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33 <br /> Orange County Transit Plan April 25, 2017 <br /> Providing geographic equity of Chapel Hill, and the City of Durham. The study's goal is to <br /> determine the economic potential of the light-rail station areas <br /> The Plan allocates a dedicated percentage of bus service funds and determine how to maximize the economic benefits to the <br /> to Orange Public Transportation (OPT), which provides service region while meeting other important local goals such as <br /> largely in northern Orange County, including Hillsborough, as preservation of open space, equity, and affordable housing. <br /> well as connecting service between northern Orange County <br /> and Chapel Hill. In addition, the Plan helps fund a new intercity The N-S Corridor BRT Project will also provide the frequent <br /> (Amtrak) train station in Hillsborough, linking central Orange transit service and high-quality infrastructure to encourage <br /> County to destinations throughout North Carolina and along further transit-supportive development along the Martin <br /> the East Coast with frequent passenger rail service, including Luther King,Jr. Boulevard corridor in Chapel Hill.The expansion <br /> three daily round-trips between Charlotte and Raleigh. The of frequent bus service throughout the urban areas will also <br /> North Carolina Department of Transportation plans to add up support transit-oriented lifestyles. <br /> to two additional round trips in coming years. <br /> Providing positive impacts on air quality <br /> Supporting improved capital facilities <br /> The enhanced transit system, along with the D-O LRT system <br /> The Plan invests in capital projects to improve transit and transit-oriented development sparked by the project, will <br /> passengers' experience, including new and improved bus stops provide more multimodal transportation options for residents, <br /> with amenities such as benches and shelters, improved access allowing them to substitute transit, bicycle, and pedestrian <br /> for walking or biking to bus stops, and park-and-ride lots to trips for auto trips, reducing vehicular emissions. <br /> broaden access to the transit system. The D-O LRT Project will <br /> implement substantial capital facilities that will provide a high - - - $ <br />