[Durham INC] Proposed Durham Co. Bus and Rail Investment Plan Now Available

Fri Jun 3 08:41:29 EDT 2011

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

News Release

For Details, Contact:

Amy Blalock

Sr. Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 11253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at DurhamNC.gov

For Immediate Release: June 3, 2011

Proposed Durham County Bus and Rail Investment Plan Now Available

MPO Hosts Public Meetings to Give Residents the Opportunity to Learn
More and Provide Input 

DURHAM, N.C. - 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 Rd., 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 Ln., 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 <http://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 at 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 <http://www.dchcmpo.org/>  or contact
Andy Henry at (919) 560-4366, ext. 36419.    

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