The Triangle West TPO Board is the board of elected officials that makes policy decisions for the Triangle West Transportation Planning Organization (Triangle West TPO), approved the Southwest Durham/Southeast Chapel Hill Collector Street Plan at their meeting on April 11, 2007. The development community will use the Collector Street Plan in their development designs and local staff and citizens will use the Plan to evaluate proposed development plans. A copy of the Collector Street Plan street network and the full report are available at the links directly below.
The 1st Public Workshop was held October 11, 2005. The Workshop discussed the need for a collector street plan and gathered input from the public.
The 2nd Public Workshop was held Tuesday, January 10, 2006. Participants viewed maps and information on collector street network alternatives and provided their comments to staff. You can provide your comments to us by sending an e-mail with your comments to the e-mail address below. The following sets of links provide materials that were distributed for the 2nd Public Workshop and summaries of the public comments that have been submitted.
Color 11" x 17" Maps of the 3 Alternatives
Survey Summaries and Public Comments
- Summary of Citizen Survey
- Summary of Public Comments on Alternatives
- Summary of General Public Comments
Letters Referenced in the Survey Summaries
The 3rd public workshop was conducted on March 21, 2006. Citizens reviewed the draft Recommended Collector Street Network, the central element of the report, and the various chapters from the draft report, and provided comments. Links below provide summaries of the public comments, and maps and report chapters as presented at the workshop (thus, these copies do not reflect any changes that might occur based on public comments from the workshop). You can submit comments to the contact listed at the bottom of this page.
Draft Collector Street Nework (as presented at the Workshop)
- Recommended Collector Street Network (11%22 by 17%22 color)
- Recommended Collector Street Network (8 1-2%22 by 11%22 B&W)
Draft Report (as presented at the Workshop)
- Table of Contents
- Chapter 1 - Introduction
- Chapter 2 - Public Involvement
- Chapter 3 - Existing Conditions
- Chapter 4 - Recommended Network
- Chapter 5 - Recommended Design Considerations
- Chapter 6 - Implementation
Public Comments
The Final Public Workshop was held October 10, 2006 to receive comments on the Revised Collector Street Plan. Maps of the Revised Collector Street Plan, the full report, and workshop related materials are available at the links below. These are the most up-to-date documents for this project.
- Workshop Cover Letter
- Revised Collector Street Plan Map
- Closeup Map of NC 54 Corridor
- One page Summary of Key Plan Provisions
- Full Report
- Poster-sized Map for viewing map details
Public Comments
Public comments from this workshop have been compiled into two documents.
At the May 10, 2006 TPO Board meeting, the Board received a short presentation on the Southwest Durham/Southeast Chapel Hill Collector Street Plan, asked staff questions concerning the Plan, and listened to comments from citizens who attended the meeting. The Board voted to set a public hearing to hear citizen comments on the Collector Street Plan for their June 14, 2006 meeting. Additional information is presented in the "Public Hearing" entry below. The proposed Southwest Durham/Southeast Chapel Hill Collector Street Plan report is available on the following links:
The TPO Board conducted a public hearing at their June 14, 2006, meeting to hear citizen comments on the recommended Collector Street Plan. Click this highlighted text to access the agenda and materials for this meeting. Based on citizen comments, the Board requested that the Technical Coordinating Committee (staff advisory board to the Board) revise the recommended Plan and present the revised Plan at the August or September Board meeting. In addition, a Board member presented a Resolution from the Town of Chapel Hill requesting that the Board defer action on the Collector Street Plan until the Town Council conducts a public hearing on the Plan. This public hearing is scheduled for October 18, 2006, 7 PM, in the Chapel Hill Town Council Chambers. Copies of the revised Southwest Durham/Southeast Chapel Hill Collector Street Plan and relevant Board meeting information will be posted on this Web page as it becomes available. The following links provide copies of public comments that were received in relation to the Public Hearing: