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14 <br /> 1 -Medicaid transportation —through Orange County Department of Social Services <br /> 2 -ROAP- Rural Operating Assistance Program (EDTAP, RGP, EMPL) <br /> 3 -CMAQ- Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality grant-through TARPO <br /> 4 <br /> 5 OCPT Ride Data and Statistics- slide <br /> 6 <br /> 7 The median cost is $14, and that includes everything. <br /> 8 He said residents are charged $12.50. <br /> 9 <br /> 10 ORANGE COUNTY TRANSIT PLAN: <br /> 11 • The Orange County Transit Plan final draft was prepared by Go Triangle, and the <br /> 12 consultant firm Nelson Nygaard in the fall 2018. <br /> 13 • Nelson Nygaard was also contracted to do the short range transit planning for Wake <br /> 14 County, Go Triangle and Chapel Hill Transit. <br /> 15 • The report covers existing conditions public outreach and involvement, future service <br /> 16 strategies and service prioritizations based on existing funding and projections. <br /> 17 • The plan provides mobility options for the residents of Orange County which will provide <br /> 18 connectivity with our transit partners throughout the region. <br /> 19 • BOCC inquiries about the Transit Plan <br /> 20 <br /> 21 Conclusion <br /> 22 • OCPT is committed to provide SAFE, CUSTOMER FOCUSED, and QUALITY <br /> 23 Transportation services for our community, Orange County North Carolina. <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Theo Letman described the Short-Range Transit Planning process that involves the <br /> 26 public in a fiscally constrained planning process to identify and meet unmet needs. He said <br /> 27 there is a need to focus on needs in the rural areas. The planning process also plans to look at <br /> 28 micro-planning processes used in other areas of the country. The study also plans to look at <br /> 29 more frequent routes, as opposed to just looking at different routes. <br /> 30 Theo Letman also referenced the purchase of new dispatching software, where <br /> 31 customers can access planning services from their cell phones. The software also includes bus <br /> 32 tracking software. He then spoke to revenue streams and their increase since 2016. He <br /> 33 mentioned that OPT was able to access some funds designed for urban areas that they didn't <br /> 34 know about before. <br /> 35 Chair Rich asked questions about rider copay on some programs, which equaled $3.00 <br /> 36 and $12.75 each way. <br /> 37 Commissioner Dorosin asked how much it cost the county. <br /> 38 Theo Letman said their costs were at $14.51/ride, and that is good for the area. <br /> 39 Theo Letman said the rider statistics show over 21,000 riders fixed route and 32,000 <br /> 40 demand response riders. <br /> 41 Travis Myren said demand-response is the bulk of the ridership. <br /> 42 Chair Rich asked what demand would continue to grow. <br /> 43 Theo Letman said a lot of riders were elderly and that number should continue to grow. <br /> 44 He said UNC and Duke had outpatient centers accessible via OPT now. <br /> 45 Commissioner Dorosin asked about the decline from 2016-2018. <br /> 46 <br /> 47 Theo Letman said this was caused by the discontinuation of two fixed routes, which <br /> 48 were non-compliant. <br /> 49 Commissioner Dorosin asked about private transportation service. <br />