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27 <br /> 1 • Our region is on track for a federal investment of well over a billion dollars. <br /> 2 • Engineers will iron out the details of the Light Rail as they move it from around 30% to <br /> 3 nearly 100% design. <br /> 4 • FTA will invest in a stronger partnership with the Light Rail through the Project <br /> 5 Management Oversight Consultant. <br /> 6 • The budget for the Light Rail is set at around $2.47 billion. <br /> 7 <br /> 8 Patrick McDonough presented this portion of the PowerPoint: <br /> 9 <br /> 10 A Partnership for Transit-Supportive Walkable Places <br /> 11 • A partnership supporting walkable neighborhoods in anticipation of the Light Rail <br /> 12 • Continuing to engage the community to build on prior local planning <br /> 13 • Local land use planning led by Chapel Hill & Durham Planning Departments <br /> 14 • Durham and Orange County agree to pursue Strategic Economic Development <br /> 15 Partnerships <br /> 16 <br /> 17 Station Planning: Steps Ahead- graph <br /> 18 <br /> 19 Distance & Mode Share <br /> 20 Transit share decreases with distance <br /> 21 • First 600 feet really matters <br /> 22 • Office mode share drops about 1% every 100 feet <br /> 23 • 1/2 - mile residential share 300% higher than office <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Principles for Walkable Places <br /> 26 1. Sustainable density <br /> 27 • A neighborhood average of 9 to 25 du/ac + to support LRT <br /> 28 • Distance to transit matters <br /> 29 <br /> 30 2. Mix of Uses <br /> 31 • Vertical or Horizontal <br /> 32 • The Details matter <br /> 33 • Limit auto-oriented uses <br /> 34 • Housing for everyone <br /> 35 • Benefits <br /> 36 V More walking / less auto use <br /> 37 V Increased transit ridership <br /> 38 3. Compact pedestrian- oriented <br /> 39 • Block sizes for 5-minute walk <br /> 40 • Orient buildings to sidewalks <br /> 41 • Active street edges <br /> 42 <br /> 43 4. Active Defined Center <br /> 44 • Up to 18 hours of activity with people living in the neighborhood <br /> 45 • Compact and more dense <br /> 46 • Employment closest to transit <br /> 47 <br /> 48 5. Limited, managed parking <br /> 49 • Consider size, location, design, and management <br />