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16 <br /> 1 Brian Litchfield, said under the current plan, there would be one car lane. He said this <br /> 2 scenario could change, but that is their plan now. <br /> 3 Commissioner McKee asked if it is possible to acquire additional right of ways. <br /> 4 Brian Litchfield said downtown presents a challenge, as it is a constrained area. He said <br /> 5 the NC Department of Transportation (NCDOT) controls most of the area. <br /> 6 <br /> 7 Federal Process (graph) <br /> 8 <br /> 9 AA (NSC Study) and Project Development Tasks (graph) <br /> 10 <br /> 11 LPA Summary (graph) <br /> 12 <br /> 13 8.5K Rides <br /> 14 Scale of Magnitude (graph) <br /> 15 <br /> 16 Capital Cost by Segments <br /> 17 <br /> 18 Without BRT Investment in the North-South Corridor <br /> 19 • Transit trips will take up to 9 minutes longer- and will likely get worse as congestion <br /> 20 increases <br /> 21 • Traffic congestion will increase - driving through the corridor will take longer <br /> 22 • Buses will become more crowded and less reliable as they're stuck in traffic <br /> 23 • Additional parking spaces will be necessary throughout the corridor <br /> 24 • Development patterns will be less transit-supportive <br /> 25 <br /> 26 FTA Region IV BRT-Small Starts <br /> 27 Jacksonville <br /> 28 • 5 BRT alignments <br /> 29 • 57 miles <br /> 30 Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority <br /> 31 • Central Ave. BRT proposal <br /> 32 • Project Development Phase <br /> 33 Wake County/Raleigh <br /> 34 • 17 miles <br /> 35 • -$20M/mile <br /> 36 <br /> 37 Federal Small Starts Process (graph) <br /> 38 North-South BRT was accepted into FTA's Project Development (PD) in November 2016 <br /> 39 <br /> 40 Questions, Comments, Discussion <br /> 41 <br /> 42 Commissioner Price asked if dedicated right of ways could not be secured in downtown <br /> 43 Chapel Hill, would these buses be allowed on regular lanes. <br /> 44 Brian Litchfield said yes. <br /> 45 Commissioner Price asked if there will be other buses at the Eubanks Road Park and <br /> 46 Ride. <br /> 47 Brian Litchfield said yes. He said both GoTriangle and Triad buses currently use this lot, <br /> 48 and more, and other, buses are anticipated as this plan moves forward. <br />