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• Final approval of the route will be made by the Triangle Transit Board of Trustees <br /> Implementation Timeline <br /> • Phase 1 (Hillsborough-Durham): August 2014, pending agreements with property <br /> owners at the North Hills (former Maxway) shopping center and ABC Board <br /> • Phase 2 (extension to Mebane and Efland): 2015, pending agreement with property <br /> owner in Mebane for Park-and-Ride lot <br /> • Phase 3 (new Park-and-Ride lots in Hillsborough and Mebane): 2016, pending <br /> construction of new Park-and-Ride lots <br /> Service Characteristics <br /> • Service span: Monday-Friday, 6-9am and 4-7pm <br /> • Service frequency: Once every 60 minutes <br /> Stops served: <br /> Phase 1: North Hills (former Maxway) shopping center Park-and-Ride in Hillsborough, <br /> DukeNA Hospital, Durham Station. <br /> Phase 2: Add Mebane Park-and-Ride at an existing lot (location TBD), Efland-Cheeks <br /> Community Center (secondary direction only) and downtown Mebane bus stop. <br /> Phase 3: Replace short-term Park-and-Ride lots in Mebane and Hillsborough with new lots <br /> on currently unimproved property. <br /> Route ODX map <br /> General Survey Responses (pie chart) <br /> General Survey Responses (bar graph) <br /> Duke Survey Responses (bar graph) <br /> Hillsborough P&R preferences (map) <br /> Mebane P&R preferences (map) <br /> Serving Efland in Secondary Direction (bar graph) <br /> Orange-Durham Express Decision making Timeline <br /> • Public outreach period: May 8-30 <br /> • Triangle Transit Operations & Finance Committee: June 3 <br /> • Approval by Triangle Transit Board of Trustees: June 25 <br /> • Implement Phase 1 (Hillsborough-Durham), pending agreements with property owners: <br /> August 18 <br /> Erik Landfried said this specific route is part of a larger program, and it would be <br /> complemented by the OPT services and vice versa. <br /> He said the Orange Durham Express Route would have split funding, with half coming <br /> from Orange County revenues and half coming from Durham County revenues. <br /> Erik Landfried referred to the implementation timeline and said the goal in phase 3 <br /> would be to create a transit hub in Hillsborough to be a connection point for many of the <br /> services to be discussed tonight. <br /> He said Piedmont Area Regional Transit (PART) is the partner to the west, and they <br /> have a grant to build a park and ride lot in Mebane. He said PART is working with town staff in <br /> Mebane to identify potential locations for that lot. <br /> Commissioner Rich asked if Triangle Transit would negotiate to buy the lots. <br /> Erik Landfried said yes, for the one in Hillsborough; but the Mebane lot will be done by <br /> PART through their federal grant. <br /> Erik Landfried reviewed the Route ODX map visual. <br />