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25 <br /> 1 o Brief Review of Orange-Durham Express (ODX) Service <br /> 2 o Public Outreach Results for Orange-Durham Express (ODX) Service <br /> 3 o Additional Proposed Triangle Transit and Chapel Hill Transit Service Expansion <br /> 4 in Orange County <br /> 5 • Orange County— Bret Martin, Transportation Planner <br /> 6 o Public Outreach Results for Proposed Orange Public Transportation Service <br /> 7 Expansion <br /> 8 o Review of Bus Service Expansion Program Options #1, #2 or combination <br /> 9 thereof <br /> 10 o BOCC Options for Next Steps <br /> 11 <br /> 12 May—June 2014 Public Outreach <br /> 13 • Initial Public Involvement to Derive Concepts: Summer— Fall 2013 <br /> 14 • Public Involvement/Comment Period — May 8 — June 4, 2014 <br /> 15 o Website, Phone #, Email, Social Media, Newspaper Ads <br /> 16 o ODX Route and OPT Service Expansion Surveys Accessible on website and at <br /> 17 public meetings <br /> 18 • Outreach meetings in Hillsborough, Cedar Grove, Efland, Mebane and Durham <br /> 19 o 63 total attendees <br /> 20 • Surveys Completed/Comments Received <br /> 21 o 14 Total Comments Received for ODX Route <br /> 22 o 48 Total Comments Received for Proposed OPT Service Expansion <br /> 23 • Impact of Public Outreach on Service Recommendations <br /> 24 o ODX Route —Confirmed Proposed Service Plan <br /> 25 o OPT Service Expansion —Additional Option(s) for Consideration <br /> 26 <br /> 27 Orange Durham Express (ODX) (Map) <br /> 28 *See notes below <br /> 29 <br /> 30 ODX Route Public Outreach Results <br /> 31 • 11 of 14 respondents support proposed service <br /> 32 • Common Comment Themes: <br /> 33 o Service would save UNC and Duke employees money and allow for productive <br /> 34 use of time otherwise used for driving <br /> 35 o Eager to use the service to commute between Durham and Hillsborough (both <br /> 36 directions) so as not to have to drive back and forth <br /> 37 <br /> 38 Other Proposed Services In Orange County (TTA and CHT) <br /> 39 • Triangle Transit ($422,000 available FY 2015): <br /> 40 o Introduce Saturday night and Sunday service for first time on routes serving and <br /> 41 connecting Chapel Hill to other Triangle Area destinations <br /> 42 • Starting August 2014 <br /> 43 • 1,442 FY 2015 service hours in Orange County <br /> 44 o Additional frequency between Southpoint Mall and UNC <br /> 45 • Continuation of August 2013 implementation <br /> 46 • 1,228 annual service hours in Orange County <br /> 47 • Chapel Hill Transit ($1,125,300 available FY 2015): <br /> 48 o Additional peak trips on busiest routes <br /> 49 o Later service on two Saturday routes <br /> 50 o Continuation of evening service during former "reduced service periods" <br />