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3 ATTACHMENT A TTA recommends that our regional service expansion occur in two phases -the first, in Summer of 1999, will put 19 new mid-site (24-26 passenger seats) buses into service; the second, in Summer of 2000, will put I S new fiill-size (37 passenger seats) buses into service. This decision is driven by the differing durations of the vehicle procurement processes and the need to phase the hiring of additional operations staff. Phase One expansions that would serve Orange County include: Evening Service on Red and Green Lines, including the routes from Chapel Hill to Durham and to the TTA Bus Center in Research Triangle Park The service extension along these routes would run on an off-peak schedule (hourly) from approximately 6:30 pm until 12:30 am_ Saturday Service on Red and Green Lines, including the routes from Chapel Hill to Durham and to the TTA Bus Center in Research Triangle Park The service along these routes would run on an off-peak schedule (hourly) from approximately 6:30 am unti16:30 pm. Additional Buses in the Peak Hours on Red and Green Lines Two buses will be added to the Red and Green Lines to improve the reliability of peak afternoon hour schedules. Passengers will continue to experience 30 minute headways, but the service will be more reliable because each bus will have additional minutes to meet their schedule_ Bus passengers will also experience longer scheduled ride times for some trips. Phase Two expansions that would serve Orange CountYinclude: Hillsborough to Durham to RTP Express We would provide service every hour from Hillsborough and every 30 minutes from Duke University during the peak hours (5:30 am - 930am and 3:00 pm - 7:30 pm) with three buses. The route would run from a Park & Ride to be identified on the west side of Hillsborough, through the center of town and along US 70 to Hillsborough Street in Durham. The bus would make a stop at Duke University's Medical Complex, a stop at the Downtown Durham DATA Terminal and continue along the Durham Freeway to the RTP Bus Center. Every other run would begin or end the route at Duke University. Chapel Hill to RTP to Rdleigh Express We would provide hourly service during the peak periods. During the morning service, this route would run from Carrborv Plaza through Carrboro to Downtown Chapel Hill. It would nm to tbe Friday Center Park & Ride Lot via NC 54 and to the TTA Bus Center via I-40. Then it would continue down I-40 and Wade Avenue to the State Government Mall and Moore Square. On the return trip, it would service UNC and UNC Hospital before Downtown Chapel Hill and Carrboro_ In the evening, the route would serve LJNC on the outbound trip, and provide direct service to Downtown Chapel Hill on the inbound trip.