DCHC definition
Examples of DCHC in a sentence
Eighty percent (80%) of the funding has been allocated by the DCHC MPO from federal STP-DA funds, which the City of Durham may disburse in its capacity as Lead Planning Agency for the MPO.
If the DCHC MPO does not participate with the other stakeholders in the update/enhancement of the TRM, the DCHC MPO will be obligated to develop a similar tool on their own and gather data for it, at substantially greater expense, and with no guarantee that a workable alternative can be developed in sufficient time to meet important upcoming federal reporting deadlines.
The resulting delays could have serious adverse consequences with respect to funding schedules for necessary transportation improvements in the City of Durham and in the DCHC MPO.
As part of this process, the City of Durham, in its capacity as Lead Planning Agency for the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO), has participated actively in the creation and maintenance of the Triangle Regional Model (TRM), an important travel demand forecasting tool.
The purpose of this Agreement is for the development, update, enhancement, improvement and maintenance of the Triangle Regional Model (“TRM Scope”) so that it meets the requirements of the modeling elements of the DCHC MPO Unified Planning Work Program (hereinafter, “UPWP”).
The portion of these funds to be passed through to Durham County by the City will be determined by the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) through a competitive process.
The development and on-going maintenance of this model is a joint effort by four agencies: DCHC MPO, the Capital Area MPO (CAMPO), the Triangle Transit Authority (TTA), and the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT).
Funding for the project is from Surface Transportation Program – Direct Attributable (STP-DA) funds approved by the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO).
The purpose of this Agreement is for the development, update, enhancement, improvement and maintenance of the Triangle Regional Model (TRM) that it meets the DCHC MPO performance standards and is sensitive to a broad range of policy issues (including federal requirements and guidelines), and utilize connectivity between travel demand models and land-use models.
If the City Council does not adopt the attached resolution, the DCHC MPO would cease to benefit from further update of the Triangle Regional Model, and a comparable model would have to be developed and data collected, at considerable expense, by City staff and consultants.