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15 <br /> November 2012 approved a one-half cent sales tax to fund the local portion of the Plan and <br /> collection of the sales tax began on April 1, 2013. <br /> This is the third annual report that GoTriangle (Triangle Transit/TTA) has provided to the <br /> Board, the last taking place at the Board's March 19, 2015 work session. <br /> Attachment 1 is a memo from Jeff Mann, General Manager of GoTriangle, which introduces its <br /> annual report. Although the memo is dated December 14, 2015, the accompanying report has <br /> been updated more recently to address comments provided by Orange Public Transportation <br /> and Orange County Planning Staff. <br /> NEXT STEPS: <br /> Consistent with the Interlocal Implementation Agreement, next steps are to include the <br /> development of appropriate benchmarks and timeline to evaluate progress in gaining federal <br /> and state financial support for the LRT project in the Plan and to incorporate these <br /> benchmarks and timeline into the OCBRIP. This is to be done in a manner that coordinates <br /> with the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization's preparation of a <br /> new Metropolitan Transportation Plan. <br /> Accomplishments <br /> During the year, the following service enhancements were funded with transit tax <br /> dollars: <br /> • Chapel Hill Transit expanded peak period and mid-day service on Routes A, D, J <br /> and NS <br /> • Chapel Hill Transit expanded Saturday hours on the FG and D Routes <br /> • New GoTriangle commuter express service (Route ODX) from Mebane, Efland, <br /> and Hillsborough to Duke and VA Medical Centers and downtown Durham <br /> • Later Saturday evening and Sunday service on GoTriangle routes connecting <br /> Durham, Chapel Hill and RTP (Routes 400, 700, and 800), also with Route 100 <br /> to RDU Airport and Raleigh (Route 100 is funded by a separate source, not <br /> Orange County funds) <br /> Chapel Hill North-South Bus Project <br /> Chapel Hill Transit is conducting the North South Corridor Study along Martin Luther <br /> King Jr. Boulevard — South Columbia — US 15-501 South Corridor. The study is funded <br /> by a federal grant, which is not part of the Transit Plan. The Transit Plan does include a <br /> 25% local match ($24.5 million) set aside for capital improvements, if this project moves <br /> to construction in the future. <br /> John Tallmadge said this is now in the evaluation phase and looking at alternatives; no <br /> funding has been expended yet. <br /> Hillsborough Train Station <br /> Planning on the Hillsborough Train Station is being led by the NCDOT Rail Division. <br /> Construction funding for the Hillsborough Train Station is scheduled to be available in <br /> FY 2019 and FY 2020, with $3.6 million per year provided by the N.C. Department of <br /> Transportation and GoTriangle. <br />