6 Implementation
Project Prioritization Chapters 3, 4, and 5 detail a list of recommendations for roadways, bicycles, pedestrians, transit, and freight. These recommendations attempt to address existing or anticipated future needs in the CTP Planning Area. As a result, some needs are more urgent, while others will assume greater importance as travel patterns change as the area continues to grow. For the roadway recommendations, there was a desire to understand the areas of greatest importance for allocating resources within the first 10 to 20 years of the planning horizon. For the purposes of this plan, prioritization was used to identified priority corridors for Town investment. The assessment of roadway projects includes both quantitative and qualitative metrics. The metrics used were defined in coordination with Town staff, CAMPO, NCDOT, and the project steering committee. In addition to each metric, Town staff and the steering committee considered the importance of each metric to the prioritization process and how much weight each should carry. Prioritization Criteria Table 14. Prioritization Criteria Criteria Measure Weight
Priority Corridors for Town Investment Recognizing that our needs for enhanced transportation mobility often exceed the funding available to address them, it is important to identify the most effective projects for advancement. To assist the Town with identifying how best to advocate for and allocate future funding, this map leverages the data generated in the prioritization process to identify priority corridors for Town investment and will help guide decision-makers in the pursuit of projects. This map does not identify specific projects, as the Town is unlikely to be able to build out the full cross section of any of the identified roads without significant state and federal support. Instead, the Town will continue to be strategic and identify a range of projects that address the needs of these corridors, including but not limited to, operational enhancements, access management projects, and intersection projects.
Figure 27. Priority Corridors for Town Investment Map
Existing volume-to-capacity ratio in the 2020 Triangle Regional Model
Congestion
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Anticipated travel time savings in the 2050 Triangle Regional Model divided by the project cost estimate
Benefit-Cost
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Potential for crash reduction based on common crash reduction factors (CRFs) of included project elements
Safety
10
Safety
Equivalent Property Damage Only (EPDO)
10
Alignment with CAMPO 2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan and financially constrained project list Project provides a critical bicycle and pedestrian connection that constructs a missing link, crosses a major obstacle, or addresses an area with documented bicycle and pedestrian crash history
Planning Consistency
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Bicycle and Pedestrian Effectiveness
10
Transit Effectiveness
Proximity to existing and proposed transit routes
10
Local Priority
Town of Fuquay-Varina Priority Project
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It is important to note that the priority corridors shown here are not financially constrained – this list is independent of potential revenues and should be used as a guide to help advocate for future funding. The prioritization process is intended to serve as a tool that allows for flexibility in the order in which projects are implemented. This flexibility allows funding partners such as the Town, NCDOT, and CAMPO to be opportunistic and to take advantage of future revenue as it becomes available. To this end, bicycle, pedestrian, and transit projects are not independently prioritized. Where these projects align with roadway projects, the Town should seek to implement bicycle, pedestrian, and transit improvements concurrent with roadway enhancements. This approach is most cost-effective and minimizes construction impacts to the surrounding network
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