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Recommendation 1: <br />Action Strategy: <br />Help guide decisions on investment in alternative <br />transportation options by determining citizen <br />willingness to use such options. <br />A. Conduct a scientifically -valid survey both regionally and locally of a representative sample <br />of residents to determine interest and willingness to use various alternative forms of transit. <br />Recommendation 2: <br />Action Strategies: <br />Based on the survey (under Recommendation 1) and <br />other valid assessments of need, expand the <br />availability and use of public transportation. <br />A. Designate specific locations for public transportation nodes throughout the county. Nodes <br />will accommodate pedestrians, parking and bicycle racks, and be interconnected by dedicated <br />public transportation corridors — dedicated so that public transit vehicles will not compete with <br />private autos and trucks for corridor lanes. <br />B. Increase bus service between Hillsborough and Chapel Hill /Carrboro. <br />C. Lobby for increased federal and state funding for public transportation <br />D. Expand the public and special transportation network for seniors and the disabled — both <br />frequency and location. <br />E. Place park and ride lots at appropriate locations. <br />51 <br />