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Town of Chapel Hill Executive Summary |
Meeting Date: 01-12-2009 AGENDA #7 |
Title of Agenda Item: Draft Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro 2011-2017 Regional Transportation Priority List
Background: On September 22, 2008, the Council held a public forum to receive public comment on the development of the Town’s 2011-2017 Transportation Priority List. The Council adopted a priority list on October 20, 2008 and forwarded the list to the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) for their use in developing the Draft 2011-2017 Regional Priority List.
The final Regional Priority List will be used to develop the 2011-2017 Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program (MTIP). The Priority List will also be submitted to the North Carolina Department of Transportation for their use in preparing a draft 2011-2017 State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP).
Fiscal Note: To be determined. Some projects will require local match; some will have operating expenses.
Staff Recommendation(s): That the Council adopt the attached resolution, which would provide the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Transportation Advisory Committee with comments and recommendations on the Draft 2011-2017 Regional Priority List. We offer the following comments and recommendations for the Council’s consideration:
- Funding for Chapel Hill’s bicycle and pedestrian projects should be provided from the highway fund.
- The DCHC MPO Ranking Methodology should use Volume over Capacity (V/C) in lieu of Average Annual Daily Traffic Counts for scoring bicycle and pedestrian projects.
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