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10 <br /> 1 * Orange-Alamance Connector (US 70 Mid-day service) <br /> 2 * Efland-Hillsborough Commuter Loop <br /> 3 <br /> 4 Unfunded Potential Expansion <br /> 5 * OPT Staff Plan-$202,124 annual additional operating (based on incremental hourly <br /> 6 costs): <br /> 7 o Expand US 70 Mid-day to Durham <br /> 8 o Add Reverse Loop to Hillsborough Circulator <br /> 9 o Hillsborough Circulator Saturday service <br /> 10 o Extend Route 420 Peak to Cedar Grove <br /> 11 o Saturday US 70 service <br /> 12 * Potential Additional-$368,928 annual additional operating (based on incremental hourly <br /> 13 costs): <br /> 14 o Daily service—rural route deviation zones <br /> 15 o Additional demand-response-seniors <br /> 16 * Total potential fleet size: 29 <br /> 17 <br /> 18 Service Plans <br /> 19 * Planned services are appropriate service types given densities and trip patterns. <br /> 20 * Performance measures to be used to monitor implementation <br /> 21 * Consideration of unfunded potential expansion based on ridership <br /> 22 <br /> 23 Organizational Options <br /> 24 * Add transit planner job function <br /> 25 * Keep transit in Planning and Inspections, or <br /> 26 * Move transit into Asset Management Services, or <br /> 27 * Create a new separate transit department, or <br /> 28 * Consolidate with another provider. <br /> 29 Transit as Separate Department (flow chart) <br /> 30 <br /> 31 Summary Comments <br /> 32 * Fleet, compliance, facilities significantly improved <br /> 33 * Staffing role key-need for transit planning/grants management functions <br /> 34 * Shift to broader role with more fixed-route, route-deviation general public services is well <br /> 35 underway <br /> 36 * With a larger operating program, organizational options need to be considered <br /> 37 * Need to monitor performance of new services <br /> 38 * Marketing and public information needed <br /> 39 * Unmet needs—existing and expanded resulting from demographic changes, may <br /> 40 require more services <br /> 41 <br /> 42 Contact: <br /> 43 Fred Fravel <br /> 44 KFH Group, Inc. <br /> 45 4920 Elm Street, Suite 350 <br /> 46 Bethesda, MD 20814 <br /> 47 301-951-8660 <br /> 48 ffravel@ kfhgroup.com <br /> 49 <br />