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FY20 PROPOSAL NARRATIVE <br /> Please format your application following the outline below. The elements listed under <br /> each item are REQUIRED, <br /> OVERVIEW OF PROGRAM <br /> Background : Include a brief description below of the organization and program . <br /> Starting in November of 2017 , The Orange County Commuter Options ( OCCO ) Program was launched as <br /> the point of contact for county staff and local businesses who want to use alternative commuting <br /> methods . The OCCO Program connects Hillsborough commuters and Orange County staff to resources <br /> and best practices from across the Triangle to make sure that each person has the most convenient and <br /> well - informed options possible . This includes providing information on transit routes , and new routes to <br /> come from Orange County Public Transportation ( OCPT ) and GoTriangle . The OCCO Program also <br /> promotes ShareTheRideNC ( STRNC ) to help establish vanpools and carpools , and works with the <br /> Human Resources department to offer flex or compressed schedules to those employers who qualify . <br /> OCCO will continue to promote the Telework program and provide training for approved applicants . As a <br /> final example , the OCCO Program works with the local Bicycle Safety Task Force to develop and promote <br /> biking and walking options . <br /> Orange County ' s support for TDM programming precedes the creation of the OCCO program and has <br /> enabled the new program to come up to speed quickly . With the adoption of the " Environmental <br /> Responsibility Goal " in 2005 committed the County in part to " Implement programs that monitor and <br /> improve local and regional air quality by promoting public transportation options and incentives within the <br /> County that increase connectivity and decrease dependence on personal vehicles . " Additionally , the <br /> County created a complete Telework program ( a package of administrative rules , forms , and trainings ) in <br /> the Fall of 2016 . This alternative commute service for County employees was created and implemented <br /> through collaboration between Human Resources and the County Sustainability Program . <br /> Staff Members : Provide the staff members working on the project and an estimate of the percentage of <br /> each staff member's time that will be spent on each major task. <br /> The OCCO Program is headed by the Orange County Transportation Demand Management ( TDM ) <br /> Coordinator, Allyson Coltrane with shared oversight by the Orange County Sustainability Coordinator , <br /> Brennan Bouma , and Orange County Public Transportation ' s Transit Director, Theo Letman . <br /> Identify Geographic Region / Hotspot( s ) : <br /> As illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 , Orange County is one of a few large employers with multiple worksites , <br /> many of which are concentrated within Hillsborough ( Hotspot 11 , in Figure 2 ) though others fall within or <br /> near other commuter hotspots in Orange County . The OCCO program works with all employers in <br /> Hotspot 11 and with all Orange County staff throughout the County . <br /> Figure 1 : Principal Employers in Town of <br /> Hillsborough <br /> Employer Town Population <br /> Orange County Schools * 20 . 59 % <br /> Orange County Government * 17 . 38 % <br /> UNC Hospitals 8 . 40 % <br /> Sports Endeavors, Inc . 6 . 48 % <br /> Triangle <br /> Council of Governments <br />