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* Marketing and public information needed <br /> * Unmet needs—existing and expanded resulting from demographic changes, may <br /> require more services <br /> Contact: <br /> Fred Fravel <br /> KFH Group, Inc. <br /> 4920 Elm Street, Suite 350 <br /> Bethesda, MD 20814 <br /> 301-951-8660 <br /> ffravel kfhgroup.com <br /> Commissioner Pelissier said Frank Fravel referenced the need for performance <br /> measures, noting such measures are also necessary for the implementation agreement for the <br /> '/2 cent sales tax. She asked if the CTS software is capable of providing these performance <br /> measures. <br /> Frank Fravel said he believed the software could provide the necessary data. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said there was a study done years ago, that the Department of <br /> Transportation (DOT) aborted, looking at non-urban public transportation. He asked if Orange <br /> County is just back in a silo. <br /> Frank Fravel said the outcome of that last study was consolidation within the county <br /> silos, and he said other organizations such as Chapel Hill Transit have a lot on their plate <br /> already and did not see any benefit to a merger. <br /> Frank Fravel said he thought Orange County is on the right side of the cost curve. He <br /> said there was a study of merging the larger organizations, but it went south. He said this <br /> study did put forth Go Smart and suggested getting OPT in the mix regionally to advance <br /> coordinated information to the public. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said Mebane has cast its lots with Orange County regarding <br /> transportation and asked if this study consulted Mebane. <br /> Frank Fravel said he did not talk with Mebane, and this is not a full community services <br /> transportation plan, but a more condensed study. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said Frank Fravel did not make a recommendation for a <br /> structural step. <br /> Frank Fravel said the advisory committee discussed a variety of options which will be <br /> presented to the BOCC for a decision. <br /> Commissioner Price said her comments were similar to Commissioner Jacobs and <br /> asked if two headways were considered with the Hillsborough Circulator. <br /> Frank Fravel said a second bus is recommended as one of the expansion items. He <br /> said this bus would run in the opposite direction to the current Circulator. <br /> Commissioner Price noted the need to streamline a lot of this process. She asked if <br /> Frank Fravel is aware that there are numerous buses and plans. <br /> Frank Fravel said he was aware and said regional passes are one idea to facilitate <br /> ease of transportation. He said OPT is poised to be part of the region. He said there are a lot <br /> of objectives for the transit system in Orange County and the recently passed fare policies <br /> have a lot of complicating factors that must be considered. He said it is hard to mesh such a <br /> specific fare policy with something regional. <br /> Commissioner Price referred to page 28 of the report and asked if there could be <br /> clarification regarding the elderly and disabled transportation assistance plan. <br />