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Ayes, 4 (Commissioner Price, Chair Jacobs, Commissioner McKee, and Commissioner <br /> Dorosin); Nays, 3 (Commissioner Rich, Commissioner Pelissier, Commissioner Gordon) <br /> b. Central and Rural Orange County Five-Year Bus Service Expansion Concepts — <br /> Oranae Public Transportation and Triangle Transit (8:15-9:05) <br /> The Board received a presentation on concepts for expanding Orange Public Transit <br /> (OPT) and Triangle Transit (TTA) bus operations in central and rural Orange County over the <br /> next five years. <br /> Craig Benedict introduced Peter Murphy, the new Orange Public Transportation (OPT) <br /> Director. <br /> Craig Benedict thanked everyone for the work that has gone into this proposal. He <br /> turned the presentation over to Erik Landfried with Triangle Transit. <br /> Erik Landfried reviewed the following PowerPoint slides: <br /> Central and Rural Orange County Five-Year Bus Service Expansion Concepts <br /> May 8, 2014 <br /> Started with Public Involvement To Derive Service Concepts <br /> • Four Joint County/TTA public outreach meetings in Hillsborough, Cedar Grove, Efland, <br /> and Mebane <br /> - 83 total attendees <br /> • 230 surveys completed at public meetings, on board buses and online <br /> • Survey of Duke employees living in Orange and Alamance Counties <br /> - 647 Responses <br /> • Meetings with Stakeholders <br /> - OUTBoard <br /> - Department on Aging <br /> - Department of Social Services <br /> - Health Department <br /> - Libraries <br /> Structure of Presentation <br /> Triangle Transit— Erik Landfried, Service Planning Supervisor <br /> Service Expansion in Central and Northern Orange County provided by Triangle Transit <br /> • Funded from 24% share of Orange County transit sales tax/vehicle registration fee <br /> revenue apportioned to Triangle Transit <br /> Orange County— Bret Martin, Transportation Planner <br /> • Service Expansion in Central and Northern Orange County provided by Orange Public <br /> Transportation <br /> • Funded from 12% share of Orange County transit sales tax/vehicle registration fee <br /> revenue apportioned to Orange Public Transportation <br /> Orange-Durham Express (Route ODX) <br /> • Goal is to provide peak-hour, commuter service between central Orange County, <br /> DukeNA Hospitals, and downtown Durham <br /> • Would provide connection to Route 420 (Hillsborough-Chapel Hill), DATA routes, and a <br /> potential future connection with PART <br /> • Seeking endorsement of Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />