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52 <br /> Orange County Transit Plan April 25, 2017 <br /> transit riders, the public, elected officials, and regional Table 4.1-6: OPT Program of Service Improvements <br /> stakeholders. <br /> Table 4.1-4:GoTriangle Program of Service Improvements The following service improvements will be considered by the <br /> Orange County Commissioners: Deviated fixed routes to three <br /> different parts of the County, running 5 hours per day, 2 days <br /> Upgrade GoTriangle Route 800 between Chapel Hill, per week in each of the zones; new US 70 midday fixed-route <br /> Southpoint, and the Regional Transit Center to operate every service operating weekdays from 10 am-3 pm; and Efland- <br /> 30 minutes from 6 AM to 7 PM Monday through Friday, and 7 Hillsborough commuter loop service operating 5 hours each <br /> AM to 7 PM on Saturday. It currently operates only every 60 weekday at peak commute times. <br /> minutes between 9:30 AM and 3:30 PM on weekdays, and all <br /> day on Saturday. (Cost split 50-50 with Durham County) <br /> Anticipated service start date Fiscal Year 2018 <br /> Table 4.1-5 CHT Program of Service Improvements The following operating costs per hour were provided by the <br /> three transit agencies in Orange County for fiscal year 2018 and <br /> CHT program of service improvements(5,700 hours) used to calculate the hours of bus service projected to be made <br /> The following service improvements will be considered by the given the planned funding: <br /> Chapel Hill Transit funding partners: <br /> • Evening service expansion to Southern Village (NS Route) • Chapel Hill Transit $113/hr <br /> • Peak hour expansion of existing service on the CW Route • GoTriangle $120/hr <br /> • Create new Saturday Route from Meadowmont via • Orange County Public Transportation $68/hr <br /> Downtown to Southern Village (V Route) <br /> o Expansion of Saturday Service—begin all routes around 8 For both Chapel Hill Transit and OPT, it is assumed that 90 <br /> AM, extend all routes to 7 PM percent of the funding would come from Tax District Revenue, <br /> o T—extend route to 15/501 &Sage Road with 10 percent from state and federal grants. For GoTriangle, <br /> o G—improve peak hour service it is assumed that 75 percent of the funding would come from <br /> o Expand Sunday service to match Saturday service levels Tax District Revenue, with 15 percent from fares, and 10 <br /> Anticipated service start date Fiscal Years 2018-19 percent from state grants. <br /> Final Page 28 of 65 <br />