[Durham INC] DCHC MPO Seeks Public Comment on Transportation Plan Amendment

[City of Durham Communications]

[Title: DCHC MPO logo - Description: DCHC MPO logo and member organizations]
Member Organizations:  Town of Carrboro, Town of Chapel Hill, Chatham County, City of Durham, Durham County, Town of Hillsborough,
North Carolina Department of Transportation, Orange County, and GoTriangle

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 14, 2022
News Media Contact: Kayla Peloquin, (919) 560-4366, ext. 36419 or Kayla.Peloquin at DurhamNC.gov<mailto:Kayla.Peloquin at DurhamNC.gov>

DCHC MPO Seeks Public Comment on Transportation Plan Amendment
Public Input Requested by February 22

DURHAM, N.C. - If you're interested in major transit investments and local roadways, now is the time to give your input.

The Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO<http://www.dchcmpo.org>) is seeking public input on Amendment #4 to the Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP)<https://www.dchcmpo.org/what-we-do/programs-plans/comprehensive-transportation-plan>. The CTP is a multimodal transportation plan that covers transportation needs for the next 30 years and beyond.

Amendment #4 removes the former Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit alignment, incorporates the North Carolina Department of Transportation's Complete Streets Guidelines<https://www.completestreetsnc.org/>, and changes or removes several local roadways including Erwin Road, Pettigrew Street, University Drive, Ellis-Glover Connector, and Hopson Road Extension  The Amendment also adds bus access improvements to Fayetteville Street, Holloway Street, North Roxboro Street, and Chapel Hill Road.

Residents and other stakeholders are asked to review the CTP Amendment #4<https://www.dchcmpo.org/what-we-do/programs-plans/comprehensive-transportation-plan> on the DCHC MPO website<https://www.dchcmpo.org/> and provide comments by email<mailto:kayla.peloquin at durhamnc.gov> or by calling (919) 560-4366, ext. 36419 no later than Tuesday, February 22.

Residents who wish to provide their comments directly to the DCHC MPO Board at their virtual public hearing on Wednesday, February 9 at 9 a.m. are asked to send their request to speak by email<mailto:kayla.peloquin at durhamnc.gov> or by calling (919) 560-4366, ext. 36419.

The board meeting livestream will also be available for viewing on the DCHC MPO's Facebook page<https://www.facebook.com/MPOforDCHC/>.

About the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization

The DCHC MPO<http://www.dchcmpo.org/> is responsible for planning and programming state and federal transportation projects in all of Durham County and the urbanized areas of Orange County and Chatham County.  To learn more, follow the DCHC MPO Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/MPOforDCHC> and Twitter<https://twitter.com/DCHCMPO> pages to stay up-to-date on news about their transportation planning efforts.

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