclude the study: <br /> 4 • Chapel Hill Town Council —April, 2016 <br /> 5 • BOCC — May, 2016 <br /> 6 • DCHC MPO —August, 2016 <br /> 7 <br /> 8 Decision-Making Process <br /> 9 Process guided by: <br /> 10 <br /> 11 The Technical and Policy Committee <br /> 12 • Review of the technical analysis <br /> 13 • Review project deliverables <br /> 14 • Develop and approve recommendations <br /> 15 <br /> 16 Members of the public <br /> 17 • Provide input and feedback throughout the study process <br /> 18 <br /> 19 Study Committees Participants <br /> 20 North Carolina Department of Transportation <br /> 21 Town of Chapel Hill/Chapel Hill Transit <br /> 22 Town of Carrboro <br /> 23 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill <br /> 24 UNC Health Care <br /> 25 Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce <br /> 26 Downtown Partnership <br /> 27 Orange County <br /> 28 GoTriangle <br /> 29 Chapel Hill Transportation Board <br /> 30 Carrboro Transportation Advisory Board <br /> 31 Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro MPO <br /> 32 <br /> 33 Chair Dorosin referred to slide number 12, and asked if a decision of which of the three <br /> 34 alternatives (dedicated curb lane: new construction; dedicated center lane: new construction; or <br /> 35 dedicated curb lane: convert existing lane) will be made in the timeframe noted on the slide. <br /> 36 Brian Litchfield said yes, this decision will be made between FY17-18. <br /> 37 Commissioner Rich asked if there is a need to acquire additional land with any of the <br /> 38 three options. <br /> 39 Brian Litchfield said the current plan is to use existing right of way, but this may change <br /> 40 during the design phase. He said in the university environments there will be no new lanes <br /> 41 built. <br /> 42 Commissioner Rich asked if lanes would be crunched where cars would usually drive. <br /> 43 Brian Litchfield said each of the options have different pieces to them, and he walked <br /> 44 the Board through this slide. He said in the Southern Village area there would be dedicated <br /> 45 curb lanes that would be constructed, while the area near UNC Hospital would use exiting <br /> 46 infrastructure. He said in the down town area from Franklin Street through Estes, there will be <br /> 47 a dedicated curb lane, which would use an existing lane as a dedicated bus lane. He said <br /> 48 each scenario is fluid and can be mixed, matched, and moved around. <br /> 49 Commissioner McKee said his concern is for downtown Chapel Hill, and asked if there <br /> 50 will be only one car lane, since the other one would be used for BRT. <br />