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6 <br /> 1 transportation plan is updated so they can figure out how to help people get to them. It might be <br /> 2 worth surveying people in rural Orange to help us identify where people would like to go on their <br /> 3 buses; we could adjust or plan accordingly. <br /> 4 <br /> 5 Commissioner Price added that shopping centers also should be identified as destinations. <br /> 6 They need stops where people actually go. <br /> 7 <br /> 8 Travis Myren said, in reply to a question from Commissioner Marcoplos, who noted bumper-to- <br /> 9 bumper traffic on NC54 west of Carrboro going toward Chapel Hill during rush hours and on <br /> 10 game days, one of the elements of the Bus and Rail Investment Plan are bus capital projects, <br /> 11 which includes Park and Ride lots. They will need to reserve money in the plan for Park and <br /> 12 Ride lots if a need is identified. <br /> 13 <br /> 14 Craig Benedict added that a demand study was conducted 4-5 years ago. <br /> 15 <br /> 16 In reply to a suggestion from Commissioner Price, Travis Myren said County staff could ask <br /> 17 Alamance County about sharing the cost of bus shelters/bus stops along the Orange-Alamance <br /> 18 Connector. They would not collect fare box revenue from riders getting on the Connector route <br /> 19 in Alamance County; these are midday connections. <br /> 20 <br /> 21 Craig Benedict added that the Connector links the Orange County system to Piedmont Rapid <br /> 22 Transit; they hand off some passengers that continue with us to Durham. <br /> 23 <br /> 24 Chair Dorosin agreed that the two counties should explore cost sharing. <br /> 25 <br /> 26 Commissioner McKee also agreed. <br /> 27 <br /> 28 Commissioner Rich said the County should have a regional perspective when looking at bus <br /> 29 service. She said she is not saying they shouldn't ask Alamance County to cost share but the <br /> 30 most important goal is to help people who need to get to places while getting them out of their <br /> 31 cars. If we're collecting fares from them, then they already are helping to pay for the system. <br /> 32 <br /> 33 Travis Myren continued with the "anticipated forces of change" portion of his presentation. <br /> 34 <br /> 35 <br /> 36 Public Transportation <br /> 37 Anticipated Forces of Change <br /> 38 o Bus and Rail Investment Plan - Update Pending <br /> 39 • Funding Allocations and Potential Financial Exposure <br /> 40 ➢ 2020 Census <br /> 41 o Urban growth will Increase Federal Funds for Urban Services <br /> 42 o Results in a Proportionate Decrease in Federal Funds for Rural Services <br /> 43 ➢ Transportation Represents and Increasing Barrier to accessing County services <br /> 44 o Human Services & Mental Health Services <br /> 45 o Criminal Justice System <br /> 46 ➢ Human Services Transportation Needs Analysis- graph <br /> 47 ➢ Human Services Transportation Needs Analysis-graph <br /> 48 Small Sample Size - 23 <br /> 49 <br /> 6 <br />