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[KevinKorell]

WUNC radio, Chapel Hill, NC, 2/17/17:

 

Chapel Hill Residents To Weigh In On Proposed Light Rail Stations

 

 

Transit consultants are hosting six public meetings in Chapel Hill starting next week to discuss possible development around stations along the proposed Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit line, which would run along U.S. 15-501.

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[KevinKorell]

HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. — GoTriangle officials said updated bus and light-rail investment plans should be available for Durham and Orange counties to review and approve before the Federal Transit Administration’s April 30 deadline, The News&Observer reports.

The boards of commissioners in each county also will vote in late April on updated agreements for implementing their respective plans and for sharing the local costs of a $2.5 billion Durham-Orange Light-Rail Transit system. The 17.7-mile light-rail line would run from UNC Hospitals to N.C. Central University.

RELATED: Feds want more proof of local money for Durham-Orange light rail line

The FTA told GoTriangle in a recent email that the counties must be committed to paying at least 30% of the project’s local cost, or $371.1 million, before the project can be approved for engineering work. GoTriangle’s Board of Trustees could approve a $70 million engineering contract once the FTA signs off. For the full story, click here.

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[Sloan]

 

 

Trump budget could derail Durham-Orange light-rail plan

CHAPEL HILL 

A federal budget proposal released Thursday has the potential to leave Durham and Orange counties holding the bag for light rail if approved.

 

http://www.newsobser...e139122728.html

Edited by Sloan, 17 March 2017 - 03:07 PM.

[KevinKorell]

WRAL-TV, Channel 5 in Raleigh, NC,   3/18/17:

 

 

Durham-Orange light rail is coming, not all are on board

 

Durham and Orange County have come together to get a light rail to create an easy connection between the two counties.

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[KevinKorell]

Durham, NC Herald-Sun, 4/5/17:
 

 

Light-rail funding leaves Orange County little room for error

 
Durham and Orange officials have reached a new, tentative agreement for sharing the local costs of the $3.3 billion Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit project, but one Orange County commissioner wants Durham to pay even more.

 

 

This article 

[KevinKorell]

Column in Raleigh, NC News & Observer, 4/14/17:
 

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Can Orange County afford light rail?

 
Last December, when GoTriangle wanted more money for the Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit (DOLRT) project, the Orange County commissioners hired Davenport & Co. to review the entire financial plan. Davenport’s work revealed new costs and unexpected risks for our transit future.

 

Complete column

[KevinKorell]

Opinion in Durham, NC Herald-Sun, 4/14/17:
 

Rethink Durham-Orange light rail

 
From the mid-1990s, many of the consultants hired by Durham government have advised that our 18-mile light rail will not work. Only 3 percent of our population is predicted to want to use the rail, now projected at over $2 billion. Plus, Durham government will need millions to join the smarter, Wake County/Durham commuter train from Raleigh/Garner/ RTP/Durham.

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[KevinKorell]

Durham, NC Herald-Sun, 4/15/17:
 

 

Counties reach decision point on Durham-Orange Light-Rail Project

 
Orange and Durham county leaders will decide this month whether to advance the $3.3 billion Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit project and how to split the local cost.

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That story

[Sloan]

 

 

Orange County leaders get public feedback on light rail plans

Text and video are here:

 

http://wncn.com/2017...ght-rail-plans/

 

If, as one woman mentioned, the line does not have an airport connection, that is a serious deficiency......especially considering there is a $3.3 billion price tag.

 

Sloan

[Sloan]

 

 

Durham County Commissioners approve revised Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit cost-sharing agreement

DURHAM 

The Durham County Board of Commissioners voted on Monday to approve a revised plan for the Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit project that would shrink both Durham and Orange counties share of the $3.3 billion project and push it one step closer to reality.

http://www.heraldsun...e146538189.html

Edited by Sloan, 25 April 2017 - 09:01 AM.