Agenda - 04-27-2017 - 1 - Consideration of the Final Draft Durham – Orange Light Rail Cost Sharing Agreement and Final Draft Orange County Transit Plan

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36 Orange County Transit Plan April 25, 2017 Figure 2.1-1. Hours Implemented v. Hours Available Since 2013, the Tax District Revenue has been used to enhance the region's bus service. Existing service has been supplemented with additional trips, which provide more - — frequent bus service on heavily traveled routes and reduce the time passengers need to wait for buses. Some routes now have longer service spans, which allow riders to use transit earlier in the morning or later in the evening to get home or to work. -492 There are also new bus routes that enhance transit access throughout the county and region. The original Plan included additional service in Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, and rural Orange County, new express service connecting Mebane, Efland, and Hillsborough to central Durham, and expanded regional services connecting with A��l Revenue Hours Durham County and Wake County (for which funding responsibility is shared between the participating counties). Hours MEN= Available The original Plan included funding to provide about 34,650 new annual bus service hours during the first five years, with an NOTE: Chapel Hill hours are lower than what was in additional 6,300 annual bus service hours beginning in 2035. original plan due to an increase in the cost per hour To date, the transit agencies have implemented about 15,400 In connection with the service enhancements, the original Plan additional annual hours of bus service, and used funds made allocated funds to purchase new and replacement vehicles, available to cover the increased cost of providing transit service including 15 new buses between 2013 and 2016, and 15 buses to support 9,000 annual hours of existing bus service. Thus, a to replace these purchases during 2025-2028. To date, the total of about 24,400 annual hours of service are currently transit agencies have purchased or ordered seven new buses supported by Tax District Revenue. using Tax District Revenue. After approval of the original Plan in 2012, the transit agencies continued efforts to refine plans for future transit service. The Final Page 12 of 65