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23 <br /> <br /> 1 <br />Downtown Loop (Ramseur Street) 2 <br />Design considerations: 3 <br />• Acknowledge existing traffic patterns, other vehicle access changes to Blackwell Street. 4 <br />• Adhere to city’s existing downtown loop plan. 5 <br />Proposed solution: 6 <br />• Change Ramseur Street to two-way travel between Chapel Hill Street and Dillard Street 7 <br />to improve vehicle and bus access in the westbound direction. This conversion aligns 8 <br />with the City of Durham’s adopted plan to convert the entire loop. 9 <br /> 10 <br />Alston Avenue/ NCCU 11 <br />Design considerations: 12 <br />• Enhance safety and pedestrian access for nearby affordable housing residents and 13 <br />North Carolina Central University. 14 <br />• Limit potential conflicts with vehicle traffic. 15 <br />Proposed solution: 16 <br />• Replace large park-and-ride structure at Alston Avenue with at-grade parking spaces. 17 <br />• Move the Alston Avenue station platform closer to the intersection of Pettigrew and 18 <br />Grant streets to improve pedestrian access. 19 <br />• Improve sidewalks and lighting at both station areas. 20 <br /> 21 <br />Rail Operations and Maintenance Facility 22 <br />• GoTriangle seeking rezoning with a development plan, Future Land Use Map 23 <br />amendment and annexation. 24 <br />• Planning Commission hearing Oct. 9; Durham City Council action in December. 25 <br /> 26 <br />Project Design Schedule 27 <br />• Design has surpassed the 50 percent milestone, and 90 percent of design is anticipated 28 <br />by summer 2019. 29 <br />• Informal reviews with third-party stakeholders are ongoing. 30 <br />• 100 percent design milestone anticipated by November 2019. 31 <br />• 32 <br />Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Participation 33 <br />DBE goals remain on track for the three primary consulting contracts: 34 <br />• 14 percent for the General Engineering Contract 35 <br />• 14 percent for the Project Management Contract 36 <br />• 15 percent for the Construction Management Contract 37 <br /> 38 <br />Workforce Development 39 <br />• A strong local labor supply will limit risks to construction costs. 40 <br />• A broader coalition is needed to implement a healthy workforce development program. 41 <br />• The project creates significant opportunity for sustainable jobs. 42 <br /> 43 <br />Questions 44 <br /> 45 <br />Commissioner Price referred to the revenue streams, and asked if it is known why the 46 <br />revenue for the Article 51 and 52 taxes is decreasing. 47