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13 1 Commissioner McKee asked if John Tallmadge could identify the potential locations of 2 park and ride sites in western Orange County. He wants to make sure that the park and ride 3 lots are located where it is convenient for the residents who will access the service. 4 John Tallmadge said locations are being considered in the vicinity of central to eastern 5 Mebane, Efland and Buckhorn. 6 Commissioner Gordon asked about the draft 5 year bus service expansion plan. She 7 asked how this relates to what is called for in the implementation agreement. 8 John Tallmadge said the plan now creates an envelope of how many hours or dollars 9 are available to implement service, and it describes it as expanding rural access to job centers 10 or activities. He said this describes a commuter connection from Mebane to Hillsborough to 11 Durham. He said this refines that and then puts it into specific services to be delivered on a 12 specific timeline. 13 Commissioner Gordon said the revenues have changed, and the plan is being reviewed 14 and revised. She wants to know when this will be done. 15 John Tallmadge said things should be aligned so that information is being brought at the 16 same time. 17 Commissioner Gordon said it would be helpful to look at the original bus and rail 18 investment program and then look at how the numbers have changed in the amended plan. 19 She said it would be better to have a comparison with the actual numbers in the same format. 20 John Tallmadge said he will try to do this. 21 Commissioner Price asked if Durham Tech is being considered in the plan. 22 John Tallmadge said he received an email today asking about the possibility of more 23 mid-day service connecting the campus and the new medical clinic to Chapel Hill. He said this 24 is part of what will be considered in the program of services. 25 Commissioner Rich thanked John Tallmadge for this update. She is excited to move 26 forward with this project. 27 Chair Jacobs said there had been some discussion about the Graham park and ride lot. 28 He said there is no local funding and only one route to UNC and Duke. He said public 29 transportation is needed in this area. He asked if the option of anchoring the Highway 70 route 30 in Graham is still an option. 31 John Tallmadge said there are some concerns about the Graham location, but there are 32 other options being considered with PART in that area. 33 Chair Jacobs referred to Commissioner Price's earlier question, and he said there was 34 no UNC Hospital at Waterstone when these conversations started. He mentioned the issue of 35 transportation options for students from Chapel Hill and Carrboro who are taking Middle College 36 classes at Durham Tech in Durham. He said there will be a huge change in the commuter 37 patterns between Hillsborough and Chapel Hill when and if Carolina North takes place. He said 38 these things will change the plan even more. He said there is really no way to make 39 predictions, and he thanked everyone involved for keeping things on track. 40 David King said financial projections make him queasy, and that is why there is an 41 implementation agreement. He said everyone is discovering how to do this, because this has 42 never been done in North Carolina before. He said the group budgets one year at a time and 43 corrections can be made as things move forward. He said this is a self correcting dynamic 44 process, and the early results are quite good. He said changes will always come back to the 45 various entities to review and approve. 46 He introduced several staff and committee members. He said the hourly cost for bus 47 service was down from $107 to $103. 48 David King said, with regard to the train station in Hillsborough, the town owns the 49 property, and it is the right property in the right place. He said the Town of Hillsborough funded 50 an environmental process to lock down any environmental issues. He said up to $150,000 has