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23 <br /> Current Status <br /> • Currently in FTA Project❑evelapment L- <br /> • Includes 30%Design&Environmental <br /> g <br /> • 30%Design ... <br /> • Further defining alignment and specific <br /> station locations from the initial Locally _ <br /> Preferred AIternative(LPA) <br /> • Traffic analysis <br /> • Integration of bicycle and pedestrian M <br /> facilities C -" <br /> • Station area analysis E,,,,, <br /> Project Schedule — next 12 months <br /> • Spring 2019: evaluate BRT Transit Oriented Development Opportunities <br /> • Late Summer 2019: draft 30% Design Plans are handed over to the NEPA team <br /> • Late Summer/Fall 2019: finalize non-Small Starts funding <br /> • Late Summer/Fall 2019: 30% Design Plans are finalized, based on FTA feedback <br /> • September 2019: Apply for rating with FTA <br /> • Fall/Winter 2019: NEPA document is published for review <br /> • Spring 2020: Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) issued, completing the NEPA <br /> review process. <br /> Planned 2023: The North-South Corridor BRT would open for revenue service. <br /> What's Happening this Summer? <br /> — Finalize Traffic Analysis <br /> — Conduct Market and TOD Study <br /> • Community Input Sessions and Design Charrettes July 12 - 15 <br /> — Develop construct vs convert recommendation for northern portion <br /> — Draft 30% design <br /> — Complete Environmental Analysis <br /> NSBRT Fundinq <br /> • Current financial plan assumes 80% ($112M) of project funding to come through Federal <br /> Sources, 20% ($28M) from non-federal sources <br /> • Project needs to demonstrate commitment of at least half the non-federal share ($14M) <br /> by <br /> • September 2019 to stay in Project Development and be considered for moving into <br /> Project Design <br /> • Currently we have $6.1 M of non-federal funds committed through the Orange <br /> County Transit Plan, we have requested an additional $81VI <br /> • We have also submitted a request for$25M as part of the SPOT 6.0 process <br /> Commissioner Dorosin referred to the SPOT 6.0 process, and asked if there is an <br /> estimated timeline to know if any money will come from this. <br /> Brian Litchfield said it will most likely be January/February 2020 before staff knows this <br /> information. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin referred to the "current status slide", and clarified that everything <br /> on the chart from Eubanks to Hillsborough will all need to be decided. <br /> Brian Litchfield said that is correct. He said additional traffic analysis will be needed, <br /> and staff with work with the Department of Transportation (DOT) to determine whether to <br /> convert an existing travel lane, or construct a new lane. <br />