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20 <br /> OCPT Expansion Activities Cont'd <br /> OCPT has remaining routes funded through the tax district to deploy. These <br /> route's implementation were delayed due to Go Triangle requesting further <br /> evaluation and short range transit planning completion,to evaluate current <br /> conditions and entertain emerging ideas and technology not available when the <br /> original OCBRIP was adopted back in 2012. <br /> • The original proposed service expansions funded but not implemented <br /> include: <br /> • Fixed zonal routes(to operate on specific days) <br /> • Efland Commuter Loop(to operate during peak hours-weekdays) <br /> • Additional expansion services were planned but not funded under the <br /> current distribution calculation: <br /> • Expanded hours of service on the Hillsborough circulator(to include week <br /> end service) <br /> • Route 420 expansion (to include OCPT operating this route all day) <br /> ORANGE COUNTY tr. ,�k,:n,t•:,- <br /> NORTH CAROLINA <br /> Rural Service is Not One-Size-Fits-AI! <br /> Example Strategies in Orange <br /> County <br /> a Fixed-route service in <br /> appropriate areas(Hillsborough <br /> Chapel Hill and Mebane) - <br /> ■ Commuter routes from urban <br /> areas and park-and-rides to <br /> major destinations(Durham and <br /> Chapel Hill) <br /> ■ Flexible services in rural areas _ <br /> (Dial-a-Ride,deviated fixed-route, ` 1 <br /> zone service) o e <br /> ■ Van and transportation voucher <br /> programs to assist with mobility <br /> needs <br /> Existing level ofresources are a <br /> challenge for providing robust rural <br /> service <br /> ORANGE COUNTY �y <br /> NORTH CAROLINA <br />