2017-225 OPT - Triangle J. Council of Governments - Grant Award Agreement

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„tea quality of life, and identified the reduction of single-occupant vehicle trips as a priority more than a decade ago. Finally, Orange County has a good working relationship with the Town of Hillsborough and can integrate their input into our TDM activities efficiently and effectively. Goals for Core Program Applicants: Discuss any goals that the organization has for the TDM Program. If the TDM Program does not have goals of its own, cite any organizational or community goals that TDM strategies in the proposed workplan could help achieve. (See Core Programs section on pg. 4 of the RFP.) The adoption of the County's "Environmental Responsibility Goal” in 2005 committed the County in part to "Implement programs that monitor and improve local and regional air quality by promoting public transportation options and incentives within the County that increase connectivity and decrease dependence on personal vehicles." This goal led to the consideration of commuter patterns and their impacts on air quality, congestion, and quality of life in the County's current 2030 Comprehensive Plan. In 2016, the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) created a set of goals to help direct their policy decisions and the actions of County staff. In January of 2017, the BOCC re-committed themselves to these Goals, and several of them (as paraphrased below) relate to TDM: Within the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) Goal#1 (Equitable network of services and infrastructure), the BOCC has demonstrated its,commitment to providing County residents and staff with access to reliable and low-cost transportation options for commuting to work and other purposes. The OCCO Program is designed to work with County staff and residents to promote and manage a package of cost-saving alternative commuter transportation options including bus transit, telework, carpool/vanpool, and walking/biking. As the additional transit routes proposed by Orange Public Transportation become available, this program will help advertise their availability. • Within BOCC Goal#5 (Preserve and protect the natural environment) the BOCC indicated an interest in assisting residents and businesses to prepare for the impacts of climate change. This position's central purpose is to manage and promote a suite of alternative transportation modes for Orange County, that will not only decrease the emission of greenhouse gases, but will also create a more resilient transportation system by increasing transportation options and the awareness of those options. • This position will be tied into a partnership with other existing local TDM service providers, as well as the regional TDM service providers at GoTriangle. These partnerships are a recurring area of emphasis for the County Manager and are a core priority under BOCC Goal#3 (Implement balanced planning and economic development policies). NEW Applicants Only: Describe any previous reduction efforts below by the applying organization that relate to this project. In 2015 the Sustainability Coordinator worked with the Triangle TDM program to enable the County to participate in the regional employee commuter survey. With close to 400 of 900 employees responding, the data showed both significant interest in several alternative commute options and a lack of awareness in the available programs (see Figures 2 &3). Triangle J Council of Governments 6