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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: March 1, 2016 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 8-b <br /> SUBJECT: Update from GoTriangle - Park and Ride Lot and Bus Transfer Facility <br /> DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1. GoTriangle PowerPoint Jenny Green, GoTriangle Capital Projects Planner, <br /> Presentation 919-485-7529 <br /> Peter Murphy, Orange Public Transportation (OPT) <br /> Transportation Administrator, 919-245-2002 <br /> Tom Altieri, Orange County Comprehensive Planning <br /> Supervisor, 919-245-2579 <br /> PURPOSE: To receive a report and provide feedback on staffs work planning for a park and <br /> ride lot and bus transfer facility in the Hillsborough area, including options to: <br /> 1) locate a park and ride lot on US 70 at New Hope Church, with a transfer facility at US 70 <br /> and Faucette Mill Road; or <br /> 2) locate a park and ride lot on US 70 at Faucette Mill Road, with a transfer facility; or <br /> 3) conduct a more extensive site selection process. <br /> BACKGROUND: The Orange County Bus and Rail Investment Plan (OCBRIP) was approved <br /> by the BOCC in June 2012. The need for expanded bus services in and through Hillsborough, <br /> as well as new park and ride lot on the north side of Hillsborough, were among the many public <br /> transit improvements identified in the Plan. GoTriangle immediately began planning for both <br /> short-term and long-term park and ride solutions. The short-term solution was found and <br /> located at the North Hills Shopping Center (formerly Maxway site) and was made available <br /> through a lease agreement. This enabled GoTriangle to begin its new Orange County-Durham <br /> Express (Route ODX) in August 2014 and later expand service to Mebane and Efland. <br /> Subsequently, in October 2014, the BOCC approved the Central and Rural Orange Five-Year <br /> Bus Service Expansion Program for Orange Public Transportation (OPT), which provided the <br /> implementation specifics for its new bus routes. In August 2015, OPT expanded its bus <br /> services adding additional midday hours to the Orange-Chapel Hill Connector and extending the <br /> route to serve Cedar Grove. New services delivered, as well as those planned through the Bus <br /> Services Expansion Program, were structured around the North Hills Shopping Center as the <br /> location for park and ride. The shopping center has since sold, ending the lease agreement, <br /> and park and ride needs in Hillsborough are now being met exclusively through the lot at the <br /> Durham Tech Orange County Campus. This change has accelerated the search for a long-term <br /> park and ride facility on the north side of Hillsborough. <br /> Park and Ride Lot Specifications <br /> The park and ride is intended to serve two commuter routes: Route ODX to Durham and Route <br /> 420 to Chapel Hill. To plan for current and future demand, GoTriangle is planning to build a park <br />