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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
GOVERNOR
September 23, 2010
David Wainwright
NCDENR - Division of Water Quality
1650 Mail Service Center
Raleigh NC 27699-1650
Dear Mr. Wainwright:
EUGENE A. CONTI, JR.
SECRETARY
Subject: Wilmington Multimodal Transit Center, in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, WBS# 42914
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Rail Division is evaluating the
construction of a Wilmington Multimodal Transit Center (WMTC) in Wilmington, New Hanover
County (see Figure 1). The WMTC will provide a facility for connections between various modes
of transportation in central Wilmington.
The purpose of the WMTC is to serve as a centrally-located center that would optimize the
interaction between local buses, intra-city 'buses, taxis, bicycles, pedestrians, and planned
passenger rail service. The construction of the WMTC would encourage increased use of
alternative travel modes.
The WMTC will accommodate the growing population in the Wilmington area. According to a
recent transit study, the Wilmington urban area is expected to see a 75% increase in population
between 2005 and 2035, with an 86% increase in employment. Within the City of Wilmington the
population is projected to grow by 39% during this time period, with a 63% growth in
employment. As the population of the region increases, this project is needed to combine rail with
other transportation modes to improve the movement of passengers in the region.
Three previous studies have investigated the construction of the WMTC. Two studies; The
Wilmington Urban Area Muhi-Modal Transportation Center Feasibility Study (2000), and the
Wilmington Multi-Modal Transportation Center Evaluation Report (2004), applied selection
criteria to various sites, compared the sites to each other, and developed a recommendation on a
preferred site.
The third study, Transit Needs Study for the Wilmington Multi-Modal Transportation Center,
2009, analyzed the proposed WMTC in context with other area plans, presented the views of
downtown transportation stakeholders, considered functional requirements, site design
considerations and conceptual site layouts.
MAILING ADDRESS: TELEPHONE: [phone] LOCATION:
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FAX: [phone] TRANSPORTATION BUILDING
RAIL DIVISION 1 SOUTH WILMINGTON STREET
1553 MAIL SERVICE CENTER WEBSITE: www..bytrain.org RALEIGH NC
RALEIGH NC 27699-1553

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