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10 <br /> Attachment 4 <br /> PLANNING & INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT <br /> Craig N. Benedict, AICP, Director <br /> Administration 131 W. Margaret Lane <br /> (919) 245-2575 Suite 201 <br /> (919) 644-3002 (FAX) ORANGE COUNTY P. O. Box 8181 <br /> www.orangecountync.gov NORTH CAROLINA Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: Board of County Commissioners <br /> FROM: Orange Unified Transportation Board <br /> CC: Craig Benedict, Orange County Planning Director <br /> Tom Altieri, Comprehensive Planning Supervisor <br /> DATE: September 21, 2017 <br /> SUBJECT: Comments Regarding the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro <br /> Metropolitan Planning Organization's 2045 Metropolitan <br /> Transportation Plan <br /> The Orange Unified Transportation Board (OUTBoard) met Wednesday, September 20, <br /> 2017 and received a presentation from the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan <br /> Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) staff regarding the Alternatives Analysis for the <br /> DCHC MPO 2045 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP). The following comments <br /> are conveyed: <br /> ■ Define the term "non-motorized modes" in presentations or state more simply as <br /> bicycle and pedestrian. <br /> ■ Commuter Rail, which is currently in the Comprehensive Transportation Plan <br /> (CTP), should be revisited for inclusion in the 2050 MTP. <br /> ■ The MPO should be vigilant with regard to the advancements in technology to <br /> come, such as autonomous vehicles. <br /> ■ The MPO should further explore the Managed Motorways Concept* and look for <br /> opportunities to implement as an alternative to widening projects. <br /> ■ It would be helpful for review if there were a way to quantify the cost versus <br /> benefit for each project. <br /> ■ Presentation materials should include project length in miles. <br /> *The DCHC MPO Board received a presentation on the concept at its June 14, 2017 meeting. The <br /> Managed Motorways Concept involves a collection of strategies and technologies that work in concert <br /> with each other to provide a holistic and integrated corridor management system that increases on-road <br /> outcomes. The flow of traffic is monitored and managed using a combination of ramp meters, sensors, <br /> incident detection, command and control software, and human intervention at a control center. This type <br /> of management increases the capacity of the roadway. <br />