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27 <br /> 1 Options for New/Enhanced and Existing OPT Bus Service <br /> 2 • New Northern Human Services Center Peak Hour Shuttle <br /> 3 • 420 Mid-day from Hillsborough to Chapel Hill <br /> 4 - Existing services <br /> 5 - Enhanced services <br /> 6 • `New' Hillsborough Circulator <br /> 7 - Existing services <br /> 8 - Enhanced services <br /> 9 • New Mebane-Efland-Hillsborough-Durham/Duke Express <br /> 10 - Full route by TT or contract to OPT <br /> 11 - Hillsborough to Duke '/2 route by TT <br /> 12 - Mebane to Efland to Hillsborough '/2 route by OPT <br /> 13 - Full-day (14-hr.) or Peak-hour (8-hr.) service <br /> 14 <br /> 15 Public Outreach Schedule to Implement Options for <br /> 16 New and Enhanced OPT& TT Bus Services <br /> 17 • Pursue Triangle Transit's proposed schedule and implement in approximately 9 months <br /> 18 (March 2014); <br /> 19 OR <br /> 20 • Pursue a modified schedule to implement service in approximately 6 months (January <br /> 21 2014) <br /> 22 <br /> 23 Annual Uncommitted Portion of OPT 12% Share (Draft) — bar graph <br /> 24 <br /> 25 <br /> 26 TT Materials <br /> 27 Attachment 8 <br /> 28 • Durham/Orange BRIP Overview <br /> 29 • FY 14 Draft Budget and Staffing Plan <br /> 30 • Draft Project Development Scope of Work <br /> 31 <br /> 32 Craig Benedict noted that there is more detailed information on comments and <br /> 33 clarification of issues included in the salmon colored attachment sheet for this agenda item. <br /> 34 When referring to the OPT Apportionment slide, he noted that of the $736,250 in <br /> 35 revenue, OPT has a 12% share, Triangle Transit will have a 24% share, and Chapel Hill transit <br /> 36 will have a 64% share. <br /> 37 Referencing the Options for New/Enhanced and Existing OPT Bus Service slide, he <br /> 38 noted that these are only options and will be presented to the public as such. <br /> 39 He noted that the abstract also includes a 50 page draft budget and staffing plan. <br /> 40 Commissioner Rich asked about the attendance from the past transportation public <br /> 41 hearings. <br /> 42 Craig Benedict said both the County and Triangle Transit hosted meetings to discuss <br /> 43 the plan, and there were an average of about 50 residents last fall. He said it has slowed down <br /> 44 since then. The intent of this agenda item is to go out to the public again to see what their <br /> 45 needs are now, in light of this proposed plan. He referenced the colored maps in the abstract <br /> 46 and said this gives a picture of the employment data for Duke Hospital employees in the <br /> 47 Mebane and Graham area. He said this includes over 1,500 people in just these two small zip <br /> 48 codes. He said this shows that there are certainly people that live in the east west corridor <br /> 49 whose input is needed. <br />