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a� ° °w 1II 1'.III ' 111.1", VI IIPTA : ° °, 9 • In 2013, the Durham - Chapel Hill - Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO), which covers a large portion of the OPT service area, developed an update to its Coordinated Public Transportation -Human Service Transportation Plan, which provides a framework for the development of projects intended to address the transportation needs of persons with disabilities, older adults, and individuals with lower incomes through a better coordinated transportation system. Federal transit law (MAP -21) requires that projects selected for funding under the Elderly and Individuals with Disabilities Program (Section 5310) be derived from a coordinated plan. The development of the plan update involved a survey and a stakeholder workshop to assess transportation needs and develop strategies to address those needs. The plan will be updated in future years and will involve continued public input. • In 2013, the Triangle Area Rural Planning Organization (TARPO), which also covers a large portion of the OPT service area, developed an update to its Coordinated Public Transportation -Human Service Transportation Plan, which involved stakeholder workshops. The plan will be updated in future years and will involve continued public input. • On its website, Orange Public Transportation solicits feedback and complaints to be directed to the system's transportation administrator by phone or email. These efforts are carried out on a continuous basis to involve the public, with particular emphasis on engaging minority and limited English proficiency (LEP) populations as much as possible. OPT stresses serving areas of concentrated transit - dependent populations (i.e., elderly, low- income, no vehicle, disabled, and youth populations) with its fixed -route transit operation, which by extension also directly involves minority and limited - English- proficient communities. In doing so, OPT targets communities directly served by its operations with its public participation and outreach efforts by holding easily accessible small- format meetings that are squarely located within the heart of the applicable communities and that are scheduled during times the majority of the public can attend. OPT also targets specific organizations representing minority, transit - dependent, and LEP communities when advertising public participation processes and opportunities. Most notices posted and /or published for public hearings and public meetings are translated to Spanish to encourage participation from the Spanish - speaking community, which is the largest LEP population group in Orange County. 7