Comprehensive Transportation Plan - March 2019

ALTERNATIVE TRAVEL MODES

making process. It is recommended that once the program details have been finalized, the Town pursue a new plan that will study and identify the most viable local option for transit in Morrisville. TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT (TOD) In 2013, the Town of Morrisville completed a local area study creating an action plan for a future transit-oriented development and transit station at the intersection of McCrimmon Parkway and NC 54, following a 2011 resolution passed by Town Council strongly supporting the station. The McCrimmon Transit Small Area Plan provides a detailed action plan of the role the Town of Morrisville will need to play to provide the McCrimmon TOD. Continual support of the McCrimmon TOD offers many benefits for the Town of Morrisville including the creation of an important hub for regional transit via the Durham-Wake Commuter Rail, increased viability of local transit through community funding areas, improved connectivity to higher education at Wake Technical Community College, and creating an environment that supports quality mixed-use development. As enhanced transit service makes its way into Morrisville, a secondary TOD could also be considered east of NC 54 to further enhance connectivity to Wake Technical Community College.

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