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III. PLAN ELEMENTS <br />A. Public Transit Providers <br />The Triangle has a number of public transit providers that have been involved in the <br />development of this plan and will have responsibility to implement the recommendations of <br />the plan upon its approval. Below is a brief description of the transit agencies: <br />Chapel Hill Transit is a multijurisdictional agency formed by a partnership of the Towns of <br />Chapel Hill, Carrboro and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Chapel Hill Transit is <br />responsible for regular and express route and demand response service in the Chapel Hill, <br />Carrboro, and University area. Chapel Hill Transit also provides regional express bus service, in <br />cooperation with Triangle Transit to Hillsborough. <br />Orange County Public Transportation is a county agency that provides community <br />transportation in unincorporated Orange County consisting of demand response service and <br />circulator service within Hillsborough in cooperation with the Town of Hillsborough. Orange <br />County Public Transportation is responsible for providing transportation services to all <br />residents of unincorporated Orange County, the Town of Hillsborough and a portion of the <br />City of Mebane with destinations within and beyond Orange County's borders. <br />Triangle Transit is a regional transit agency serving Wake, Durham and Orange counties. <br />Triangle Transit is responsible for providing regional commuter express and demand response <br />service connecting Wake, Durham and Orange counties <br />B. New Bus Service <br />Representatives from Orange County, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough, The University of <br />North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Triangle Transit have worked collaboratively to develop a <br />comprehensive bus service improvement plan that supports the effort to improve public <br />transit in Orange County. The group identified a range of services that would address county- <br />wide transit service needs. Identified services were ranked and prioritized based on a set of <br />goals and strategies. <br />Goals include: <br />• Improve overall mobility and transportation options in the region <br />• Provide geographic equity <br />• Support improved capital facilities <br />• Support transit supportive land use <br />• Provide positive impact on air quality <br />Strategies to accomplish these goals include: <br />• Improve connectivity <br />• Increase frequency in peak hours <br />• Improve weekend, night services (off peak) <br />5/23/2012 - Page 15 <br />5 <br />