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36 <br />I do not know how to use it <br />0 <br />1 did not know it was available <br />0 <br />1 DO use public transportation <br />0 <br />Question 5. Do you have any other comments on public transportation in your community that may be of <br />help in developing this plan? <br />Chatham County lost most all industrial jobs but Lee and Durham Counties are showing growth. <br />Unfortunately, residents lack transportation to get to the other counties early morning and back home <br />evenings so they can work thisjobs. <br />We need public transportation competition. <br />Summary of Recommendations <br />The information in the previous section provides a detailed list of needs, strategies, and priorities within <br />Lee County. The following strategies standout as being both appropriate and a high priority for <br />implementation based on the results of the workshop and survey. This summary is not all - inclusive, and <br />should not be interpreted as a limit on potential future actions, but rather as away to identify some of <br />the highest priorities for implementation. <br />• New/ improved weekend service <br />• Linkages/ transfers with other providers —this was identified as the highest priority in the <br />workshop, and considerable time was spent discussing this issue <br />• Extending the daily hours of operation —there was a mixed reaction to this item in the <br />workshop, but it was identified as the highest- priority need on the survey <br />In general, the workshop and survey results for Lee County are similar, with the exception of the issue of <br />extending the hours of operation. A major topic of discussion during the workshop was the need for <br />more coordination with neighboring counties —there was discussion about working with both Moore <br />and Chatham counties on cross - county coordination, particularly with regard to medical trips to UNC <br />Chapel Hill and Moore F;bgional Hospital. The mapping exercise also highlighted the need for improved <br />efficiency of existing services (perhaps by using a zone system for routing/ dispatch) and the need to <br />identify a cost effective way to serve areas of very low development density. <br />Inventory of Current Service <br />Moore County Transportation SBrvices (MCTS) is a county agency that provides demand - response <br />service within Moore County. The following list provides an inventory of the MCTSvehicle fleet as <br />reported in the 2011 National Transit Database: <br />Triangle Area FFO Locally Coordinated Human SBrvice Transportation Ran 30 <br />