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Town Center Plan
January 2007
Summary Notes
Public Transportation,
Juanita Shearer-Swink, Project Manager – Architecture,
Triangle Transit Authority
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TTA welcomes discussions about transit service needs
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Northwest Cary station will be located behind the Park Place Shopping Center
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TTA evaluates station locations and functional criteria (need 12-15 d.u./acre and 30-40
feet of right-of-way)
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Morrisville Station is not a “scheduled station” at this time; EIS is needed and then a final
design
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Once there is a record of decision by a town to support a station, there is a minimum of
six years before a working station with service is provided
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Infill stations have to demonstrate rider ship benefits to warrant stopping the train.
Other Discussion Highlights
Planning & Zoning Board members (Harry Clew, Kathleen Gordon, John
Gretz, Ward Mercer, Peter Prichard & Catherine Willis) ; Planning
Director Ben Hitchings; Town Engineer Blake Mills; Parks & Recreation
Director Krista McGivern and Parks and Greenways Planner Steadman
Sugg
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Impact of congestion on the desirability of a Town Center as a destination
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Barrier of the railroad tracks
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Right-in/Right-out on Page Street and Church Street
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Potential of traffic circles
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Church Street measuring 23 foot back-to-back with 60-foot right-of-way
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A grid network of streets south of Street “E”
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Parking along Town Hall Drive
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Possibility of a pedestrian overpass at the train station or the main
intersection
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Stormwater ponds and the effect on Page Street
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Concerns about funding
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Importance of preserving trees on Church Street
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Walkable greenway route
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Perseverance to follow up with concerned citizens
Town Center Planning Process
Meeting #2: Transportation,
Stormwater, and Utility Infrastructure
February 23, 2006, 7:00 – 9:00 PM
Appendix 1