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8 <br /> Summary <br /> Durham's transit providers connect residents to school and to work in Durham and the Triangle Region. <br /> These transit services create access to existing passenger rail service at Durham's Amtrak station, and to <br /> Raleigh-Durham International Airport. <br /> GoDurham,GoTriangle and Durham County Access <br /> provide complimentary service. GoDurham serves the <br /> City of Durham area, and is the second-largest transit Durham <br /> service provider in the state. GoTriangle's regional <br /> service connects Durham to neighboring Orange and <br /> Wake Counties, including service to Research Triangle DURHAM <br /> COUNTY <br /> Park(RTP). Durham County Access meets the needs of <br /> Durham County residents, including those in need of <br /> paratransit services, through a demand response �, • <br /> service. <br /> In FY20, GoTriangle is looking to expand service to Tnangle <br /> northern Durham County through a vanpool service. <br /> GoTriangle and GoDurham plan to improve the user experience at the Village in East Durham, <br /> Southpoint, and Patterson Place through capital improvements. GoTriangle and GoDurham will <br /> also construct improvements and amenities at 31 bus stops that were designed in FY19, as well as <br /> design up to an additional 50 stops in FY20,to be constructed in future years.The City of Durham <br /> will lead the design and construction of Transit Emphasis Corridors (TEC)for three high-use transit <br /> corridors in Durham: Holloway Street, Fayetteville Street, and Chapel Hill Street.TECs include not <br /> only bus stop improvements but also pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure that provides greater <br /> accessibility to the stops for area transit riders. <br /> Some projects will carry over from previous years and may not be reflected in this Work Plan. The <br /> FY20 Work Plan primarily addresses projects either receiving new funding for the first time or <br /> additional funding in FY20 in order to meet project needs. Efforts that are continuing using prior <br /> year funding, such as the Major Infrastructure Study for Durham-Wake Commuter Rail, are not <br /> outlined specifically in this report though work continues. <br /> Table 3 identifies the proposed expenditures for capital, service, and administrative projects in <br /> Durham.The Project Request Sheets,where more specific information on each project can be found, is <br /> located in the Appendix.These Project Request Sheets only reflect those submitted for FY20—project <br /> sheets for previous year funding can be found in that year's Work Plan. <br /> Carryover Balances <br /> The Durham County Transit Plan, and its predecessor,the Bus and Rail Investment Plan,developed a <br /> funding schedule to control expenditure amounts available per year by agency(or sponsor). These <br /> expenditure limits are to protect the Transit Plan balances over the life of the plan. In prior years, many <br /> sponsors were not able to use the available cash flow at the level planned. This has created"carryover <br /> balances" available in FY20 for transit needs. These balances will be utilized to provide additional service <br /> or make additional,one-time,capital investments in the FY20 Work Plan. <br />