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27 <br /> The second part of the presentation will be to update the Board of Commissioners on two <br /> proposed rail station changes. The Orange County Transit Plan discussed the possibility of <br /> shifting the Gateway station to the west in order to promote more economic development <br /> opportunities, particularly in Orange County. The Transit Plan requires that GoTriangle seek <br /> input from the Board of Commissioners on any change in station location, which will be <br /> communicated to the GoTriangle Board before making a final decision. <br /> The second proposed station change is to add a station at the Durham Performing Arts Center <br /> (DPAC). The new station would be intended to provide better access to the Center and the <br /> Durham Bulls Athletic Park. The Transit Plan requires that the addition of any station must be <br /> approved by the Orange County Board of Commissioners, Durham County Board of <br /> Commissioners, and DCHC MPO Policy Board, and the GoTriangle Board. Go Triangle is <br /> requesting formal Board consideration at its December 12, 2017 meeting. <br /> The cost of the shift in the Gateway station is currently estimated to be $8 million, and the <br /> estimated cost of the new DPAC station is $2.5 million. Since the total light rail project budget <br /> was set when the project was approved to enter engineering, both of these changes would <br /> have to be accommodated in the current budget if approved. The attached memoranda from <br /> Go Triangle further describe these proposed changes. <br /> Matthew Clark began the PowerPoint presentation: <br /> Durham-Orange <br /> Light Rail <br /> Transit Project <br /> Orange County Commissioners <br /> November 20, 2017 <br /> Entry into Engineering <br /> • Our region is on track for a federal investment of well over a billion dollars. <br /> • Engineers will iron out the details of the Light Rail as they move it from around 30% to <br /> nearly 100% design. <br /> • FTA will invest in a stronger partnership with the Light Rail through the Project <br /> Management Oversight Consultant. <br /> • The budget for the Light Rail is set at around $2.47 billion. <br /> Patrick McDonough presented this portion of the PowerPoint: <br /> A Partnership for Transit-Supportive Walkable Places <br /> • A partnership supporting walkable neighborhoods in anticipation of the Light Rail <br /> • Continuing to engage the community to build on prior local planning <br /> • Local land use planning led by Chapel Hill & Durham Planning Departments <br /> • Durham and Orange County agree to pursue Strategic Economic Development <br /> Partnerships <br /> Station Planning: Steps Ahead- graph <br /> Distance & Mode Share <br /> Transit share decreases with distance <br />