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16 <br /> <br />• Transit may help address the increasing traffic. Coordination between the two current <br />providers – Piedmont Authority for Regional Transit (PART) and Chapel Hill Transit – <br />along the corridor will need to be improved in the future. <br />• Town acknowledges NCDOT does not fund Shared Use Paths due to its current bicycle <br />and pedestrian policy as well as complete streets policy, even if it is NCDOT right-of- <br />way. This is something local jurisdictions must address. <br /> <br />OUTBoard Comments - October 17, 2018 <br />OUTBoard provided the following comments: <br />• The OUTBoard opposes widening NC-54, based on the rationale: increase lanes results <br />in more cars on the road, this escalates negative impacts on air quality and subsequent <br />impacts on climate change. <br />o Recommends making intersection improvements first <br />o Adding passing lanes second. <br />• Provide a dedicated transit lane and improve transit services between all service <br />providers along the corridor, this includes: <br />o Better coordinated currently provided services by PART and Chapel Hill Transit <br />o Adding additional services by Go Triangle and Orange County Public Transit <br />o Include Bus Rapid Transit as a preferred recommendation to widening <br />• Incorporate recent advancements in Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) technologies <br />at intersections. <br /> <br />NC-54 West Corridor Study <br />November 1, 2018 <br /> <br />Outline <br /> Background <br /> Recommendations <br /> Implementation <br /> Carrboro Comments <br /> Action <br /> <br />Background – Jurisdiction and Issues <br />• Shirt and long-term vision safety <br />o Multimodal options <br />o Community and Environment preservation <br />o Economic viability <br /> Inadequate pedestrian and bicycle treatments/facilities (safety & access) <br /> Difficulty turning left to/from NC 54 (crashes & delays) <br /> Reduce intersection delays & queues <br /> <br />Project Schedule (flow chart) <br /> <br />Public Comments <br /> Reduce truck traffic <br /> Widen (encourage development?) <br /> Don’t widen (discourage development?) <br /> Better lighting <br /> Vehicles represent most of noted safety issues <br /> More traffic signals