11-a - Go Triangle Transit Citizen Advisory Committee - Recommendations

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GOTRIANGLE TRANSIT CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE APPLICATION The purpose of this committee is to advise the GoTriangle Board of Trustees (hereinafter “Board”) on current and emerging issues associated with planning and providing a high-quality transit network that serves the needs of our entire community. Please complete the information below to apply to serve on the Advisory Committee. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Name: Gary Saunders Address: 103 Woodshire Lane City: Chapel Hill State/ZIP: NC 27514-2430 *County: Orange *(Please note that you must reside in Wake, Durham or Orange County to be appointed to the Committee.) Home phone: 919-942-0045 Cell phone: 919-656-5470 Education: B.S., ChE Current employment: Acting Supervisor, Stationary Source Compliance Branch, NC Division of Air Quality NC Department of Environmental Quality, 1641 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1641 Licenses held: References (limit of 3): Michael Pjetraj, Deputy Director, NC DAQ Anne Galamb, Transportation Demand Management Coordinator (City of Raleigh) James Hammond, NC DAQ Do you use public transit? If so, how often? Yes, each weekday (CHT routes and GoTriangle CRX route). I have been using the CRX route in conjunction with CHT and CAT/GoRaleigh since its inception in August 2005 Would you be willing to try public transit? See answer above Describe the importance of transit with regards to affordable housing and land use planning. It is my observation that transit planning has been an afterthought inland use planning and may be addressed in the affordable housing discussion and community planning. Recently, with the increase in resources for transit, it seems to be have changed to a leading rather than lagging consideration, particularly for housing that is designed for low and moderate-income people. However, it is important 44