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3-/9-oa'°~F Rural General Public (RGP) Transportation Services Plan _ (Discretionary Funds) For: Orange County Public Transportation Prepared By: Al Terry Mr. Jerry Passmore Director Mr. Mike Eyster Transportation Advisory Board's Chairperson Date: February 27, 2002 List names of counties for which transportation services are provided: Serve Orange County residents to Orange, Durham, Chatham, Alamance and Person Counties. Provide a brief description of current RGP services provided in service area: Orange Public Transportation (OPT), managed by the Orange County Department on Aging, serves human service agencies' clients whose ridership is paid by the 14 local sponsoring agencies .and special populations such as the elderly, disabled or Medicaid clients who are supported with NC Department of Transportation, Home and Community Care Block Grant, or state public assistance funds. The majority of the OPT service consists of public routes, fixed routes, fixed-deviated routes. Utilizing lift-equipped vans and minibuses, minivans and cars or private vendors, the OPT program continues to expand coordination of its demand-response medical and public routes. The geographic service area is rural Orange County, outside the Chapel Hill Transit service area. OPT transportation service is provided each weekday, with weekend or evening trips for special leases or life-sustaining medical services. The development of a regional commuter service between Hillsborough and Durham, NC became operational in 2001.. The regional service provider (Triangle Transit Authority) provides commuter service Monday through Friday from Hillsborough to Duke Medical Center. OPT provides "feeder" routes into Hillsborough where riders can connect with Triangle Transit Authority (TTA) routes.