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FY 94 PLANNED TTA ACTIVITIES • Evaluate Regional Bus Routes and Schedules During late 1993, TTA staff will complete an evaluation of regional bus routes and schedules to identify under used trips and identify areas for cost savings and/or ridership expansion. • Marketing of Regional Bus Service The TTA will continue implementation of its marketing plan with television, radio and print advertisement. Television ads will run during the spring and fall with placement on Good Morning America, 5:30 news and selected cable shows. Print advertising will be placed in student newspapers at UNC, NCCU, Duke and NC State, the Herald Sun, the Carolina Times, and Triangle Business Leader. Radio advertising will be through the Triangle Traffic Patrol broadcasting on 24 radio stations. • Receive $5.7 million FTA Grant for CNG Buses Grant contracts are expected for 20 compressed natural gas fueled full sized transit buses and fueling facilities during 1994. These buses, scheduled for delivery in 1995, will be used on existing routes between Durham, Raleigh and Chapel Hill. Following delivery of the CNG buses, the Authority's mid sized buses will be used for service to smaller Triangle area communities. • Maintenance Facility Feasibility Study The Authority will conduct a feasibility study to access options for TTA's vehicle maintenance including vehicle maintenance by other transit systems, private contractor or in TTA's own maintenance facility. • Complete Phase II and II[ of Fixed Guideway Study Phase II, Develop Tools and Forecasts, is scheduled for completion by December 1993. Phase II lays the Study's foundation by developing reliable growth forecasts and transportation analysis tools. Phase III, Develop Alternative Scenarios, is scheduled for completion in July 1994. Phase III will consider alternative land use scenarios, potential fixed guideway corridors and technology, and capital and operating costs. 17