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KNE 1 <br />Heidi Perry said it would be good to know how the approved projects fit into the Vision Zero Plan. <br />Abigaile Pittman asked whether the order in the agenda packet is the OUTBoard's preferred order. Nish Trivedi <br />answered that it was the order chosen by the Orange County Board of Commissioners. <br />The OUTBoard discussed its preferred order of the projects. <br />Heidi Perry said it is hard to stomach spending $200 million to try to bring more cars on the roads. Any more lanes <br />should be transit only. <br />Alex Castro said at what point do you reach saturation. The big cities have been dealing with this by putting in toll <br />lanes and express lanes and charging more for them at peak times. <br />Jenn Sykes said a lot of people who work in low- paying jobs live in Alamance County and northern Orange County. <br />As much as we want bicycle lanes, these road improvements are for people who have to get to work. These <br />improvements have to be funded. To reduce commuter distances, this county has to invest in affordable housing. <br />Heidi Perry said if a lot of people drive into Chapel Hill from Alamance County, there should be a regional transit <br />system. <br />Alex Castro wondered why an employer like UNC doesn't give free parking to four people carpooling together. Jenn <br />Sykes said Orange County would need to incentivize that. Heidi Perry said she thinks the county needs to do that. <br />Alex Castro said those commuting from the north have to ride through Hillsborough. <br />Heidi Perry said TARPO needs to look at this from a TDM, regional transit perspective before spending $200 million. <br />Data needs to be collected to determine where people are coming from and where people are going. <br />Nish Trivedi said there is the N.C. 54 existing conditions report. Heidi Perry said traffic counters just counts cars and <br />do not determine where the cars are coming from. <br />Jenn Sykes said it would be economic numbers, where are the businesses and what are the shift times. Heidi Perry <br />agreed that the businesses /employers have to be involved. Nish Trivedi said the Triangle model tries to do that. Heidi <br />Perry said it's inexact. <br />Alyson West suggested moving the transit project to the top. <br />Jenn Sykes advocated for keeping Number 2 as Number 2. <br />Heidi Perry called for a motion on the order. <br />MOTION by Art Menius to approve recommendation in the current order presented. Seconded by Erle Smith. <br />Alyson West proposed adding the OCPT item to first on the list because it is $100,000 and the others are a lot of <br />money. <br />Art Menius withdrew his motion. <br />MOTION by Alyson West to recommend adding OCPT item to number one on the list. Seconded by Art Menius. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />Nish Trivedi asked if there are any comments on DCHC and noted the ones in red are funded. <br />Alyson West asked whether the ones in white are still a possibility. Nish Trivedi answered they go through region and <br />division inputs. <br />FT <br />