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Tom Magnuson: Could staff do layers from the GIS software showing where the low income housing, schools, 107 <br />the retirement homes and all the potential users? If we can get that information then the ridership would 108 <br />improve? 109 <br />110 <br />Bret Martin: For transit, we did that by Census Block, and that went into the development of the routes to make 111 <br />sure we are targeting the correct places. 112 <br />113 <br />Janice T: The passenger callback technology would be great for seniors. The mobile data terminals would be 114 <br />helpful but if we are looking to access the boomers and others, the trip planner is a key piece of technology. 115 <br />116 <br />Janice T: I want to put in a plug for the volunteer driver program which would complement the OPT system. 117 <br />118 <br />Gail Alberti: Asked if people who don’t have smart phones are taken into account. 119 <br />120 <br />Robert Gilmore: Thanked OPT for having been very supportive in working with DSS on employment job fairs for 121 <br />Orange County. They have helped provide services to our community. 122 <br />123 <br />OUTBoard Action:Received and reviewed information, provided comments. 124 <br />125 <br />126 <br />AGENDA ITEM 5: REGULAR AGENDA (ACTION ITEMS)127 <br />128 <br />A.ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PROJECT PRIORITY LIST– The Board of 129 <br />County Commissioners (BOCC) transportation projects for the Burlington-130 <br />Graham Metropolitan Planning Organization (BGMPO), Durham-Chapel Hill-131 <br />Carrboro (DCHC) MPO, and the Triangle Rural Planning organization (TARPO to 132 <br />be submitted for consideration of inclusion in the 2018-2027 Statewide 133 <br />Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). (Bret Martin).134 <br />135 <br />OUTBoard Action:Staff recommends that the Board consider and recommend 136 <br />to the BOCC the list of priority transportation projects for each MPO/RPO to be 137 <br />submitted for consideration of inclusion in the 2018-2027 State Transportation 138 <br />Improvement Program (STIP). 139 <br />140 <br />BGMPO List 141 <br />142 <br />Bret Martin: Reviewed list of priority transportation projects. 143 <br />144 <br />Heidi Perry: Questioned rationale for submitting projects. 145 <br />146 <br />Bret Martin: Explained submission selection and prioritization. BGMPO and TARPO each get 12 new projects, 147 <br />and DCHC MPO get 14 new projects. The funding decisions are up to NCDOT scoring of the projects. 148 <br />149 <br />Paul Guthrie: Even if we know they will score low, it is better to submit such projects so that we can have it on 150 <br />the public record that they are a local priority. 151 <br />152 <br />Bret Martin: It is true that if you don’t submit a project because it doesn’t currently score well, it might be difficult 153 <br />to include it in later years if it has not been previously included and it doesn’t get carried forward. 154 <br />155 <br />Paul Guthrie: Also, there may be a tactical advantage because these low scoring projects are much less 156 <br />expensive than most of the ones that scored well and are prioritized on the STIP. So if some of the expensive 157 <br />ones don’t happen for some reason, there could be an argument for letting one of these less expensive ones go 158 <br />forward. 159 <br />5