chapel hill transit north-south brt project
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Chapel Hill TransitNorth South BRT Project
Chapel Hill-Carrboro ChamberLights, Camera, Advocacy!
Chapel Hill, NCFebruary 22, 2017
Chapel Hill Transit OverviewCHT is the second largest transit system in North Carolina, serving
Chapel Hill, Carrboro and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.Responsibilities:
Fixed-route Bus Service (31 weekday & weekend routes) EZ Rider (ADA Service) Short and Long Range Transit Planning Marketing and Public Relations Major Transit Initiatives
Staff (210 employees): Operations – 168 Maintenance – 31 Administration – 11
Fleet (118 revenue vehicles): Buses – 99 (29 hybrids) Demand Response – 19
North-South BRT Project Background
• Expands on previous regional and local planning • Continues key theme identified in the Chapel Hill
2020 Comprehensive Plan - “Getting Around”
• Help provide a high-level of transit service to a critical transportation and development corridor and will serve as the backbone for a BRT system throughout the Chapel Hill Transit service area
DCHC 2040
Metropolitan Transportation
Plan
Chapel Hill Bike Plan
Carrboro Vision 2020
Chapel Hill Greenways Master Plan
UNC Campus Master Plan
Context and VisionPrepares the Town to meet mobility demand as the region continues to grow:
• Current system operates close to maximum capacity
• Proposed system provides a long-term, scalable solution available to residents and visitors of the community
• Connects to regional transit options
• Supports current and planned development in the corridor with a multi-modal system that serves cyclists, pedestrians and other users
STUDY CORRIDOR: VIDEO https://vimeo.com/148875630
LPA Summary
Costs are in 2015 dollars
8.5K Rides Scale of Magnitude
Dean Smith Center Capacity 21,750
Cameron Stadium Capacity 9,314
Without BRT Investment in the North-South Corridor
• Transit trips will take up to 9 minutes longer – and will likely get worse as congestion increases
• Traffic congestion will increase – driving through the corridor will take longer
• Buses will become more crowded and less reliable as they’re stuck in traffic
• Additional parking spaces will be necessary throughout the corridor
• Development patterns will be less transit-supportive
Federal Small Starts ProcessNorth-South BRT was accepted into FTA’s Project Development (PD) in November 2016
Questions, Comments, Discussion BRIAN LITCHFIELDTransit Director (919) [email protected]
MILA VEGAProject Manager(919) 969-4916 [email protected]
Project Website: www.nscstudy.org
Visualization video:https://vimeo.com/148875630