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3 <br /> responsive and flexible to the environment. They should be proactive within a context that they <br /> can understand rather than a context that is episodic. <br /> Commissioner Marcoplos said that "sustainability"was a simple term when it was first <br /> introduced; it has become complicated by people using it to back certain positions. He <br /> suggested the Board stick with the simple meaning that is contained in the word itself: can the <br /> system continue moving ahead in the face of factors that would cause it to stop and die. He <br /> said let's keep it simple, and apply it on a case by case basis. <br /> Example 1: Public Transportation <br /> Manager presented on (a) the status quo, (b) anticipated forces of change and likely <br /> consequences, (c) how the County currently plans/prepares/provides for resilience in this <br /> context. <br /> Travis Myren recognized Theo Letman, the County's new Transit Director. <br /> Travis Myren then led a presentation on the status quo, forces of change, and resilience <br /> measures planned or being taken by the County with regard to public transportation. <br /> Status Quo <br /> ➢ Orange Public Transportation (OPT) <br /> ➢ Two Fixed Routes <br /> o Hillsborough Circulator <br /> o Orange/Chapel Hill Mid-Day Connector <br /> ➢ Medical Transportation <br /> o Seniors and Residents with Disabilities <br /> o All Medical Appointments & One Shopping Excursion per Week <br /> ➢ Senior Center Transportation <br /> -Bus and Rail Investment Plan Funds Other Services <br /> ➢ Public Transportation- graph <br /> ➢ Public Transportation- graph <br /> -Funded but not Implemented Expansions and Services <br /> o New Routes Expected by July 1, 2017 <br /> o Efland-Hillsborough Commuter Loop-map <br /> o Orange-Alamance Connector-map <br /> Commissioner Rich suggested doing a field trip once routes are done for the BOCC. <br /> o Rural Deviated Zonal Routes-map <br /> Additional Service Improvements <br /> ➢ Dispatching and Routing Software <br /> ➢ Fare box Equipment <br /> Efland-Hillsborough Commuter Loop-graph <br /> Orange-Alamance Connector- graph <br /> Rural Deviated Zonal Routes — NW& NE <br /> In reply to a question from Chair Dorosin, Travis Myren said funding for OPT (two fixed <br /> routes, medical transportation, and senior center transportation) comes from County sources as <br /> well as sources other than the County, including Article 43 and the federal government. This <br /> applies both to operational and bus capital purchases. <br />