Planning & Transportation
The Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) has released for public comment the Alternatives Analysis Reports for the Triangle Regional Transit Program. The Alternatives Analysis provides information and recommendations on proposed transit light rail transit between Durham and Orange counties, and commuter rail service between Durham and Raleigh.
The DCHC MPO will hold two workshops on the Alternatives Analysis. Staff will work one-on-one with citizens to answer questions and receive comments. The workshops are:
· Chapel Hill Town Council Chambers: August 29th, 4pm to 7pm, 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Chapel Hill.
· August 30th at the Durham Station Transportation Center (515 W. Pettigrew St., Durham), 4pm to 7pm.
Date:
Monday, August 29, 2011 - 4:00pm to 7:00pm
In Atlanta last April, a woman named Raquel Nelson, with her three children in tow, jaywalked. They were hit by a car and her four-year-old son was killed. Astonishingly, she was convicted of vehicular homicide, although public outrage has helped her secure a new trial.
This is an extreme example of something we see in Chapel Hill, Carrboro and around the country: blaming the victim when our automobile-dominated transportation system, which is inherently lethal, kills or injures someone just trying to walk from one place to another in the urban environment.
Raquel Nelson did nothing wrong when she jaywalked. In all likelihood, the motorist driving the car that killed her son was breaking the speed limit. But even if, although I find this hard to imagine, the driver was doing everything they could reasonably be expected to do, the proper conclusion in that case is that no one is to blame. It is just another tragic instance in which our insane transportation system proved to be far too dangerous.
News release from City of Durham
The Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) is hosting open house sessions in Durham, Chapel Hill, and Hillsborough where residents can provide input on the proposed Durham and Orange Counties Bus and Rail Investment Plans.
The plans address the need for enhanced public transportation in the Triangle to serve its growing populations as well as provide opportunities for low-to-moderate income families to get to work, educational opportunities, and other cities in the region. The plans outline the variety of revenue sources necessary to support the proposed light rail, commuter rail, and expanded local and regional bus services.
Open house sessions for residents to learn more about these proposed plans are scheduled at the following locations:
- June 7 from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. - Southwest Library, 3605 Shannon Road, Durham
- June 8 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. - Holton Career and Resource Center's Senior Room, Second Floor, 401 N. Driver St., Durham
- June 14 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. - Chapel Hill Town Hall, 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Chapel Hill
- June 15 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. - North Regional Library, 221 Milton Rd., Durham
- June 16 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. - Orange County Library, 137 W. Margaret Lane, Hillsborough
A short presentation will be given periodically at each open house session and staff will be available to discuss the proposed plans on a one-on-one basis with the public.
Residents who are unable to attend the open house sessions are encouraged to view the proposed investment plan for Durham on the DCHC MPO website atwww.dchcmpo.org. The proposed Orange County Bus and Rail Investment Plan will be available on the DCHC MPO website beginning Tuesday, June 7. Residents may submit comments by e-mail until June 17 to comments@dchcmpo.org or at the open house sessions.
The Durham Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) will host a public hearing on the Durham Bus and Rail Investment Plan during its regular session meeting on June 13 at 7 p.m. in the Commissioners' Chambers, located in the Durham County Administrative Complex, 200 E. Main St., Durham. The Durham BOCC is expected to take formal action on the Durham County Bus and Rail Transit Investment Plan during the Durham BOCC meeting on June 27 at 7 p.m.
The Transportation Advisory Committee, which is the policy-making board of the DCHC MPO, will consider approval of both investment plans at its June 22 meeting at 9 a.m. in the Committee Room of City Hall, located at 101 City Hall Plaza, Durham. The public is also invited to provide comments on the plans at this meeting.
For more information about the proposed investment plans, visit the DCHC MPO website at www.dchcmpo.org or contact Andy Henry at (919) 560-4366, ext. 36419.
Date:
Thursday, June 16, 2011 - 4:00pm to 7:00pm
Location:
Orange County Library, 137 W. Margaret Lane, Hillsborough
The Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization
(DCHC MPO) is hosting open house sessions in Durham, Chapel Hill, and
Hillsborough where residents can provide input on the proposed Durham
and Orange Counties Bus and Rail Investment Plans.
The plans address the need for enhanced public transportation in the
Triangle to serve its growing populations as well as provide
opportunities for low-to-moderate income families to get to work,
educational opportunities, and other cities in the region. The plans
outline the variety of revenue sources necessary to support the proposed
light rail, commuter rail, and expanded local and regional bus
services.
Open house sessions for residents to learn more about these proposed plans are scheduled at the following locations:
- June 7 from 4 p.m.
to 6:30 p.m. - Southwest Library, 3605 Shannon Road, Durham
- June 8 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. - Holton Career and Resource Center's Senior Room, Second Floor, 401 N. Driver St., Durham
- June 14 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. - Chapel Hill Town Hall, 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Chapel Hill
- June 15 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. - North Regional Library, 221 Milton Rd., Durham
- June 16 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. - Orange County Library, 137 W. Margaret Lane, Hillsborough
A short presentation will be given periodically at each open
house session and staff will be available to discuss the proposed plans
on a one-on-one basis with the public.
Residents who are unable to attend the open house sessions are
encouraged to view the proposed investment plan for Durham on the DCHC
MPO website at www.dchcmpo.org.
The proposed Orange County Bus and Rail Investment Plan will be
available on the DCHC MPO website beginning Tuesday, June 7. Residents
may submit comments by e-mail until June 17 to comments@dchcmpo.org or at the open house sessions.
The Durham Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) will host a public
hearing on the Durham Bus and Rail Investment Plan during its regular
session meeting on June 13 at 7 p.m. in the Commissioners' Chambers,
located in the Durham County Administrative Complex, 200 E. Main St.,
Durham. The Durham BOCC is expected to take formal action on the Durham
County Bus and Rail Transit Investment Plan during the Durham BOCC
meeting on June 27 at 7 p.m.
The Transportation Advisory Committee, which is the policy-making
board of the DCHC MPO, will consider approval of both investment plans
at its June
22 meeting at 9 a.m. in the Committee Room of City Hall, located at 101
City Hall Plaza, Durham. The public is also invited to provide comments
on the plans at this meeting.
For more information about the proposed investment plans, visit the DCHC MPO website at www.dchcmpo.org or contact Andy Henry at (919) 560-4366, ext. 36419.
Date:
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 4:00pm to 7:00pm
Location:
Chapel Hill Town Hall, 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Chapel Hill
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