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95 <br /> Chapter 5: Organizational Options <br /> SUMMARY COMMENTS REGARDING ORGANIZATION <br /> There is no single correct transit organizational structure. The appropriate structure <br /> varies with the size of the system, its likely growth, funding, the mix of services, the <br /> structure of local government and often the perspective of the staff members involved. <br /> Many times changes take place in a situation of crisis (or opportunity) such as the <br /> resignation of a long-time transit manager or a major shift in funding. Orange County is <br /> fortunate that there is no current crisis with OPT, but rather it is at a transition point in <br /> which an expanded role adding general public, fixed route services is combining with new <br /> regional funding sources to provide opportunities for change.At the same time county <br /> government is being restructured to some extent with the goal of improving <br /> communication and reducing the possibility of"silo" management. <br /> This chapter is not intended to recommend any particular restructuring, but the notion of <br /> creating a transit planner position, adding it to the transportation organization chart and <br /> creating a separate transit (or transportation) program within the new functional area <br /> structure, is worthy of consideration. The transit program will continue to work with <br /> other county departments, including the human service programs, planning (site plan <br /> comments), finance and Asset Management (motor pool) across functional areas. This is <br /> not a change from the current situation. A separate department could become a broader <br /> center for mobility by integrating transit planning, administration, operations, bicycle <br /> and pedestrian planning and implementation, and mobility management (human service <br /> transportation coordination, marketing and information). Increasing the coordination of <br /> OPT with regional entities in functional areas that benefit OPT and its users makes sense, <br /> given that: <br /> • There are potential partners open to such actions <br /> • Many trip patterns are regional <br /> • Funding is regional. <br /> KFH <br /> NCDOT Orange County 79 <br /> Transit Assessment Study <br />