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Page 1: Chapel Hill Transit North-South BRT Project

Chapel Hill TransitNorth South BRT Project

Chapel Hill-Carrboro ChamberLights, Camera, Advocacy!

Chapel Hill, NCFebruary 22, 2017

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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

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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

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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

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STUDY CORRIDOR: VIDEO https://vimeo.com/148875630

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LPA Summary

Costs are in 2015 dollars

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8.5K Rides Scale of Magnitude

Dean Smith Center Capacity 21,750

Cameron Stadium Capacity 9,314

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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

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Federal Small Starts ProcessNorth-South BRT was accepted into FTA’s Project Development (PD) in November 2016

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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