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5 <br /> 1 0 New Sales Tax in April 2013 <br /> 2 0 Additional $3 Vehicle Registration Fee <br /> 3 0 Additional $7 Vehicle Registration Fee <br /> 4 <br /> 5 Goals of Orange Transit Plan <br /> 6 • Improve Overall Mobility and Transportation Options in the Region <br /> 7 • Provide Geographic Equity <br /> 8 • Support Improved Capital Facilities <br /> 9 • Support Transit Supportive Land Use <br /> 10 • Provide Positive Impact on Air Quality <br /> 11 <br /> 12 Goals of Durham Transit Plan <br /> 13 • Positively Impact Traffic Congestion and Air Quality <br /> 14 • Support Local Land Use Policies <br /> 15 • Connect More Residents With Job and Educational Opportunities <br /> 16 • Expand Transit Capacity in Corridors with High Current Bus Ridership <br /> 17 • Provide Better Regional Connections to Other Cities and RDU Airport <br /> 18 <br /> 19 2012 Orange County Transit Plan <br /> 20 • 35,300 Revenue Hour Expansion of Bus Service & Associated Buses in First 5 Years <br /> 21 • Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit Project <br /> 22 0 50,000 annual hours of high quality rail transit service <br /> 23 • Bus Facility Improvements <br /> 24 0 Unspecified bus stop, access, and facility improvements <br /> 25 • MLK Bus Lanes / North-South BRT Project in Chapel Hill <br /> 26 0 Eubanks Park-and-Ride to UNC <br /> 27 • Hillsborough Train Station <br /> 28 <br /> 29 2011 Durham County Transit Plan <br /> 30 • 50,000 Annual Revenue Hour Expansion of Bus Service & Associated Buses in First 5 <br /> 31 Years <br /> 32 • Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit Project <br /> 33 0 50,000 annual hours of high quality rail transit service <br /> 34 • Bus Facility Improvements <br /> 35 0 200 Bus Stops <br /> 36 0 Walking Access to Bus Stops <br /> 37 0 Park-and-Rides <br /> 38 0 Neighborhood Transit Centers <br /> 39 • Wake-Durham Commuter Rail <br /> 40 0 5 AM Commute Trips — 1 Mid-Day Trip —5 PM Commute Trips — 1 Evening Trip <br /> 41 <br /> 42 Implementation Since 2013 <br /> 43 <br /> 44 Orange Plan Implementation <br /> 45 • Bus Service <br /> 46 0 Orange County adopted a 5-Year Transit Plan <br /> 47 0 34,400 revenue hours of bus service are funded, with a higher transit tax share <br /> 48 of funding compared to 2012 Plan <br /> 49 x 12,200 new Chapel Hill Transit (CHT) service hours <br /> 50 x 7,600 pre-existing CHT service hours supported with transit taxes <br />