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Staff-RecommendedChanges: Theattached map (Attachment 2) depictsthe staff-recommendedroute changes and ordering of stops. These changes to the Hillsborough Circulator will free up time currently consumed along the route involving service provided to low productivity stops while still providing reasonable access options for those stops that are being eliminated. The recommendedroute is more time-efficient yet will cover more geography than the existing route and offer transit access options at more locations. A summary of the recommended changes tothe Hillsborough Circulatorroute is provided in Attachment 3.In Table I: Existing Hillsborough Circulator Stop Order and Times, the stops that are recommendedfor elimination are highlighted in yellow. These four (4) stops were all well below the average calendar year 2013 ridership per stop of 643 boardings. The stops recommendedto replace these stops will still provide reasonable access within walking distance of the stops that are recommendedto be removed but will allow the operator to manage access to those locations more efficiently and save time. The recommendedroute additionally does not traverse the same corridor along Churton Street three (3) times as does the existing service design, which will free up additional time to provide service to the additionalrecommended stops. The recommendedroute will provide access to the UNC Hospital – Hillsborough campus after stopping at Durham Tech and will more efficiently make use of NC 86 to access Hampton Pointe (Walmart/HomeDepot) rather than using Churton Street and U.S.70Business, both highly congested corridors during daytime hours. The recommendedroute will serve a new stop at a residential area off U.S. 70 and will serve the newer Food Lion located on U.S. 70 before traveling back to the North Hills Shopping Center to make the next run. Table II: Proposed Hillsborough Circulator Stop Order and Times provides the recommendednew order of stops and the new stop locations (highlighted in green). NEXT STEPS: Following the OUTBoard’s review of these recommended changes, the changes will be considered by the BOCC. If approved by the BOCC, the changes will be advertised on the County’s OPT webpage and on board OPT’s busesvia the distribution of amended schedulesand service maps. Existing Hillsborough Circulator schedule and stop information will be replaced with the new schedule and map of stop locations to inform the public of the new changes.OPT will allow a period of two (2) months between when service changes are approvedand when they are implemented to allow the public to adapt to the changes. RECOMMENDATIONS:The Staffrecommends the OUTBoard: 1.Review the recommended changes to the Hillsborough Circulator route; and 2.Recommend approval of the staff-recommended changesto the BOCC, to include any additional comments the OUTBoard might have. 20 ReturntoAgenda