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US 15-501 Corridor Study (20 minutes)
Leta Huntsinger, WSP
Mike Bruff, LPA Staff
Narrative
The Durham Chapel Hill Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) and the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) are conducting a multimodal transportation study of the US 15-501 corridor from Ephesus Church Road/Fordham Boulevard, in Chapel Hill to University Drive, in Durham. The study will update the 1994 corridor-wide master plan that has been used to guide development and transportation improvements since it was adopted in the mid-1990's. The study will develop an updated multimodal transportation master plan for the corridor that integrates the latest land-use and multimodal transportation vision for the corridor. The study includes both the primary route of US 15-501 and the business route of US 15-501 in Durham ("Durham-Chapel Hill Boulevard") which serve very different roles in the transportation system. The study will identify short and long-term multimodal mobility transportation solutions for current and anticipated travel demand in the corridor.
As part of the visioning for the study, and to facilitate discussion between stakeholders about the existing conditions along US 15-501, a bus tour was conducted with agency staff, key stakeholders, and elected officials on April 18, 2018. The purpose of the tour was to lay the foundation for the development of the corridor vision and goals, and to provide an opportunity for the project team to listen to the people who live, work and play along the corridor.
Two public workshops have been conducted to date. The first workshop, held on June 26, shared findings from the community and travel profile for the corridor and engaged citizens in a visioning exercise to further clarify the corridor vision and goals. The second workshop, held on October 22, presented citizens with various proposed concepts for addressing future transportation challenges within the corridor, all within the context...
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