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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 04-03-2012 - 6aORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: April 3, 2012 Action Agenda Item No. (o- Q SUBJECT: Orange County Transit Plan Public Outreach DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) Yes ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: 1- Orange County Transit Program Timeline Craig Benedict, 245-2585 2- PowerPoint Presentation Tom Altieri, 245-2575 Darcy Zorio, 245-2582 PURPOSE: To receive public comment on the Orange County Transit Plan (OCTP) prior to the Board's adoption of the draft plan tentatively scheduled for May 1, 2012. BACKGROUND: This public hearing is the first of finro for the Board to receive public comments on the basic elements of the Orange County Transit Plan. The second hearing will be held on April 17, 2012 at the Southern Human Services Center, providing public input opportunities in both the central and southern portions of the County. Attachment 1 provides a timeline for the Orange County Transit Program. The Orange County Transit Plan (OCTP, also referred to as the Orange County Bus and Rail Investment Plan) will describe how Orange County plans to utilize revenue from the'/2 cent sales tax if approved by Orange County voters and other revenue sources. (A separate public hearing is proposed for the Board's May 1, 2012 regular meeting for placing the % cent sales tax on the November ballot). The Plan includes elements such as: • Fixed guideway transit (Light Rail Transit) o Orange County's transit partnership with Durham County • Expanded or new bus service (local, rural and regional) • Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd bus lanes • Small capital transit facilities (park and ride lots, train stations) The Power Point presentation (Attachment 2) outlines the principals of the OCTP and includes maps describing the proposed bus and fixed guideway elements of the Plan. Staffs from Triangle Transit and Chapel Hill Transit have been asked to attend tonight's meeting for any specific questions on their respective proposed bus routes. All comments received tonight and at the April 17, 2012 meeting will be considered by the Board prior to the adoption of the draft OCTP. FINANCIAL IMPACT: None at this time. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board conduct the public hearing and accept public comments on the proposed draft OCTP. Attachment 1 2 Orange County Transit Program Date I BOCC Meetinqs I Location March 12, 2012 ------------------------ March 13, 2012 4th Transit SHSC Intergovernmental Work Group - ---------------------------------- ---------------- BOCC Regular Meeting DSS - - -------------- ----------------------------------- --------------- March 15, 2012 BOCC Work Session GSC ------------------------ March 22, 2012 ------------------------ April 3, 2012 ------------------------ April 9, 2012 ----------------------------------- - - - - ------- BOCC Regular Meeting SHSC ----------------------------------- - - - --------- BOCC Regular Meeting DSS -- ------------------------ -- - -------------- 5 Intergovernmental SHSC fransit Work Group TOpIC I Who - ----------------------------------- Update Timeline - - ------------------------- 1. OC/DC Cost Sharing Scenario 2. OC/DC MOU 3. OC/TTA Levy Agreement --------------------------------------- BOCC Conceptually Concurs with OC/DC Cost Share Assumption Discuss principles of bus plan - ------------------------------------- , Public Input - OCTP 1. Plan principles 2. Maps 3. Q and A ------------------------ ------------------------------------ ---------------- --------------------------------------- April 17, 2012 BOCC Regular Meeting SHSC Public Input - OCTP 1. Plan principles 2. Maps ~ 3. Q and A - -------------- OCP, TTA, CHT ------------------- OCP, TTA, CHT 3 ------------------------ ----------------------------------- ---------------- --------------------------------------- ------------------- April 19, 2012 BOCC Work Session SHSC Discuss Public Input OCP, TTA, Received - OCTP, digest, CHT and create Draft Plan ------------------------ ----------------------------------- ---------------- --------------------------------------- -------------------- May 1, 2012 BOCC Regular Meeting DSS 1. OC/DC Cost Sharing . MOU 2. Adopt Draft OC Transit Plan, including Financial Plan 3. Public Hearing for placing '/-cent sales tax on ballot May 15, 2012 BOCC Regular Meeting SHSC 1. OC/TTA Levy Agreement 2. OC Referendum Decision DRAFT Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro MPO TAC—June 13, 2012 Burlington-Graham MPO — May 15, 2012 or August 21, 2012 Triangle Transit Board— May 23, 2012 or August 22, 2012 I Attachment 2 4 ORANGE COUNTY TRANSIT P OVERVIEW Public Input Session April 3 2012 64 PURPOSE OF TONIGHT'S MEETING c% To provide information on: Authorizing Legislation Sales and Vehicle Registration Intent of Legislation: Equity To receive public comment on the Orange County Transit Plan including: Plan expenditures o Light Rail New and Expanded Bus Service (Provided by CHT, TT and OPT) o Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd Bus Lanes Small Capital Projects (Hillsborough Train Station, Park and Ride, etc) Enhanced vs. Core Plans 5 CONGESTION RELIEF AND INTERMODAL 21ST CENTURY TRANSPORTATION FUND i I oPassed July 2009 oAuthorizes a regional transportation to: Create a special district that encompasses one or more counties and to levy a %2 cent sales and use tax o Increase the amount a Regional r: Public Transportation Authority can levy on to increase vehicle registration fees from $5.00 to $8.00 *v- CONGESTION RELIEF AND INTERMODAL 21ST CENTURY TRANSPORTATION FUND is i oTo levy tax, these requirements must be met: , , • Approval County Commissioners • Develop and approve a financial plan in conjunction with Triangle Transit is • Adoption by MPOs E • Adoption by Triangle Transit Board • County public hearing prior to referendum • Referendum passed by voters j 2 6 CONGESTION RELIEF AND INTERMODAL 21ST CENTURY TRANSPORTATION FUND OSpecial Conditions Orange County intends to adopt a unique joint agreement with Triangle Transit to set the timing of the tax levy Cost sharing agreement with Durham County regarding Light Rail costs 1/2 CENT SALES TAX • %2 cent sales tax will add 5 cents to a $10 retail purchase. is • Food, pharmaceuticals, gasoline, housing and health care are exempt from the sales tax. I VEHICLE REGISTRATION TAX o Orange County is authorized to impose a Vehicle Registration fee of$7.00 that can be used to F support existing services i i 3 7 INTENT OF PUBLIC ! TRANSPORTATION LEGISLATION o Section [105-510.6(2)] states, "...to provide for equitable use of the net proceeds...and consider: i. the identified needs of local public transportation systems in the district, � . human service transportation ti systems within the district, and expansion of public transportation systems to underserved areas of the district. PLAN EXPENDITURES OVERVIEW tad.,V— f i19 i I M.ban. / 68aM 91Y.laa.gb ... Durham Orange o�. nniw.il9 Hai WbMCras CMyaI f 5 i IS Resaarcn�\ / Psldoab.. ,nq��nv 4 '" Tibnple TraiKile Chatham � l Paplonal Trim.CemerlflTC) f 4 • 8 . PLAN EXPENDITURES OVERVIEW • Light Rail $1.378 billion* ® Cost Sharing Agreement with Durham County • New & Enhanced Bus Services ® 34,900 Hours by 2035 • Some support of existing services (6,000+Hours) Will discuss breakdown/distribution later • Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) on MLK Jr. Blvd $22.1 million* • Small Capital Projects a 14 Million* ` i Park and Ride Lots Bus and Rail Transfer Stations ® Passenger Rail Station in Hillsborough G *TOTAI,COSTS INCLUDING FEDERAL,STATE AND LOCAL CONTRIBUTIONS f PLAN EXPENDITURES OVERVIEW LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL CONTRIBUTIONS j F 25% ■Federal ■State Local i i I I ' f *Values vary by project c. 5 • � 9 PLAN EXPENDITURES OVERVIEW ORANGE AND DURHAM COUNTY LIGHT RAIL CONTRIBUTIONS E , is i r' i •Durham County •Orange County f' i Total: $1,378,000,000 including all funding I sources 0 i f PLAN EXPENDITURES OVERVIEW DRAFT ORANGE COUNTY LOCAL CONTRIBUTION (25% OF TOTAL PROJECT COSTS) I F 1% 2% g ■Light Rail i , *MLK Bus Lanes k i -'Bus Service j Improvements Small Capital 6 10 t LIGHT RAIL t� LIGHT RAIL t 0 17 Stops between UNC and Alston Avenue in Durham along 17.4 miles 0 10 minute intervals during peak hours; 20 minutes (. during non-peak i o Seating for 76 passengers per car o Major stops include UNC Hospital, the Friday !. Center, Gateway Station, South Square, Duke Medical Center and the Durham Transit Station is (where transfer to commuter rail is available to ' RTP and Wake County) o Costs will be shared with Durham County I 7 LIGHT RAIL IN ORANGE COUNTY �•s•^^ Duke Medical Duke Medical Centel(A) center("( «fir% la MA.nadim Ninth Street c" « .�, .. 10.M, re Buchanan Welk DisUmc Boulevard La Salle Siree\�^_ Durham 4$ ���Dlllartl t , Street South Sq.—(B( Alston j Avenue Patterson �j r Place 4 South Square(A( Gateway \\ `MLH Jr.Parkway Meadowmont Lane(A) UNC (A) Hamilton Road(B)} UNC (C( Road tAn 1 —Leigh Village e UNG i ( \./., woodmom(B) Durham-Orange County $ '�-Mason Farm Fnday Center Dme(A)-: LRT Corridor ,") !. Rued Frida)r:Cpnmr. rive;(, ''1 3 of 3 f: NEW & ENHANCED BUS SERVICES ORANGE COUNTY'S PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROVIDERS o Chapel Hill Transit Provides fixed route service to Chapel Hill and Carrboro o Triangle Transit Provides regional fixed route service in and between Orange, Durham and Wake Counties o Orange Public Transit ® Provides demand response service to rural Orange County, operates the Hillsborough Circulator and could develop rural feeder routes I of 7 8 12 NEW & ENHANCED BUS SERVICES DISTRIBUTION OF NEW BUS SERVICE PROPOSED BY CHAPEL HILL ! i TRANSIT. PERCENTAGES UNDER REVIEW DURING PUBLIC OUTREACH PROCrSS. i i is i i Chapel Hill Transit Triangle Transit I to Orange Public Transit i i E 2of7 ` NEW & ENHANCED BUS SERVICES Current I f: l 3 28,350 34,650 i i • • • 40,950 1 r i • Hours in Hours New Hours(not including first 3 first 5 by Triangle 2035 L Transit) L years years 0 i j: '. is i. I j: Includes 6,000 hours to support existing services 9 13 NEW & ENHANCED BUS SERVICES f PROJECT RANKING PROCESS GOALS f i.. Improve mobility in the region 2. Provide geographic equity/countywide services distribution Support improved capital facilities i. ,. Support transit-supportive land use >. Provide positive impact on air i f quality E NEW & ENHANCED BUS SERVICES NEW& ENHANCED SERVICE: CHAPEL HILL TRANSIT . I i Project Rank Project Name Service Description Hours f �. ervice improvements in Expand CL&D route and service hours and } 1 he 15/501 corridor extend service from Chapel Hill to connect with 7,27 DATA&TT at New Hope Commons. r. 4 Corridor Extend local bus service from Friday Center to I 4 4,01 Improvements serve demand in 54 corridor to I-40 or beyond. 6 unday service Design and implement new Sunday bus service 5,09 f" n Chapel Hill,Carrboro and UNC Re-design routes and expand Saturday bus 8 aturday service service hours in Chapel Hill,Carrboro and 3,64 NC. f i I i. 10 14 NEW & ENHANCED BUS SERVICES NEW&ENHANCED SERVICE:CHAPEL HILL TRANSIT(CONT.) j Project Rank Project Name Service Description Hours Modify evening service and operating hours to 11 Extend evening service make it consistent system wide. 4,08 ittsboro Chapel Hill Increase frequency of the express route 17 between Pittsboro and Chapel Hill to 30 816 Express minutes during the peak commute. _ mprove peak hour bus Add additional peak hour buses on existing 19 Chapel Hill Transit routes in response 2,209 �equency ridership growth. NEW & ENHANCED BUS SERVICES NEW&ENHANCED SERVICE:TRIANGLE TRANSIT Project Project Name Service Description Hours Rank Increase peak-hour frequency of the 2 Route 405:Carrboro-Chapel express route between Durham and 3,263 Hill-Durham Express Chapel Hill or Carrboro to 15 minutes urin the peak commute. Mebane-Hillsborough- ntroduce a new express route serving 3 Durham Express Mebane,Hillsborough,and Durham. 1,632 Route 800:SW Durham Phase I service improvement-increase 9 Southpoint)-Chapel Hill 1,632 hour frequency on the existing TTA 1,632 peak Route 800.Currently the route operates _ at 30-minute frequency. hioute 405:Carrboro-Chapel Extend service between Durham and 12 ill-Durham Express Chapel Hill or Carrboro to l 1pm on 220 Saturdays Route 800:Chapel Hill- Extend service between RTP and Chapel 13 Regional Transit Center via Hill(via Southpoint)to l 1pm on 220 outhpointSaturdays Oaturdays 1.1 15 NEW & ENHANCED BUS SERVICES NEW&ENHANCED SERVICE:TRIANGLE TRANSIT(CONT.) Project Project Name Service Description Hours Rank oute 420:Hillsborough- Increase frequency of the regional route 15 hapel peak etween Hillsborough and Chapel Hill to 1,632 0 minutes during the peak commute. base H service improvement-increase Route 800:RTC via SW equency of the existing Route 800 18 Durham(Southpoint)- etween RTP and Chapel Hill(via 816 Chapel Hill peak outhpoint)to 15 minutes during the eak commute. oute 405:Carrboro-Chapel Introduce Sunday service on route 20 ill-Durham Express etween Durham and Chapel Hill or 624 unda s arrboro. oute 800:Chapel Hill- .ntroduce new Sunday service to the 21 legional Transit Center via ierving isting TTA route 800. 624 outh oint Sundays ite Cross to Carrboro to base I-Introduce a new express route 22 hapel Hill Express Alamance County and Chapel 1,506 Pill via NC-54 at an hourly frequency. NEW & ENHANCED BUS SERVICES NEW&ENHANCED SERVICE:ORANGE PUBLIC TRANSIT Project Project Name Service Description Hours _Rank --_ -- Improve service in Phase I-Provides and increase of around 10 unincorporated Orange 10%in hours which can equate to around 3,012 County 1.200 additional passe n�ers per year Phase I-Continue providing in-town 7 Hillsborough Circulator illsborough route operating 5 days a 21008 eek(M-F),8 hours a day.The route will _ F'nnect to route 420. Phase II-Provides and increase of around Improve service in 10%in hours which can equate to around 1 16 unincorporated Orange County 1,200 additional passengers per year 3,012 Phase II-Add 2 hours during peak on 14 Hillsborough Circulator weekday and by introducing Saturday 520 ervice. 12 16 BUS LANES ON MLK JR. BLVD 11 It IN CHAPEL HILL LOCAL COST: $5.5m oI-40 and Eubanks Road to Estes Drive oOperated by Chapel Hill Transit M f I F. SMALL CAPITAL PROJECTS LOCAL COST: $1.4M oPassenger Rail Station in Hillsborough oCompetitive Process For: { Park and Ride lots in rural crossroad communities Bus stop enhancements Other 0 13 17 VS. ENHANCED PLANS Year 0 1 Year 2 (2015) Year 3 (2016) ------- j Decision on Light Rail Year 5 (2018) Year 6(2019) � I 2023 I I 2026 F Light Rail Opens I I 2027 from Rail Dividend I I 2031 I I 2035 +6.300 Bus Hours■ VS. ENHANCED PLANS Between Years 5&6 Year 6(2019) : II 2023 i 2026 Light Rail Opens 2027 . 1 2031 # 1 I r 2035 ,. +6,!I 11 Bits Hours 14 18 NEXT STEPS ,)April 17, 2012: Public Input Session at Southern Human Services Center April 19, 2012 : BOCC work session on to discuss the draft plan and public input May 1, 2012: Regular BOCC meeting: commissioners will decide whether or not to approve draft OCTP May 1, 2012: Public hearing on Y2 cent sales tax referendum May 15, 2012: Decision on %2 cent sales tax referendum i