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41 <br /> Orange County Transit Plan April 25, 2017 <br /> -� - -g - Figure 2.4-1: N-S BRT Corridor Study Map <br /> E - s <br /> The original Plan set aside funds for bus lane improvements <br /> along Martin Luther King,Jr. Blvd. in Chapel Hill from 1-40 to the <br /> UNC campuses. The original project was referred to as "Martin � <br /> Luther King Boulevard Bus Lanes and Corridor Improvements." <br /> Beginning in 2012, Chapel Hill Transit led the North-South - <br /> Corridor study to identify a Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) <br /> for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, South Columbia Street and N <br /> US 15-501 corridor. Adopted by the Chapel Hill Town Council - <br /> on April 27, 2016, the North-South Corridor LPA is a <br /> combination of mixed-traffic and dedicated lanes that will <br /> connect Eubanks Road park-and-ride with Southern Village <br /> park-and-ride along Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, South <br /> Columbia Street, and US 15-501. The route features direct <br /> connections to the University of North Carolina (UNC) Hospitals <br /> campus and the planned Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit (D- <br /> O LRT) Project. Chapel Hill Transit plans to carry three design <br /> variations of the LPA forward into the engineering and <br /> environmental clearance process to allow for further public <br /> input on the design of project. The project is currently known <br /> as the North-South Bus Rapid Transit (BRT). <br /> On November 21, 2016, the Federal Transit Administration <br /> (FTA) admitted the project into Small Starts Project <br /> Development. Chapel Hill Transit is preparing to initiate <br /> engineering and environmental clearance activities at the <br /> beginning of fiscal year 2018. <br /> Final Page 17 of 65 <br />