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Memorandum <br />Date: September 20th, 2012 <br />To: Orange County Board of County Commissioners <br />From: Orange Unified Transportation Board <br />Subject: Comments Regarding the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning <br />Organization’s 2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan and Comprehensive <br />Transportation Plan <br />The Orange Unified Transportation Board (OUTBoard) met Wednesday, September 19th, 2012 <br />to receive a presentation from the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning <br />Organization regarding the Alternatives Analysis for the DCHC MPO 2040 Metropolitan <br />Transportation Plan and Comprehensive Transportation Plan and provide the following <br />comments regarding the Alternatives Analysis: <br />There should be a focus on building a sustainable, economical and workable system that <br />builds upon itself with capital investments to lay the groundwork for future innovation. <br />Encourage the consideration of the larger effects of this plan and that there will be great <br />economic benefits to some elements such as the public transportation projects. <br />The plan should include provisions for staggering implementation of services such that <br />bus ridership can help build future rail ridership once the rail project is completed. <br />Support of ongoing coordination between municipalities within the county and with other <br />jurisdictions in the region on all elements of the regional efforts. <br />Suggest choosing a Preferred Option that provides a comprehensive multi-modal system <br />which operates efficiently in the long term and provides the most significant economic <br />and societal benefits to the County and the region. <br />Orange Unified Transportation Board <br />PO Box 8181 <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />Attachment 3 <br /> 30