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9 <br /> 1 should be highlighting, promoting, and supporting it. He said a collective vision and message is <br /> 2 important. <br /> 3 Commissioner Greene said data and numbers can be found, and should not be a <br /> 4 stumbling block to going forward. <br /> 5 Alderman Slade said the Community Home Trust is the partner for all jurisdictions for <br /> 6 affordable home ownership, and it is important not to brush aside agencies working on <br /> 7 affordable rentals in the area. He said this is where it may be important to include the various <br /> 8 housing providers in the discussions when creating policies, to ensure all are being supported, <br /> 9 but also getting a handle on who is giving the best bang for the buck. <br /> 10 <br /> 11 2. Comprehensive Transit Plan <br /> 12 Alderman Seils introduced this item, and Travis Myren served as facilitator. <br /> 13 <br /> 14 a) Summary of Bus Hours Expansion Activities <br /> 15 <br /> 16 Mayor Lavelle arrived at 7:44 p.m. <br /> 17 <br /> 18 Theo Letman, Orange County Transit Director, reviewed information in the agenda <br /> 19 packets. <br /> 20 Attachment 2a-1 is Section 2 of the Orange County Transit Plan. Section 2 outlines the <br /> 21 additional bus hours and services that have been provided through the dedicated transit sales <br /> 22 tax (Article 43). The full Transit Plan can be accessed at gotriangle.org/orangetransit. <br /> 23 <br /> 24 b) Reverse Hillsborough Circulator Implementation Schedule <br /> 25 Attachment 2b-1 — Hillsborough Circulator Map <br /> 26 Attachment 2b-2— Circulator B Map <br /> 27 Attachment 2b-3— Circulator A Map <br /> 28 <br /> 29 Theo Letman said one new strategy is the idea of"mobility on demand" to aid those who <br /> 30 live in rural areas lacking fixed route public transportation. He reviewed existing fixed routes, <br /> 31 and the areas they serve, noting the lower level of ridership on some routes. He said the <br /> 32 Hillsborough Circulator is one of the most popular routes. He said a "reverse circulator" is being <br /> 33 considered. He said the current circulator makes a long route around Hillsborough, and can be <br /> 34 inconvenient for passengers. He said a north-south route is being considered as well as <br /> 35 different circulator, with two intersecting loops that create higher frequency. He said hours may <br /> 36 also be extended at the beginning and the end of the day to cover more peak hours. <br /> 37 Theo Letman said the Mobility On Demand is an uber type of travel. He said staff got <br /> 38 survey results from constituents, and this need was one of the top priorities. <br /> 39 <br /> 40 c) Ridership and Routes Data/Stats from Chapel Hill Transit, Orange County Public <br /> 41 Transit and GoTriangle (i.e. buses passing UNC Hospital each hour; how many <br /> 42 commuters from Orange County/Chapel Hill to Durham and back each day, etc.) <br /> 43 <br /> 44 Brian Litchfield, Town of Chapel Hill Transit Director, said the most of the information in <br /> 45 the agenda packet pertains to investments through the Orange County Transit Plan, which has <br /> 46 been utilized since 2013 to improve services in Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and to UNC. He said an <br /> 47 additional 10,500+ hours of service have been invested, as a result of funding from the Orange <br /> 48 County transit plan, which leaves about 1000 hours to still be invested as part of the short- <br /> 49 range transit plan that is currently under way. He said this transit funding has also been used to <br />