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4 <br /> ATTACHMENT 1: Summary of Public Outreach Results <br /> Overview of Public Involvement for Route ODX <br /> The following provides a summary of public outreach and involvement efforts carried out by <br /> Triangle Transit and Orange County Planning staff during the public involvement period (May 8 <br /> —June 4, 2014). <br /> 1. Staff communicated information about the service change proposals and collected <br /> comments through the following channels: <br /> • Orange County Board of Commissioners meeting, May 8th <br /> • Online at http://www.gotriangle.orq/transit/OCBusPlan/ <br /> • Phone: 919-245-2336 <br /> • Email: OCBusPlan @orangecountync.gov <br /> • Mail: OPT Bus Service Planning, Planning Department, P.O. Box 8181, <br /> • Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br /> • At five public outreach meetings (total attendees: 63 ): <br /> o May 19 — Cedar Grove Community Center; 5:30-7:OOpm <br /> o May 21 — Mebane City Council Chambers; 5:30-7:OOpm <br /> o May 22 —Town of Hillsborough, Town Barn; 5:00-6:30pm <br /> o May 28 — Efland-Cheeks Community Center; 5:30-7:OOpm <br /> o June 4 — Durham Station, 6:30-8:OOpm <br /> • Information posted to Facebook, TransLoc, Twitter, Instagram <br /> • Information was sent to Parking Coordinators at UNC <br /> • Stories or advertisements were posted to the following news outlets: <br /> o Chapel Hill News <br /> o News of Orange County <br /> o Orange Politics Blog <br /> o Burlington Times-News <br /> o Durham Herald Sun <br /> o Duke Today <br /> 2. Response levels and summary of comments <br /> • 14 total comments received for Route ODX <br /> • 35 total surveys completed and 13 additional comments received for OPT Program <br /> • A list of summarized comments follows this overview <br /> 3. Changes to recommendations in response to public comments <br /> • None for TTA ODX Route <br /> • An additional option for OPT's expansion program is provided in Attachment 3 as a <br /> response to public input and analyses of concepts' feasibility and projected productivity. <br />