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6 <br /> O 34,400 revenue hours of bus service are funded, with a higher transit tax share <br /> of funding compared to 2012 Plan <br /> x 12,200 new Chapel Hill Transit (CHT) service hours <br /> x 7,600 pre-existing CHT service hours supported with transit taxes <br /> x 1,100 pre-existing Orange Public Transportation (OPT) service hours <br /> (Hillsborough Circulator) supported with transit taxes <br /> x 5,100 new OPT service hours <br /> x 8,400 new GoTriangle service hours <br /> • Bus Facility Projects Defined, Not Implemented <br /> • Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit Project <br /> O Completed Project Development phase in February 2016 <br /> O Revised Locally Preferred Alternative to include extension to North Carolina <br /> Central University in December 2016 <br /> O Awaiting permission to enter Engineering phase <br /> • North-South BRT Project in Chapel Hill <br /> O Project scope extended south to Southern Village <br /> O Completed Alternatives Analysis phase in April 2016 <br /> O Authorized to enter Project Development in Nov 2016 <br /> • Hillsborough Train Station <br /> O 91% funded through State Transportation Improvement Program <br /> O NCDOT Rail Division leading environmental work <br /> Durham Plan Implementation <br /> • Bus Service <br /> O Over 41,000 revenue hours of bus service are funded <br /> x 24,350 new annual GoDurham service hours <br /> x 9,000+ pre-existing annual GoDurham service hours supported with <br /> transit taxes <br /> x 7,640 new annual GoTriangle service hours <br /> x 7,500+ additional annual County ACCESS demand-response trips <br /> • Vehicles <br /> O GoDurham has ordered 5 buses <br /> O GoTriangle has ordered 2 buses <br /> O County ACCESS has received 1 van <br /> • Bus Facility Projects Defined, Not Implemented <br /> • Durham-Orange Light Rail Project <br /> O Completed Project Development phase in February 2016 <br /> O Revised Locally Preferred Alternative to include extension to North Carolina <br /> Central University in December 2016 <br /> O Awaiting permission to enter Engineering phase <br /> • Wake-Durham Commuter Rail <br /> O Delayed from original plan due to delay in Wake County plan adoption <br /> O North Carolina Railroad conducted Capacity Study to evaluate 8-2-8-2 service <br /> O Planning to begin in spring 2017 consistent with Wake Plan <br /> Changes to Funding <br /> • Federal <br /> • State <br /> • Local <br />