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11. LOCAL—Extend evening service in Chapel Hill —Carrboro-UNC <br /> 12. REGIONAL—Carrboro —Chapel Hill-Durham Express (Route 405) —Saturday <br /> 13. REGIONAL—Chapel Hill —Regional Transit Center via Southpoint (Rte. 800) —Saturday <br /> 14. LOCAL—Hillsborough Circulator <br /> 15. REGIONAL—Hillsborough —Chapel Hill (Route 420) —peak <br /> 16-19 by 2035 <br /> 16. RGP— Improve service in unincorporated Orange County <br /> 17. REGIONAL EXP— Pittsboro —Chapel Hill Express <br /> 18. REGIONAL— Route 805— RTC via SW Durham (Woodcroft) <br /> 19. LOCAL— Improve peak hour bus frequency Chapel Hill Carrboro UNC <br /> BUS INVESTMENT <br /> - New bus hours by end of FIRST year—22,050 hrs <br /> - New bus hours by end of THIRD year—44,100 hrs <br /> - Total number of new bus hours by 2035—50,400 hrs <br /> - MLK Busway Improvements completed —2017 <br /> - Potential Rail Dividend Bus Hours—30,000 to 45,000 <br /> RAIL INVESTMENT <br /> - Opening year of Light Rail —2025 <br /> - LRT Capital Cost- $330 million <br /> - LRT Annual Operating Cost- $3.2 million <br /> *Sales Tax Growth Rate—3.6% <br /> Financial Resources available for Transit <br /> - Local revenue in Bus and Rail Transit Investment Plan <br /> o %2 sales tax <br /> o $7 vehicle registration fee <br /> o $3 increase in Triangle Transit vehicle registration fee <br /> o Rental car tax revenue <br /> - State participation —25% assumed <br /> - Federal participation — 50% assumed <br /> Approval Process <br /> DCHC MPO <br /> - Approves Bus and Rail Investment Plan <br /> Triangle Transit Board of Trustees <br /> - Approves Bus and Rail Investment Plan <br /> Orange and Durham County Commissions <br /> - Approves Bus and Rail Investment Plan <br /> - Authorizes referendum <br /> *All municipalities within Durham and Orange County must receive copy of Bus and Rail <br /> Investment Plan for review <br /> Proposed Schedule—Oranqe County <br /> - DCHC TAC Bus and Rail Investment Plan Review— May 11 <br /> - BOCC Review Bus and Rail (B&R) Investment Plan — May 19 <br /> - Carrboro Board of Aldermen Review B&R Investment Plan — May 24 <br /> - Chapel Hill Town Council Review B&R Investment Plan — May 25 <br /> - BOCC Review of B&R Investment Plan —June 7 <br /> - DCHC TAC consideration of D/O(Durham/Orange) B&R Investment Plan —June 8 <br />