Agenda - 10-17-2017 - 8-a - Minutes

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9 1 2 Alternatives Analysis 3 An Alternative is a combination of a transportation network, which includes a set of highway, 4 transit and other transportation improvements, and a land use scenario that depicts the 5 distribution of population and employment for the year 2045. These Alternatives are then 6 analyzed using the Triangle Regional Model (TRM) which forecasts future travel statistics based 7 on assumptions concerning the highway network, transit service and other transportation 8 facilities. It is very unlikely that one of the Alternatives in its entirety would be advanced as the 9 Preferred Option. Most likely, the final MTP will be a combination of the various Alternatives. 10 Due to the length and depth of the Alternatives Analysis, staff has prepared a presentation 11 (Attachment 1) that summarizes some key areas of interest to Orange County. Greater detail 12 on the Analysis and other process components can be found on the DCHC MPO website: 13 http://www.dchcmpo.org/programs/transport/2045mtp.asp#tabs71 14 15 Attachment 2 is a list of Orange County (including municipal) major highway projects in the 16 Alternatives Analysis. Any specific comments on the list are welcome at this time and may 17 assist with the selection of highway projects to be included in the Preferred Option (draft 2045 18 Plan). The MPO staff has identified the projects least likely to be included in the draft 2045 Plan 19 at the bottom of the first page and continuing to the second page of Attachment 2. In October, 20 the MPO Board will decide on the list of projects to be included in the draft 2045 MTP that gets 21 released for public comment. Transit, bicycle and pedestrian project lists are not yet available 22 from the MPO. However, it is expected that the Orange County transit projects, which are to be 23 funded through a combination of state, local, and federal funds, will be taken from the Orange 24 County Transit Plan (2017). 25 26 Orange Unified Transportation Board (OUTBoard) 27 Comments The OUTBoard received a presentation from MPO staff at its September 20, 2017 28 meeting. Its comments are summarized in Attachment 3. Comments collected from the 29 OUTBoard and any added by the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) will be conveyed to 30 the DCHC MPO Board, which also has a representative and alternate from the Orange County 31 BOCC. 32 33 MPO Next Steps 34 The Alternatives Analysis has been released for public comment. Over the next few months, the 35 DCHC MPO Board will use comments collected from the public and local governments to direct 36 the development of a Preferred Option. The Preferred Option is the draft 2045 MTP which will 37 be released in October 2017. The final 2045 MTP is scheduled to be adopted by the MPO 38 Board in December 2017. 39 40 Review of Projects Currently Funded 41 Attachment 4 provides a list of the County's transportation projects considered during the last 42 prioritization process (SPOT 4.0) and indicates, with shading, the five projects currently funded 43 in the 2018-2027 STIP. During SPOT 3.0, only one of Orange County's projects from its original 44 list was funded in the 2016-2025 STIP. This project was the Hillsborough Train Station, which is 45 scheduled for construction in 2021. Each STIP includes a schedule of the work type (activity) 46 that is to occur each fiscal year for purposes of tracking a project through Project Development 47 and Environmental Analysis, Design, Property Acquisition, and Construction. Following is a link 48 to a new online tool developed and maintained by NCDOT for viewing STIP projects: 49 https://connect.ncdot.qov/projects/planning/paces/state-transportation- 50 improvementprogram.as x