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project schedule also received a significant level of attention especially in light of the recent ~ <br />Wake County decision to postpone the referendum to 2012 or 2013. <br />On March 9, 2011, the Orange County Transit Leadership Group met with its counterpart from <br />Durham County. while no specific recommendations came out of that meeting, it was an <br />important step in the Orange-Durham Counties collaboration between elected officials Orange <br />and Durham planning staff had met on several occasions. <br />The next Orange County Transit Leadership Group meetings are scheduled for March 23 and <br />Apri11. <br />Orange County Transit Plan Status -Bus Plan Component <br />The Orange County Transit Partnership comprised of planning staff from various stakeholders <br />within Orange County has been charged with developing recommendations for the bus <br />component of the TRTP. Representatives from Orange County, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, <br />Hillsborough, The University of North Carolina, Mebane, Triangle Transit and Chatham County <br />have worked collaboratively to develop a comprehensive bus service improvement plan that <br />supports the effort to Improve public transit and address needs in Orange County, <br />The Partnership completed the following tasks: <br />• Identif ed county-wide transit needs and developed a list of potential services; <br />• Developed plan goals and strategies; and <br />• Ranked and prioritized the list of services. <br />The partnership is scheduled to meet again to fine-tune service rankings. The developed plan <br />concentrates on three transportation corridors within Orange County. US Rautel5-501, NC 8~ <br />and NC 54. These corridors are seen as a high priority far Orange County transit development. <br />Staff will continue to provide regular updates on the progress of the Triangle Regional Transit <br />Plan ~TRTP~. Additional information related to the project is available on the website: <br />www.ourtransitfuture.cam. <br />C:IDocuments and SettingslmallisonlLacal SettingslTemporary Internet Filesl4LK.i~81in.~o Item Transit Plan Update.docinfo Item Transit Plan <br />Update <br />