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• Provide rapid and reliable transit throughout the corridor. • Create positive opportunities for economic development around stations. • Produce a Locally Preferred Alternative as a step to securing Federal funding to support transit improvements in this corridor. • Support community and Partner goals. Decision Making Process The public input is the foundation of the process. The public outreach is comprehensive and strategic. Public Involvement • Public Open House 03/26/2014 The first of many opportunities for the public to comment on the project. Five Stations: 1. Live, Work, Go 2. Corridor Characteristics 3. Purpose & Needs 4. Transit Technologies 5. Mobile MindMixer Study Committees The Policy Committee - responsible for the overall direction of the study. Comprised of elected, government and organizational officials. Provides policy guidance throughout the study process. Study Committees The Technical Committee - responsible for advising on technical issues during the study. A cross-section of transportation, planning and development professionals. Additional Project Information www.nscstudy.org Sign up for email updates Follow social media Review study materials OC Bus and Rail Investment Plan FY2014 • The adopted FY13-14 Chapel Hill Transit budget accounted for the use of $306,000 in Bus and Rail plan funds to help cover the increased cost of existing services not covered by the partners increased contributions. • Also accounted for the use of$166,000 in new vehicle registration funds to implement service improvements that would provide improved access to jobs with non-traditional work hours and expand access to retail, medical, recreational and education destinations in Chapel Hill and Carrboro for lower-income and transit dependent residents. For FY13-14 these service improvements included and were implemented in August 2013: