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Wake County Transit Plan Choose how you move!

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 Plan Choose how you move!

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  1. Wake County Transit PlanChoose how you move! December 7, 2011 Capital Area Friends of Transit

  2. 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

  3. 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

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  6. The Bus Plan Wake County Transit Plan

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. Wake County Transit Plan Bus Plan – Service Hour Expansion Wake County Transit Plan

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  12. *Projection Wake County Transit Plan

  13. Connecting the County Wake County Transit Plan 13 Presentation Title

  14. The Rail Plan Wake County Transit Plan

  15. 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

  16. Rail Corridor Study Areas Presentation Title

  17. 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

  18. Commuter Rail Corridor– Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) Presentation Title

  19. 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

  20. Light Rail Corridor– Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) & Minimum Operable Segment (MOS) Presentation Title

  21. The Wake County Transit Plan Wake County Transit Plan

  22. A Practical Approach for Implementation Wake County Transit Plan

  23. Wake County Transit Plan Core Transit Plan – Bus Costs Wake County Transit Plan

  24. Wake County Transit Plan Core Transit Plan – Commuter Rail Costs Wake County Transit Plan

  25. Wake County Transit Plan Enhanced Transit Plan – Light Rail Costs Wake County Transit Plan

  26. 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

  27. 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

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  31. 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

  32. 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

  33. 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

  34. Wake County Transit PlanChoose how you move! December 7, 2011 Capital Area Friends of Transit

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