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Summary of Preferred Options(I> Section 1 -- Introduction <br />Preferred O tion Hi hwa Bus Transit Fixed Guidewa <br />Bus Transit • HOV/HOT on I-40 (from Wake Co. ~ • Local bus expansion ~ • No fixed guideway service <br /> to NC 86) o Peak headways 10-20 minutes <br />(from Bus Intensive Alternative) .Triangle Parkway (toll) o Off-Peak headways 15-30 minutes <br /> • US 15-501 freeway ~ • Express bus expansion <br /> • 7 Highway Trust Fund "loop" • Regional bus expansion (to outlying . <br /> projects (including East End communities) <br /> Connector) ~ • Employment center circulators <br />Commuter Rail • Same as above ~ • Same with addition of bus feeder service ~ • Commuter Rail -Hillsborough to <br /> <br />(from Moderate multi-modal to commuter stations Downtown Durham to RTP to <br /> Downtown Raleigh to Clayton <br />alternative) ~ • Commuter Rail -Downtown Durham to <br /> Carrboro via Carolina North <br /> • Bus Rapid Transit -Downtown Durham <br /> to UNC-Chapel Hill. <br />STAC -DMU • Same as above ~ • Same with addition of bus feeder service ~ • Rail Transit -- Duke to Downtown <br />to rail transit stations Raleigh using Diesel Multiple Units <br />((from Fixed Guideway (DMU) starting in 2019 <br />alternative) ~ • Light Rail Transit -Duke to UNC- <br />Chapel Hill using electric rail cars <br />startin in 2025 <br />STAC - Electric • Same as above • Same with addition ofbus feeder service • Light Rail Transit- UNC-Chapel Hill to <br />(New alternative -the only Preferred to rail transit stations Duke to Downtown Durham starting in <br />Option not evaluated as part the 2019, then to NCCU to RTP to <br />Alternatives Analysis Downtown Raleigh using electric rail <br />cars starting in 2025 <br />(1) Some helpfitl definitions: HOV/HOT =High Occupancy Vehicle/Toll; lanes that can only be used by vehicles that pay a toll or have at least a specified number of <br />passengers. Headway =minutes to wait before next bus arrives. Peak =period of highest travel, generally lam-gam and 4pm-6pm. BRT =Bus Rapid Transit, which are <br />buses on a separate roadway. Fixed Guideway =transit vehicles on traveling on separate track or roadway. STAC =Special Transit Advisory Commission, which was a <br />regional commission that recommended major transit investments. Highway Trust Fund "loop" =Highway projects designated in state legislation to receive special <br />funding, in DCHC MPO these include: a) East End Connector; b) US 70 widening and freeway upgrade between Wake County and East End Connector; c) I-85 widening <br />in Durham County; d) all three section of the Northern Durham Parkway; and, e) North Roxboro Road widening. DMU =Diesel Multiple Unit; each car carries own <br />propulsion capacity and thus trains can be scaled more easily to meet demand. However, the DMUs are relatively large and heavy, and cannot be mixed on streets with <br />regular traffic. Electric =Using electric rail cars (often called light rail transit) that can be, to some extent, mixed on streets with regular traffic. Commuter Rail = <br />Locomotive passenger trains running on mainline rail tracks that have stations relatively far apart and typically only run during peak commute hours. <br />1-4 <br />