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Whether a demonstration project or full year of regular service were implemented, TTA Board- <br />approved service standards would be used to evaluate route performance, These services <br />standards approved by TTA in 2003 include: unlinked passenger trips per vehicle revenue <br />hour, cost recovery ratio, operating cost per unlinked passenger trip, subsidy per passenger trip, <br />and unlinked passenger trips per vehicle revenue mile, TTA reviews and reports route <br />performance on a monthly basis so there are well-defined indicators tracked over time to guide <br />planning and decision making. If the conceptual route is implemented, but then terminated, <br />OPT would revert to its original 5 round trip per day schedule. <br />If approved by the BOCC, TTA planners would present the conceptual route and proposed <br />financing scenario to their Operations and Finance Committee on March 3, 2005 for initial <br />approval, The TTA planners and OPT staff would refine the concept and return to the TTA <br />Operations and Finance Committee on April 5, 2005, Public hearings and open forums would <br />be conducted by TTA to collect public comments and to further document the need for the <br />expanded public route, The final decision and approval would be presented to the TTA Board <br />on May 26, 2005, A Memorandum of Understanding or contract would have to be developed <br />and authorized by the TTA Board and BOCC (with review by the TSB) prior to implementation, <br />If approved the conceptual route would begin operations on August 8, 2005.. This is the date <br />established by the TTA Board for any service changes. <br />FINANCIA<_ IMPACT: The proposed financing indicates that'T-tA would assume 75% of the <br />route cost and OPT 25%. This percentage can be changed and determined by the BOCC <br />before the proposal is submitted to TTA, The BOCC may also choose to support a regular <br />route or a 12-month demonstration project period, All revenues generated would be shared at <br />the percentage of cost sharing. The total projected cost to OPT, under the 75/25 split, would <br />include increased expense associated with Para-transit service above and beyond the fixed- <br />route costs, During this demonstration period, additional OPT part time drivers would be <br />needed to cover the expanded fixed route and increase in Para-transit service. Even with this <br />increased expense, staff estimates that the total OPT cost will be less than the present cost to <br />operate the existing Hillsborough to Chapel Hill route, and thus would yield savings that could <br />be redirected by the BOCC for other OPT services, In addition, the public would receive much <br />better service with the increase from 5 to 11 round trips per day on the Orange Express route, <br />The one-way fare far the conceptual route would be $2 as established by TTA, Fare policy and <br />service planning for the route would be taken aver by TTA, which means that any future <br />changes to the route would be the responsibility of TTA staff and approved by the TTA Board, <br />The current OPT one-way fare is $1 and the current TTA fare is $1,50, but the TTA fare will <br />increase throughout the Triangle area to $2 on March 1, 2005. Current OPT annual fare <br />revenue for the Orange Express is approximately $7,800. Human service agencies have been <br />advised of this fare differential and are supportive of the service expansion, OPT staff will <br />closely monitor the service change to human service agency clients in order to address any <br />hardship that might occur. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve: <br />1, The conceptual Hillsborough to Chapel Hill route <br />2. Acost-sharing percentage between Triangle Transit Authority and Orange Public <br />Transportation for the fixed route and marketing the new service. <br />(County staff has proposed 75%TTA and 25% OPT.) <br />
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