HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2006-040 Requesting Funding to Construct a Park and Ride Lot and Operate a Shuttle Service in Downtown Hillsborough~~ ~S ~„~o~~ ~~6
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ~~`~~~-
Resolution Requesting Funding to Construct a Park and Ride Lot and Operate a ~ h
Shuttle Service in Downtown Hillsborough
WHEREAS, the Town of Hillsborough and Orange County have worked together
cooperatively through the years to address parking needs and congestion management
in downtown area of Hillsborough; and
WHEREAS, Orange County and the Town of Hillsborough are currently engaged in
several cooperative efforts to address congestion in the downtown area, including
Orange County's Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Grant, the Churton Street
Corridor Study, the Economic Development District Transportation Work Group Report
and Recommendations, and a Downtown Hillsborough Parking Study; and
WHEREAS, Orange County is the largest employer in the downtown Hillsborough area
and is required by the Town of Hillsborough to provide off-street parking for Orange
County employees; and
WHEREAS, Orange County is expanding its judicial facilities, which involves
construction- of an addition to the Orange County Courthouse and will also involve
significant elimination of existing parking; and
WHEREAS, the demand for parking for court-related travel already exceeds the supply
of available parking; and
WHEREAS, Orange County is expected to increase its employment as general growth
in the area requires the expansion of public services and facilities; and
WHEREAS, Orange County and the Triangle Region was designated as non-attainment
for the ground level ozone standards on April 15, 2004; and
WHEREAS, provision of a park and ride lot convenient to, but outside, the core
downtown Hillsborough area, and with a shuttle service to provide access from the park
and ride lot to downtown destinations, will alleviate congestion and vehicular emissions
in downtown Hillsborough; and
WHEREAS, construction of this project will contribute incrementally to the NCDOT's
Statewide Transportation Demand Management Plan goal of reducing total vehicle
miles of travel by twenty five per cent by June 30, 2009 and also serve the needs of
Orange County, the court system, and the Town of Hillsborough;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of
Commissioners requests that the members of the Orange County's legislative
delegation as well as all members of the North Carolina General Assembly support the
County's actions to address congestion, vehicle emissions in downtown Hillsborough,
and alternatives to on-site parking by appropriating $300,000 for the implementation of
an Orange County park and ride lot and shuttle service.
This the 18th day of April 2006.
Orange ounty Bo f C missioners