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Annual Riders per Municipal Population <br /> - = Riders x 251 weekdays/population <br /> - Chapel Hill/Carrboro: 94 annual rides/resident <br /> - Durham: 19.2 annual rides/resident <br /> - Raleigh: 18.6 annual rides/resident <br /> Is Chapel Hill travel heavy enough for light rail? (maps) <br /> Why study an alternative to Meadowmont? <br /> - Federal Lands <br /> - Army Corps of Engineers Property <br /> - Environmentallmpact <br /> - Uncertainty of impacts before EIS makes a backup path prudent <br /> Benefits to N. Orange: <br /> Duke Employees/EDDs <br /> - Brown = Mebane to Hillsborough to Duke/Durham Route <br /> - Buckhorn, Eno EDDs potential stops <br /> - Link via Hillsborough circulator to County Seat, Durham Tech @ Waterstone <br /> Benefits to N. Orange: <br /> UNC; Hillsborough Employees <br /> - Brown = Hillsborough to Chapel Hill <br /> - Improvements in Chapel Hill / Carrboro help those who P/R in towns <br /> - Improved frequency from Hillsborough adds choices for N. Orange UNC <br /> Commuters <br /> - Local Circulator aids parking in Hillsborough <br /> Questions and Discussion <br /> www.ourtransitfuture.com <br /> Mila Vega, Transportation Planner for Orange County, made a PowerPoint <br /> presentation. <br /> Orange County Transit Plan: <br /> Bus Service Component <br /> Discussion Overview <br /> - Background <br /> - Stakeholders <br /> - Identified Need <br /> - Goals and Strategies <br /> - Bus Service Plan Highlights <br /> Background <br /> - Multi-level approach <br /> o Planning Staff <br /> 11 <br />