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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: December 13, 2005 Action Agenda Item No. ~- ~j SUBJECT: Memorandum of Understanding between Triangle Transit Authority and Orange Public Transportation for Public Route Service between Hillsborough and Chapel Hill DEPARTMENT: Aging/Transportation PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): 1, Proposed Memorandum of Understanding 2, Cost Comparison -Current OPT Express Route and Proposed TTA/OPT Express Route Fiscal Years 2005-06 and 2006-07 3, Map of Proposed Service Route 4, Detail of Vehicle Acquisition INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry Passmore, 245-2009 AI Terrv, 245-2002 PURPOSE: To provide a re-designed public route between Hillsborough and Chapel Hill that will offer enhanced transit options to Orange County residents. BACKGROUND: Last spring, the BOCC authorized staff to enter into informal negotiations with Triangle Transit Authority (TTA) staff on the development of a proposed public route between Hillsborough and Chapel Hill, It was estimated that Orange Public Transportation (OPT), as demonstrated by its Community Transportation Improvement Plan (CTIP), could partner with TTA to both design an effective route system and provide the service at a lower cost. In the end, OPT could replace its existing express route between the towns with the better-designed route for implementation during the winter of 2006, Staff has continued to work throughout the summer and fall involving a variety of stakeholders, including the Orange County Transportation Services Board that includes human services providers. The recommendations presented here for the Board's consideration are a reflection of that progress, The new design creates a public route between Hillsborough and Chapel Hill that will connect residents cross county more conveniently far education, employment, recreation, and medical purposes. Major transfer points will be the Franklin/Columbia Street hub and the University Hospital, A future highlight of the new public route will be a transit stop with bus shelter incorporated into the Durham Technical Community College satellite campus at the Waterstone development, Additionally, the expanded service should help traffic congestion and improve air quality by reducing the number of personal owned vehicles on the road.