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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: October 21, 2014 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 7 -c <br />1 <br />SUBJECT: Central and Rural Orange County Five -Year Bus Service Expansion Program — <br />Orange Public Transportation <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1. Staff - Recommended Bus Service <br />Expansion Program Budget Summary <br />2. Staff - Recommended Bus Service <br />Expansion Program Notes <br />3. Staff - Recommended Bus Service <br />Expansion Concepts Map — Rural <br />Deviated Fixed -route Zones <br />4. Staff - Recommended Bus Service <br />Expansion Concepts Map — Fixed <br />Routes <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Craig Benedict, Planning Director, 919 - 245 -2592 <br />Bret Martin, Transportation Planner, 919 -245- <br />2582 <br />Tom Altieri, Comprehensive Planning <br />Supervisor, 919 - 245 -2579 <br />Peter Murphy, Transportation Administrator, <br />919- 245 -2002 <br />PURPOSE: To consider endorsement of the staff - recommended Orange Public Transportation <br />five -year bus service expansion program in central and rural Orange County. <br />BACKGROUND: The Orange County Bus and Rail Investment Plan ( OCBRIP) was approved <br />by the BOCC in June 2012. The OCBRIP provides local and regional transit opportunities <br />including expanded bus service and proposed light rail. Voters in November 2012 approved a <br />one -half cent sales tax and vehicle registration fee increase to fund the local financial <br />contribution to projects recommended in the Plan, and collection of these revenues began on <br />April 1, 2013. <br />Additional background documents such as the adopted OCBRIP can be found via the following <br />link, listed under Transportation Documents- <br />ht!p-://www.co.oran e.nc.us/planninq/transportation.asp <br />At its September 11, 2014 work session, the BOCC received a presentation on two (2) options <br />each containing a suite of concepts for expanding Orange Public Transportation (OPT) bus <br />operations in central and rural Orange County over the next five years. Following are the <br />general service elements associated with each option. The BOCC indicated a preference for <br />the mix of options noted in the orange- shaded box and bolded /italicized (i.e., Option #2 revised <br />to include the Efland — Hillsborough commuter loop). <br />