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North South Bus Rapid Transit - Locally Preferred Alternative Update.
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Staff:
Department:
Brian Litchfield, Transit Director
Transit
Matthew Cecil, Transit Development Manager
Overview: The North-South Bus Rapid Transit (NSBRT) project supports the goals of Chapel Hill 2020, which calls for improved transit service on Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. In April of 2016, the Chapel Hill Town Council approved the Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) for the NSBRT project with three running-way options: 1) constructing a dedicated curb lane from Estes Drive to Eubanks Road. 2) Construct a dedicated center lane from North Street to Eubanks Road 3) either constructing or converting dedicated curb lanes between Estes Drive and North Street.
During the early phases of environmental and preliminary design work, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recommended selecting a preferred running-way for the Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard section between Eubanks Road and North Street. With guidance from FTA and the Transit Partners Committee, the Consultant Team (AECOM) analyzed the options for this section of the corridor in coordination with the NSBRT Technical and Policy Committees. The Committees are comprised of members from the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO), Go Triangle, Downtown Chapel Hill, UNC Health Care, The University of North Carolina, Town of Carrboro, Orange County, Town of Chapel Hill, and Chapel Hill Transit.
Background:
* On November 9, 2015, the Council received an update on the NSBRT Project.
* On April 27, 2016, the Council adopted the LPA with three (3) running-way options for the northern section of the NSBRT Project.
Recommendation(s):
* That the Council consider adopting an update to the Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA), for the corridor between North Street and Eubanks Road along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, to construc...
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