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PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROVIDERS <br /> This section briefly describes services provided by Chapel Hill Transit, which is the County's <br /> provider of public transportation services (serving only Carrboro and Chapel Hill), and Triangle Transit <br /> Authority(TTA), which provides regional bus service through Orange, Durham, and Wake County. Taxi <br /> operators were to be included in this section, but due to the lack of response to our survey by the taxi <br /> companies, no information on their services and fleet was available. The taxi companies surveyed were <br /> the Airport/Intown Taxi, the Orange Cab Company, Tarheel Taxi, and Walton's Cab Company. <br /> Triangle Transit Authority (TTA) <br /> TTA provides fixed route service in the Research Triangle area. Service is provided between <br /> Chapel Hill and the Research Triangle Park via TTA's Green Line. Hours of operation are approximately <br /> 6:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. TTA also sponsors"Blue Line"service between Chapel <br /> Hill and Durham. Fares for the Green Line and Blue Line is $1.50 and $1.20 respectively. The Blue <br /> Line is operated under contract by Chapel Hill Transit at a cost to TTA of$38.00 per hour. The Green <br /> Line is now operated directly by TTA (Triangle Transit Authority). For the prior fiscal year, Chapel Hill <br /> Transit provided 80,911 trips at a total cost of$240,017. <br /> Chapel Hill Transit <br /> Chapel Hill Transit provides public transportation services in the Chapel Hill and Carrboro areas. <br /> At the present time, Chapel Hill Transit operates fixed-route arterial bus routes (A, C, CL, Carrboro Plaza <br /> Express, D, Downtown Trolley Shuttle, F, G, J, N, P, S, T, North-South Express, and U, which is in <br /> operation during the weekdays with the latest route operating till approximately 7:00 p.m.) The North- <br /> South Express route is a relatively new route which connects the Park & Ride Lot at Eubanks Rd. and <br /> the Park & Ride Lot at the 15-501 S via Highway 86. Evening service are offered on two routes, the C/D <br /> route, and the T/G route. Chapel Hill Transit also operates limited fixed route weekend service. Six <br /> routes operate on Saturday and two on Sunday. Saturday service consists of six arterial service(A/T, Blue <br /> Line Shuttle, C, D/J, F, U). The U route along with the P route are the two fixed-route services provided <br /> on Sundays. <br /> Services are provided during the fiscal year under two schedules. During those times when the <br /> University of North Carolina is in session, a full service schedule is operated. During holidays and <br /> between sessions, Chapel Hill Transit reduces its services accordingly. <br /> -8- <br />