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3 <br /> ORANGE BOUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> A RESOLUTION PROVIDING COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br /> TO THE CITY OF DURHAM, DURHAM COUNTY AND <br /> DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE <br /> ON PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS TO THE ADOPTED <br /> US 15-501 FIXED GUIDEWAY CORRIDOR AND STATION AREAS <br /> WHEREAS, the Town of Chapel Hill, City of Durham, Triangle Transit Authority, <br /> North Carolina Department of Transportation, and the University of North Carolina at <br /> Chapel Hill participated cooperatively in the development of the US 15-501 Major <br /> Investment Study; and <br /> WHEREAS, the US 15-501 Phase II Major Investment Study included a <br /> recommended fixed guideway corridor and station locations; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Transportation Advisory <br /> Committee has adopted the recommendations of the US 15-501 Major Investment <br /> Study; and <br /> WHEREAS, the implementation of a fixed guideway transit corridor between <br /> Durham and Chapel Hill is an important element in maintaining future mobility along the <br /> US 15-501 corridor; and <br /> WHEREAS, a development proposal has been submitted to the City of Durham <br /> and Durham County that requires modification of the adopted fixed guideway corridor <br /> and station locations; and <br /> WHEREAS, the impacts of the proposed modification on the feasibility of <br /> implementing the US 15-501 fixed guideway corridor are unknown; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of <br /> Commissioners respectfully requests and recommends to the City of Durham, Durham <br /> County and the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Transportation Advisory Committee that: <br /> • Modifications to the adopted US 15-501 Fixed Guideway corridor and station <br /> locations, as adopted in the US 15-501 Major Investment Study, be evaluated for <br /> potential impacts on ridership, operations and financial feasibility prior to <br /> approval. <br /> • All parties that participated in the development of the US 15-501 Major <br /> Investment Study, Chapel Hill, Durham, Triangle Transit Authority, North Carolina <br /> Department of Transportation, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and <br /> Duke University, be provided an opportunity to review the analysis of proposed <br /> modifications and provide comments. <br />