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AGENDA ITEM III: CONSIDERATION OF ADDITIONS OF THE AGENDA54 <br />55 <br />No additions to the Agenda were made. 56 <br />57 <br />58 <br />AGENDA ITEM IV: TRANSPORTATION SERVICES,ORANGE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (OPT)59 <br />A.TRANSPORTATION RELATED TECHNOLOGIES – Review of new transportation 60 <br />related technologies for promoting public transportation commuting alternative 61 <br />(Peter Murphy)62 <br />63 <br />Peter Murphy: Reviewed Power Point presentation on Transportation Related Technologies: Passenger 64 <br />callback systems; Mobile data terminals; Automated passenger counts; AVL route prediction software. 65 <br />66 <br />Alex Castro: Do you have money for implementing new technologies or would you request additional funds? 67 <br />68 <br />Peter Murphy: We would need to put in a request for additional funds. Continued presentation. 69 <br />70 <br />Tom Magnuson: I suggest that you have the cost savings of these technologies as another aspect of the 71 <br />presentation. 72 <br />73 <br />Alex Castro: Can these technologies tie into the trip planner? I understand that would cost an additional fee, is 74 <br />that right? 75 <br />76 <br />Peter Murphy: I don’t recall the numbers but we can certainly look into it. 77 <br />78 <br />Art Menius: The interactive voice response and mobile data terminals, both on functionality and savings, seem 79 <br />like the top two priorities. 80 <br />81 <br />Ted Triebel: Data for data sake is somewhat of information overload. I think you should be looking at what data 82 <br />is most usable for efficiency and effectiveness; i.e., how best do you use the resources that you have. 83 <br />84 <br />Paul Guthrie: Find out what would build a platform of information so you can improve the system. You have to 85 <br />decide what will help you now and build a platform for the future. 86 <br />87 <br />Robert Gilmore: From a perspective of a citizen, the data and transit systems are good, but what I have found is 88 <br />that they are not convenient for people who need to use it before 7:00 a.m. and after 5:00 p.m. We also need be 89 <br />able to move people more quickly. 90 <br />91 <br />Peter Murphy: We are talking about technology here. As far as the growth plan for OPT, absolutely, we are 92 <br />going to look at starting routes earlier in the morning. 93 <br />94 <br />Robert Gilmore: With the transit system in our rural areas, it is not unusual for people to have to walk several 95 <br />miles to get to a bus stop. If a person is walking a long way, that is not really helpful. Will that change? Also, will 96 <br />shelters be provided? 97 <br />98 <br />Heidi Perry: When they are ready to expand, perhaps there is some way to identify the places this would make 99 <br />the most sense. If they were living in higher density neighborhoods and working in high density places, we 100 <br />should make a list so that when the bus is ready to expand, you will know where it should expand. 101 <br />102 <br />Bret Martin: Many of the services we have identified funding for that will be rolled out were designed to fill gaps. 103 <br />Most of our fixed route services are concentrated in the central part of the county where you have a lot more 104 <br />density. There are also services being extended to the rural services. 105 <br />106 <br />4