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• Incremental increases in new or expanded financially sustainable bus service over the next five (5) years; • Complementary services to transit services provided by other transit agencies (Triangle Transit, Chapel Hill Transit, Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation, and eventually the City of Burlington's transit system) and expansion of services to provide connections among them; • Augmentation of transportation services provided by other County Departments such as Aging, Health and Social Services; • Maintenance and expansion of OPT's slant toward human services and local fixed -route transportation in underserved areas of Orange County while other transit agencies focus on regional commuter services; and • The advancement of the goals of the OCBRIP, including: • Improve overall mobility and transportation options in the region • Provide geographic equity • Support improved capital facilities • Support transit supportive land use • Provide positive impact on air quality General Service Concepts The general service concepts presented for OPT at the May 8, 2014 and June 17, 2014 BOCC regular meetings included: • Expanded dial -a -ride, rural general public demand response service; • Expanded senior center transportation; • Initiation of a midday (10am -3pm) local fixed -route service connecting Mebane, Efland, Hillsborough and Durham; • Extension of the existing Route 420 midday service (currently connecting Hillsborough and Chapel Hill) to Cedar Grove with more frequent service; and • Continuation of the existing Hillsborough Circulator service and expansion to an additional hour of service. These concepts were developed by Orange County staff based on the OCBRIP goals, OPT's general service expansion goals, public input collected during outreach meetings (last summer and in May and August 2014), input collected from inter - departmental collaboration, demographic data, and survey data. For this item, OPT is requesting that the BOCC receive a presentation, pose questions, discuss the two bus service expansion program options as reflected in Attachments A and B and provide feedback to staff as to a preferred option for implementation. It is important to note that the development of Option #2 was a response to the public input Orange County staff received upon presenting the concepts associated with Option #1 and that service concepts from both options can be mixed and matched to form additional service program alternatives. The primary differences between Options #1 and #2 are: • Option #2 provides two -day per week service to the rural, low- density northern and southern areas of the County while Option #1 provides one -day per week service to only the rural northern areas;