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20 <br /> Nishith Trivedi said that if the project is in a locally adopted plan, NCDOT will pay the full <br /> cost. He said if it is not in the plan but is an identified need, there will be a cost share. He said <br /> that if it is a project that has never been identified then the local government has to pay for those <br /> facilities. <br /> Vice Chair McKee asked if a shared use path is a sidewalk. <br /> Nishith Trivedi said no because a shared use path is 10 feet, minimum, and a sidewalk is <br /> 5 feet. He said that NCDOT defines them separately. <br /> Slide #16 <br /> Issues Addressed <br /> o NC 54 east of Chapel Hill; <br /> o DCHC MPO — approved 2012—widening (6 lane) with multimodal <br /> o CAPO — approved 2016 —widening (4 —6 lane) along rail corridor <br /> o Widening increases demand —gradual increase, based on growth rate <br /> • Local and regional development increases traffic, not just its demand as <br /> documented in TIAs {Dollar General, Shops at Lloyd Farm. etc,} <br /> o Only 2.ODO additional traffic is generated by the widening. <br /> Current approved TIAs demonstrate that they generate more traffic even <br /> without the widening <br /> o UNC hospital and university— UNC's annual commuter surrey (rink)- less than <br /> Y. of use NC 54, more than Y. people on NC 54 use it for other destinations. <br /> UNC hospital - bulk of its traffic is east of Orange County <br /> o NCDOT wants 4 lane divided without bikelped or transit — Not true <br /> 0 1-40 not included in analysis — Not true <br /> o A bus on 54 will take cars off of 54 — Not true <br /> rs <br /> Nishith Trivedi said the NC 54 widening is part of the Triangle bikeway study now. He said <br /> that the TIA's demonstrate that the developments will increase traffic more than the widening <br /> itself. He said that UNC used an annual commuter survey and it showed only '/4 came from <br /> Orange County. <br />