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Other Proposed Services In Oranqe County (TTA and CHT) • Triangle Transit ($422,000 available FY 2015): o Introduce Saturday night and Sunday service for first time on routes serving and connecting Chapel Hill to other Triangle Area destinations ■ Starting August 2014 ■ 1,442 FY 2015 service hours in Orange County o Additional frequency between Southpoint Mall and UNC ■ Continuation of August 2013 implementation ■ 1,228 annual service hours in Orange County • Chapel Hill Transit ($1,125,300 available FY 2015): o Additional peak trips on busiest routes o Later service on two Saturday routes o Continuation of evening service during former "reduced service periods" ■ Introduced 2013 ■ 1,690 annual service hours o Offsetting increased cost of existing service o Financing new buses OPT Expansion Public Outreach Results • 31 of 35 survey respondents support proposed services • 4 of 35 respondents do not support proposed services o Proposed U.S. 70 midday service is inadequate; service needs to be increased. o Need additional stops along Route 420 � Eubanks park-and-ride, Hideaway Estates o Concern over existing low level of ridership and whether expansion is really necessary. o Mebane is too far away for people to live who work in Durham and Chapel Hill. • Common Comment Themes from May/June Outreach: o Support for increased service connection between Mebane and Hillsborough, Hillsborough and Chapel Hill, and Cedar Grove and Hillsborough. o Support for increased service providing access from low-income rural areas to Hillsborough for jobs and social programs. o Consider Bingham Township for service. o Mixed responses to concept of fares; some support and some don't • Common Themes From Prior Outreach: o Access to employment o Rural residents' access to social services o More emphasis on elderly/senior transportation Five —Year Bus Service Expansion Recommendations Map — Option 1 (MAP) Five —Year Bus Service Expansion Recommendations Map — Option 2 (MAP) Differences in Options #1 and #2 (CHART) Mix-and-Match: Option #3? (CHART) If Additional $$ is Made Available For Bus Service From: Better sales tax/vehicle registration fee revenue projections than anticipated