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Attachment 2 OUTBoard Comments 5 Regarding the DCHC MPO 2035 Long Range Land Use Plan Alternatives Analysis ~~ :~ ~~ V t7~~ -~ Orange Unif e~ Transportation Boarc} u~- ~i ~ -; PO Box 8181 ~~ -~~ Hillsborough, NC 27278 ~- Memorandum Date: August 28, 2008 To: Orange County Board of County Commissioners From: Sam Lasris, Chair Orange Unified Transportation Board Subject: Comments Regarding the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization 2035 Long Range Land Use Plan Alternatives Analysis The Orange Unified Transportation Board (OUTBoard) met Wednesday, August 27, 2008, to receive a presentation from the Lead Planning Agency of Durham-Chapel Hill- Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization regarding the Altematives Analysis for the DCHC 2035 Long Range Transportation Plan, and endorsed the following comments regarding the Alternatives Analysis. The OUTBoard recommends transportation options that include: • Rail transportation including commuter rail service between Burlington and Raleigh that would serve Orange County; • Enhanced local bus and express bus service with shorter delays; • More investment in roadway "hotspots"fintersection improvements instead of overall roadway widening; Off-road pedestrian and bicycle facilities as well as roadway improvements for bicycle and pedestrian facilities; • Integration with land use planning that channels development into high density mixed use development along transit corridors; • Focusing transportation improvements in designated Economic Development Zones; and • Park and ride lots as a congestion relief alternative. The following comments refer to the Regional Transit Vision Plan: • The rail vision plan should consider other possible existing rail corridors in the region as possible elements for expansion and to enhance the viability of the rail vision plan.