[Durham INC] Over-arching transit resolution

[Pat Carstensen]

Sorry about the repetitions in the previous e-mail -- I'm not sure what is going on there.  
I am sending out the overarching resolution separately since I don't think the resolution part really answers the whereas part, so if anyone wants to get together to do a little more thinking of this through, please let me know.
Regards, pat





Appendix
D: Overarching Resolution Regarding Rail Siting Process (Revised)

 

 

Whereas local and regional authorities including
GoTriangle (formerly Triangle Transit Authority), the City of Durham, the Town
of Chapel Hill, the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning
Organization (DCHMPO), and the North Carolina Department of Transportation are
all presently engaged in forming plans for a proposed Durham-Orange Light Rail
line; 

 

Whereas neighborhoods and other groups continue to
have concerns with the proposed routes – safety of at-grade crossings, impact
on businesses, difficulties of pedestrian crossing, and
reach into the eastern part of the city – and would like to see these
concerns treated seriously;

 

Whereas there have been concerns about sharing of
working maps and other materials;

 

Whereas although it is clear GoTriangle staff has
worked hard to schedule public meetings and put a large amount of expertise and
effort into the presentations made at these meetings, citizens feel they
have not been listened to when they ask about anything other than the results
of staff studies;

 

Whereas meetings with neighborhoods and other
groups should be part of a dialogue where GoTriangle uses its expertise to meet
groups and individuals “where they are” and not opportunities to reiterate
reasons for supporting positions already taken;

 

Whereas INC has passed resolutions about a stop
east of Alston Avenue and the alignment near Little Creek; 

 

Whereas INC has passed resolutions in support of light
rail;

 

Be it resolved that:

 


 INC continues to endorse such
     improvements in our transportation system.
 GoTriange is encouraged to have more
     meaningful direct discussions with neighborhoods to address their
     concerns, using real world light rail examples and offering Youtube
     examples and specific examples from other transit systems, especially
     Charlotte.
 GoTriangle is encouraged to explore
     new ways to promote citizen involvement.
 Durham should proceed
     with plans to link the new Amtrak and bus stations with a pedestrian
     crosswalk as a downpayment against promises that transit expenditures will
     also benefit low-income residents that do not live in or immediately
     adjacent to downtown, and who rely on bus service linkage to rail.
      Failing that, other plans to serve low-income residents in
     meaningful manners should be accelerated so that the benefits of transit
     are shared more equitably.






 		 	   		  
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