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provide more information about the CTP, its relationship to other plans, and its importance with respect to reserving right-of-way. Deficiency Analysis In order to program improvements to infrastructure, the CTP includes a deficiency analysis, which uses socioeconomic data (SE Data) generated from a land use model (CommunityViz) to forecast future transportation demand. SE Data includes households and employment. Since households and employment are generators and attractors for trips, an understanding of where new households and employment opportunities are likely to occur is crucial to forecasting future travel demand. With the household and employment location data as a focused input, the TRM forecasts demand for the current network, ultimately producing a map indicating future transportation deficiencies across the Triangle region. Roadways that are significantly over capacity in future years and/or roadways with a significant safety issue are programmed for improvement in the CTP. Transit demand is also evaluated by forecasting population and examining density thresholds in traffic analysis zones (TAZs), while bicycle and pedestrian projects are generated through an analysis of non-motorized trips and potentially hazardous intersections. Existing deficiencies are identified for each mode and projects are generated for inclusion on the CTP maps. Relationship to Other Plans The CTP is the overarching transportation plan for the DCHC MPO. As a State requirement, the CTP replaces the thoroughfare plans that have been conducted in North Carolina since the 1950s. With a focus on multi-modal transportation, the CTP is designed to work within a planning framework, which includes the Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) and the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). As indicated, the CTP includes all of the projects needed to address transportation deficiencies in the future without regard for fiscal constraint. The MTP, a Federal requirement, takes the initial CTP project list and programs improvements within a minimum 20-year planning horizon. This plan is fiscally constrained and focuses more attention on critical projects for funding and the phasing of project implementation. The STIP is a 10-year funding program. Projects are drawn from the MTP and put forward to the State’s prioritization process for inclusion in the STIP. Attachment 1 contains a graphic that explains this relationship in detail. Products The final CTP will contain two distinct elements, the CTP Maps (Attachment 2) and the CTP Study Report. The CTP Study Report contains a great deal of background information including problem statements for specific projects and a summary of the CTP process. The Highway Minimum Problem Statements document is provided as an example (Attachment 3). The entire draft document, all of the maps, and explanatory tables for each mode can be found at this link: http://bit.ly/2bv3RQV. It is important to note that the NCDOT Board of Transportation only approves the CTP maps; this body does not approve the CTP Study Report. This is important, especially for Orange County, as Orange County Transportation Planning staff has advocated for the inclusion of a footnote linking the CTP to local access management plans in both the CTP Study Report and on the CTP maps. By including this footnote on the maps, the Board of Transportation will be aware of the addition and will approve the footnote along with the maps. 10