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ORANGE couNTY <br />BOARD of COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: May 3, 2011 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT: Bus Route 420 (Hillsborough to Chapel Hill) Service Changes <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT~S~: INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />1. Current Route 420 Schedule Craig Benedict, 245-2592 <br />2. Pro osed Route 420 Schedule Mila Ve a, 245-2552 <br />PURPOSE: To: <br />• Receive an overview of Route 420 changes proposed by Triangle Transit; and <br />• Approve or comment on proposed changes to the midday service operated by <br />Qrange Public Transportation SUPT} and forward to Triangle Transit, <br />BACKGROUND: Route 420 is a Triangle Transit route operated by Chapel Hill Transit ~CHT} <br />during peak hours and UPT during midday. The route operates five days a week, Monday. <br />through Friday. Triangle Transit provides 100°/~ funding for the peak hours operation and 50°/0 <br />funding for the midday operation. The remaining 50°/o funding for the midday service is <br />provided by Qrange County, which equates to $50,900 annually. <br />Triangle Transit monitors and reviews routes performance system-wide. The minimum <br />performance standard is set at 75°/0 of the average systemwide ridership for regular commuting <br />routes. Any route for portion of the route} that falls below the 75°/a productivity standard is <br />subject for review and restructuring. In many cases a low performing service is reduced or <br />eliminated. Un the other hand, routes with productivity of 125°l0 of the system's average are <br />considered high performance routes and are potential candidates for service <br />increaselexpansion. <br />Ridership data shows that Route 420 has consistently strong performance during peak <br />commute} hours and low performance during midday. As a result, Triangle Transit is <br />proposing changes to the route that, if approved by the Triangle Transit Board, will become <br />effective as of August 15, 2011. The change process includes a public comment period. <br />Triangle Transit proposes the following changes: <br />• Peak service -add four round trips. The additional peak trips will result in 30-minute <br />frequency between Hillsborough and Chapel Hill during peak hours. Triangle Transit <br />provides 100% funding for the existing and proposed added peak hour trips. <br />• Midda~~ service -cut Triangle Transit funding for mid-day trips. Current midday service <br />consists of a total of four round trips between Hillsborough and Chapel Hill. Triangle <br />Transit and grange County each fund two midday trips. <br />