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Wake County Transit Plan Choose how you move!. December 7, 2011 Capital Area Friends of Transit. Wake County Transit Plan. What We Said We Would Do… Prepare a Bus Plan Prepare a Rail Plan Obtain Municipal Input. Wake County Transit Plan. The Wake County Transit Plan is…
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Wake County Transit PlanChoose how you move! December 7, 2011 Capital Area Friends of Transit
Wake County Transit Plan • What We Said We Would Do… • Prepare a Bus Plan • Prepare a Rail Plan • Obtain Municipal Input Wake County Transit Plan
Wake County Transit Plan • The Wake County Transit Plan is… • Derived from the Bus Plan and Rail Analysis prepared by many stakeholders • Based on a conservative set of financial and growth rate assumptions • Connecting all municipalities, employment centers, universities/colleges, and the airport Wake County Transit Plan
Wake County Transit Plan Wake County Transit Plan
The Bus Plan Wake County Transit Plan
Wake County Transit Plan • Creating the Bus Plan • Stakeholders included • Bus service providers • All Wake County municipalities • CAMPO • Identified common goals and service standards • Balanced trade-offs county-wide Wake County Transit Plan
Wake County Transit Plan • Bus Plan - Overview • More frequent service • Enhanced existing transit corridors • Links population and employment centers • Circulator service connecting key destinations • Expanded service to unserved towns • Coordination with rail service • Incorporates new technology Wake County Transit Plan
Wake County Transit Plan • Bus Plan – Capital Improvements • New transit centers • New park and ride lots • Additional shelters, benches, sidewalks • New buses • Operational improvements • Additional maintenance facility capacity Wake County Transit Plan
Wake County Transit Plan Bus Plan – Service Hour Expansion Wake County Transit Plan
*Projection Wake County Transit Plan
Connecting the County Wake County Transit Plan 13 Presentation Title
The Rail Plan Wake County Transit Plan
Wake County Transit Plan • Rail – Alternatives Analysis • A focused look at the alternative corridors for commuter rail and light rail • A means of reaching investment strategy for a particular corridor • A requirement for federally funded transit projects • Solicited feedback through a series of public workshops across the region Wake County Transit Plan
Rail Corridor Study Areas Presentation Title
Wake County Transit Plan • Commuter Rail Overview (Wake County Portion) • Greenfield Parkway in Garner to Triangle Metro Center in RTP • 9 stations – service every 30 minutes during peak hours and 60 minutes off-peak • New park-and-ride lots • Can implement with locally generated funds Wake County Transit Plan
Commuter Rail Corridor– Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) Presentation Title
Wake County Transit Plan • Light Rail Overview • Requires federal and state funding • Downtown Cary to Millbrook Road (13.9 miles) • 16 stations – service every 10 minutes during peak hours and 20 minutes off-peak • New park-and-ride lots • Coordination with bus service Wake County Transit Plan
Light Rail Corridor– Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) & Minimum Operable Segment (MOS) Presentation Title
The Wake County Transit Plan Wake County Transit Plan
A Practical Approach for Implementation Wake County Transit Plan
Wake County Transit Plan Core Transit Plan – Bus Costs Wake County Transit Plan
Wake County Transit Plan Core Transit Plan – Commuter Rail Costs Wake County Transit Plan
Wake County Transit Plan Enhanced Transit Plan – Light Rail Costs Wake County Transit Plan
Wake County Transit Plan • Local Revenue • Half-cent Local Sales Tax • Revenue estimated at $53.47 million in FY 2011 • Growth assumption: • 1.0%.....FY 2012 • 1.5%.....FY 2013 • 2.0%.....FY 2014 • 2.5%.....future years Wake County Transit Plan
Wake County Transit Plan • Local Revenue • New $7 county vehicle registration fee • Increase from $5 to $8 regional vehicle registration fee • Existing 5% vehicle rental tax • Fare box revenue Wake County Transit Plan
Wake County Transit Plan Wake County Transit Plan
Wake County Transit Plan • Interlocal Agreements (ILA) • County / Municipal ILA and County / Triangle Transit / CAMPO ILA • Parties agree to the process for plan updates and amendments • Municipalities approve the Wake County Transit Plan • Municipalities support placing a referendum for the ½ cent sales tax on the ballot Wake County Transit Plan
Wake County Transit Plan • Where We Are Now… • Draft Wake County Transit Plan is complete • Finalize the Wake County Transit Plan • Begin moving forward with municipal approval Wake County Transit Plan
Wake County Transit Plan Task/Milestone Date • Finalize Wake County Transit Plan November 2011 • Municipalities Consider/Approve Transit Plan & ILA Nov. – Feb. 2012 • CAMPO Consider/Approve Transit Plan Feb. – March 2012 • Triangle Transit Consider/Approve Transit Plan Feb. – March 2012 • Wake BOC Consider/Approve Transit Plan & ILA April 2012 • Wake BOC Authorize the Referendum April 2012 • Referendum November 2012 Wake County Transit Plan
Wake County Transit PlanChoose how you move! December 7, 2011 Capital Area Friends of Transit