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b)Update Informationon Circulator Route: Cost per Hour, Trips per Hour, CMAQ Funding and Beyond The in-town Hillsborough Circulator route began June6, 2011 with a three year grant from the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s (NCDOT) Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Program. For the first year, NCDOT waived the local match requirement of 20 percent. The Town of Hillsborough is providingthe local match of about $22,000 for the remaining years, while the County will operate the service at no additional cost to the Town. The CMAQ grant will continue until June 30, 2014. Funding from July 1, 2014 forward will need to be identified. The route serves various residential areas around Hillsboroughas well as the Library; Orange County Courthouse; Social Services Center at Hillsborough Commons Shopping Center; The Shops at Daniel Boone; UNC Family Practice; Durham Technical CommunityCollege satellite campus; Hampton Pointe and Meadowlands Business Park. High volume pick-up points includetheFairview community, Coachwood Apartments, and Gateway Apartments. Favorite stops along the routeinclude the Library, Social Services, Durham Tech Campus and Walmart. The Hillsborough Circulator route was redesigned in October 2011 based on input from users. An additional stop was added at South Nash and Calvin Streets. Staff will provide aroute map and operational statistics along with anyother information at the meeting, and the Boards can discuss issues related to this item as necessary. No Attachments 3.Implementation of Downtown Hillsborough Access Study Improvements (Crosswalks, Parking, Sidewalk Work) Hillsborough is completing design work in order to establish a firm budget for the various improvements planned before the end of 2013, depending on funding availability. The center turn land between King and Tryon Streets was implemented in January. The next round of improvements will remove some on street parking closest to the King Street Intersection and involve widening the sidewalks. The Nash & Kollock, Margaret, King, and Tryon intersections will have stamped crosswalks installed as well as new handicap ramps to make thesidewalks fully ADA compliant. A pending ADA request to install an audible crosswalk indicator at King Street is also under consideration, if funding can be identified. Mid-block crosswalks are planned for Churton north of King Street, West King Street, and West Margaret Lane. A duct bank for future utility relocations is begin considered as is a rearrangement of access and service areas in the Bank of America lot. These two items do notimmediately qualify for NCDOT funding participation andmay have to be locally funded. The final design components are to study handicap ramp improvements at Queen, Union, Orange, and Corbin Streets to allow the installation of high visibility crosswalks across Churton at these intersections. (See Attachment 3).