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Approved 9/20/2017 <br />580 Peter Murphy mentioned the new bus stops on Churton Street are dedicated for buses. There will be one in front of <br />581 the police station in Hillsborough and one by the Courthouse (the cut -out) across from Weaver Street. <br />582 <br />583 Heidi Perry mentioned people going to the Courthouse will be able to get there via bus which could cut -down on <br />584 parking problems. <br />585 <br />586 Theo Letman spoke about the history of the Courthouse and that he had heard from Durham Tech that originally, the <br />587 transportation department was a part of the plan, and the parking for the Courthouse was going to be at Durham <br />588 Tech. <br />589 <br />590 Heidi Perry said that as the County sends out notices to people coming to the Courthouse. They could start noting <br />591 different ways of getting to the Courthouse, like via public transportation with a link to the website. She also noted <br />592 that it would be helpful for transportation to run later in the day. <br />593 <br />594 Donna Musson asked if there is outreach to young people to ride the bus. She said that in Chapel Hill they ride the <br />595 bus a lot. <br />596 <br />597 Heidi Perry said that this was a great question and commented that transit services go to the Sportsplex. <br />598 <br />599 Lisa Berley commented that riding the bus helps young people get their freedom. <br />600 <br />601 Heidi Perry said that the Sportsplex is another place to advertise for riding public transit. <br />602 <br />603 Motion by Art Menius to recommend to the Board of County Commissioners to support the participation by Orange <br />604 County Public Transit in "Try Transit Week" and recommend the continuance of their ongoing activities. Seconded <br />605 by Jenn Sykes <br />606 Vote: Unanimous <br />607 <br />608 Peter Murphy said that OPT's presentation was concluded and that he appreciated the great feedback from the <br />609 Board. <br />610 <br />611 Alex Castro thanked and complimented Staff for all their hard work. <br />612 <br />613 AGENDA ITEM 6: REGULAR OUTBOARD AGENDA (ACTION ITEMS) <br />614 <br />615 6A. BICYCLE SAFETY TASK FORCE (BSTF) REPORT IMPLEMENTATION SUBCOMMITTEE (ABIGAILE PITTMAN) <br />616 <br />617 Abigaile Pittman presented. Ms. Pittman reminded the Board that at the last meeting, Staff's recommendation was to <br />618 form a subcommittee from the OUTBoard, per the Advisory Board Policies. At this stage, the subcommittee <br />619 structure, budget, parties involved, and the actions to be taken for the first funding year (FY17 -18) need to be <br />620 reviewed (see Attachment 2, page 23 in the packet). After the Board reviews this, Ms. Pittman recommended that it <br />621 takes action to form the subcommittee tonight. Once the subcommittee is formed, Ms. Pittman can help set -up a <br />622 meeting date and develop an agenda with members. She is also getting other Staff lined -up to assist the <br />623 subcommittee. <br />624 <br />625 Heidi Perry asked Abigaile Pittman if she had the list of people who said that they would sign -up as subcommittee <br />626 members. <br />627 <br />628 Abigaile Pittman said that Alyson West, Art Menius and Heidi Perry had volunteered to serve on the subcommittee. <br />629 <br />630 Heidi Perry asked if there were any others who signed -up from the previous Bicycle Safety Report Taskforce. <br />631 <br />12 <br />