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1 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: March 4,1998 <br />SUBJECT: Triangle Transit Authority funds for Employment Transportation <br />Initiative <br />-------------------------------- ------------------------------- <br />DEPARTMENT Aging/OPT PUBLIC HEARING YES NO _X_ <br />BUDGET AMENDMENT YES_X_ NO <br />-------------------------------- <br />ATTACHMENT (S) <br />INFORMATION CONTACT <br />Jerry M. Passmore <br />TELEPHONE NUMBER <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Mebane 227-2031 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />-------------------------------------------------------------------- <br />PURPOSE: To request the Triangle Transit Authority's support for <br />Orange County's Employment/Work First transportation <br />initatives. <br />BACKGROUND: The Triangle Transit Authority (TTA)is recognized as the <br />regional transportation agency serving Orange, Durham and <br />Wake Counties. TTA is responsible for regional transit <br />planning, intercity bus service and ridesharing through <br />carpool/vanpool services. Orange county residents directly <br />support TTA through an annual $5 fee on all vehicle licence <br />renewals. <br />Orange Public Transportation (OPT) in the past has focused <br />its efforts on human service transportation. In recent <br />years OPT has opened up human service routes to the general <br />public and established one North-South rural public route <br />with NCDOT funding assistance. TTA assistance is required <br />to expand Orange County's rural public transportation <br />efforts, especially this year's employment/Work First <br />transportation program. Rural Orange County residents <br />