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I Craig Benedict said Orange County and the municipalities adopted a bus plan in 2012 2 and proceeded with a referendum in November 2012, which was passed. He said this is now in 3 the implementation phase and includes all facets of transit. He said light rail has been accepted 4 into project development with the federal transit administration. He said the Amtrak Train 5 Station in Hillsborough is proceeding. 6 He said monies are becoming available by the half cent sales tax and the County tag 7 fee to provide for a 4 or 5 year program to bring additional bus hours to Triangle Transit, Chapel 8 Hill Transit and Orange Public Transportation (OPT). He said this will start with the addition of 9 around 8,000 hours and will reach 34,000 hours in a 4 year period. He said this is being done 10 jointly with the other bus systems to insure coordinated connections. He said the first 11 presentation of the 5 year OPT bus program will be done for the Commissioners in April. 12 Council Member Bell left at 9:55pm. 13 14 b) Chapel Hill North South Corridor Study 15 Chapel Hill Transit Director Brian Litchfield said the North South Corridor Study is 16 related to the Orange County Bus and Rail investment plan, but it is not being funded by the 17 plan. He said improvements that come from the study could be funded by the investment plan. 18 He reviewed the following PowerPoint Slides: 19 20 The North -South Corridor Study 21 Chapel Hill Transit Overview 22 23 Organizational Structure 24 While a department of the Town of Chapel Hill, CHT is advised by the Chapel Hill Transit 25 Partners Committee, which provides policy and financial guidance: 26 Jim Ward, Chair, Town of Chapel Hill — Council Member 27 Ed Harrison, Town of Chapel Hill — Council Member 28 29 Matt Czajkowski, Town of Chapel Hill — Council Member 30 Damon Seils, Town of Carrboro — Alderman 31 Vacant, Town of Carrboro — Alderman 32 David Andrews, Town of Carrboro — Town Manager 33 34 Vacant, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 35 Jeff McCracken, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — Director of Public Safety 36 Cheryl Stout, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Assistant Director for Parking 37 Services 38 39 What is the North -South Corridor Study? 40 The NSC Study is a detailed study of all reasonable transportation alternatives along the 41 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and 15 -501 South corridors from the Eubanks Road Park & 42 Ride lot to the Southern Village Park & Ride lot. 43 Its purpose is to identify and evaluate improved accessibility, capacity, convenience and travel - 44 time for riders. 45 46 It's about Community Goals 47 Community Survey 48 • 80% satisfied with quality of CHT 49 • Congestion is #1 citizen complaint 50 • Transit services was one of top 5 priorities