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<br /> OPT Short Range Transit Plan <br /> <br />Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. | 5-14 <br /> <br /> <br />IMPLEMENTATION <br />Implementing all of these recommended services would come with increased capital and <br />operating costs. Existing OPT service cots approximately $540,000 annually, and implementing <br />all of these improvements would result in more than $1 million in additional annual costs. These <br />improvements would also require up to seven new vehicles and the construction of a new transfer <br />center. <br />To balance the financial wellbeing of the agency, it is important to prioritize these improvements <br />accordingly and invest in new services in the event of an increase in funding availability, as shown <br />in Figure 5-12 and Figure 5-13. <br />Figure 5-12 Improvement Prioritization and Annual Operating Cost within Existing Budget <br />Feasible within Existing Budget <br />Priority <br />Number Project Type Description Frequency <br />Total <br />Annual <br />Revenue <br />Hours <br />Total <br />Annual <br />Operating <br />Cost <br />Peak <br />Vehicles <br />1 Vanpool <br />Programs <br />Continue coordination with <br />GoTriangle to support <br />vanpools <br />---- <br />2 Community Van <br />Programs <br />Provide low-cost van leases <br />to qualifying nonprofit and <br />government agencies to <br />promote access to social <br />services <br />---- <br />3 Zone Services <br />Operate three zones for five <br />hours two days per week - 1,560 $90,480 1 <br />4 Hillsborough <br />Circulator <br />Operate every 60 minutes <br />from 8am-5pm on weekdays 60 2,250 $130,500 1 <br />5 <br />Orange- <br />Alamance <br />Connector <br />Operate every 60 minutes <br />from 10am-3pm on weekdays 60 3,250 $188,500 1 <br />6 <br />Orange-Chapel <br />Hill Midday <br />Connector <br />Operate every 60 minutes <br />from 9:45am-3:50pm on <br />weekdays <br />60 2,250 $130,500 2 <br />Total 9,310 $539,980 5