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i <br /> • III. PLAN ELEMENTS <br /> A. Public Transit Providers <br /> The Triangle has a number of public transit providers who have been involved in the <br /> development of this plan and will have responsibility to implement the recommendations of <br /> the plan once it is approved. Below is a brief description of the transit agencies: <br /> Triangle Transit is a regional transit agency serving Wake, Durham and Orange counties. <br /> Triangle Transit is responsible for the provision of regional commuter express and demand <br /> response service connecting Wake, Durham and Orange counties <br /> Chapel Hill Transit is a multijurisdictional agency formed by a partnership of the Towns of <br /> Chapel Hill, Carrboro and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Chapel Hill Transit is <br /> responsible for regular and express route and demand response service in the Chapel Hill, <br /> Carrboro, and University area. Chapel Hill Transit also provides regional express bus service, in <br /> cooperation with Triangle Transit to Hillsborough. <br /> Orange County Public Transit is a county agency that provides demand response service in <br /> unincorporated Orange County and operates local service in Hillsborough in cooperation with <br /> the Town of Hillsborough. <br /> • <br /> B. New Bus Service <br /> Representatives from Orange County, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough,The University of <br /> North Carolina at Chapel Hill,and Triangle Transit have worked collaboratively to develop a <br /> comprehensive bus service improvement plan that supports the effort to improve public <br /> transit in Orange County.The group identified a range of services that would address county- <br /> wide transit service needs. Identified services were ranked and prioritized based on a set of <br /> goals and strategies. <br /> Goals include: <br /> • Improve mobility in the region <br /> • Provide geographic equity <br /> • Support improved capital facilities <br /> • Support transit supportive land use <br /> • Provide positive impact on air quality. <br /> Strategies to accomplish these goals include: <br /> • Improve connectivity <br /> • Increase frequency in peak hours <br /> • Improve weekend, night services(off peak) <br /> • • Fill in gaps in existing service <br /> 5/26/2011-Page ( 5 <br />