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~ <br />• Expanded regional Sunday service on existing Triangle Transit Route 405 <br />between Durham and Chapel Hill and Triangle Transit Route 800 between <br />Chapel Hill and the Research Triangle Park. <br />• New local Sunday service in Chapel Hill, Carrboro and UNC. <br />• Expanded local evening service in Chapel Hill, Carrboro and UNC. <br />Bus Service Enhancements <br />• Enhanced rural transit service in unincorporated Orange County. <br />Maintain existing services. <br />• A portion of revenues identified in the plan will be used to support existing bus <br />service. <br />• Continue weekday hourly service on the in-town Hillsborough circulator. <br />C. New Bus Capital tnvestments <br />a. Park and Ride lots <br />b. Bus Shelters <br />c. Real-time passenger information signs and technology <br />d. Bus stop access improvements such as sidewalks. <br />D. Hillsborough Amtrak Station <br />The p~an will provide local funding to support the creation of a station in the Town <br />of Hillsborough. <br />Year six and bevond followina successful sales tax referendum <br />An additional 6,350 new bus service hours will be provided between year six of the plan <br />implementation through the end of the program (year 2035) bringing the total to 41,000 total <br />new bus hours. <br />Improvements include: <br />• Increase frequency in peak hours <br />o Increased peak hour service on Pittsboro - Chapel Hill Express. <br />o Increased peak hour service on the existing Triangle Transit Route 800 <br />between Research Triangle Park and Chapel Hill. <br />o Increased peak hour service in Chapel Hill, Carrboro and UNC. <br />• Service Enhancements <br />o Continued enhancements to rural transit service in unincorporated Orange <br />County. <br />E. New Light Rail Service <br />The Orange County Bus and Rail Investment plan provides funding for a fixed guideway <br />transit system that would connect Durham and Orange counties using Light Rail <br />technology (LRT). The 17-mile alignment extends from the University of North Carolina <br />(UNC) Hospitals to Alston Avenue/ NCCU in East Durham. A total of 17 stations have been <br />proposed including a station next to the Dean Smith Center, Hamilton Road, the Friday <br />Center, as well as a potential station at Woodmont/ Hillmont or Meadowmont in Chapel <br />5/8/2012 - Page ~ 7 <br />