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5 <br /> DRAFT <br /> 109 <br /> 110 Theo Letman: We are looking at state-of-the-art buses, and we're in the process of doing replacements. We're also looking <br /> 111 at changing up our fleet from going to a cut-away model to the Ford transit or a Sprinter type van; a newer, sleeker looking <br /> 112 vehicle. We are in talks with Ford now. We'll present more of that information as we get further in the process. <br /> 113 <br /> 114 Erik Broo: Have you considered compressed natural gas. <br /> 115 <br /> 116 Theo Letman: I ran a fleet of compressed natural gas buses in Atlanta and the fuel efficiency with diesel is relatively the <br /> 117 same. The ozone for diesel is better. <br /> 118 <br /> 119 David Laudicina: Is propane efficient? <br /> 120 <br /> 121 Theo Letman: For propane,we're just getting information. <br /> 122 <br /> 123 Erik Broo: I have a question about the on-demand service. Will they be wheelchair equipped? <br /> 124 <br /> 125 Theo Letman:They do not. I think it's appropriate to also have wheelchair accessible vehicles. <br /> 126 <br /> 127 Erik Broo: I work out in Wake County, and I go to Cary a lot. They have fully electric vehicles and I haven't seen them in any <br /> 128 of the other municipalities. I didn't know if you guys had plans to have fully electric or hybrid vehicles. <br /> 129 <br /> 130 Theo Letman: Or autonomous. Autonomous is coming; it's out there. <br /> 131 <br /> 132 Erik Broo: For the routes that only have four to six passengers, is there any thought of making those hybridized or electric? <br /> 133 <br /> 134 Theo Letman: Sure. We're in the beginning of that process, and every vendor that we've talked to we've asked them to <br /> 135 provide a quote that has that technology. <br /> 136 <br /> 137 Amy Cole: Is there a demand for people to utilize those services to go to a bus stop so they can then go to rest of the way? <br /> 138 <br /> 139 Theo Letman: I know that GoTriangle did that and that's they're concept. To have a shuttle van take them to a transit center <br /> 140 in a secular bus line. <br /> 141 <br /> 142 Amy Cole: I was thinking about the rural areas where they don't have immediate access to where the bus would pick up. <br /> 143 <br /> 144 Theo Letman:That's why we're going to do a pilot first to see where the demand is coming from. <br /> 145 <br /> 146 Beverly Scurry: Do you see the service more for one on one or groups? <br /> 147 <br /> 148 Theo Letman: I think because it's public transit, we would assume that it's a shared ride. There will be times when there will <br /> 149 be only one person in the vehicle or there might be three or four. <br /> 150 <br /> 151 Heidi Perry: Do you know when you're going to mold this? <br /> 152 <br /> 153 Theo Letman: It will be during the summertime. The project is out for public comment right now, and I think they intend for it <br /> 154 to be approved by the boards before the summer break. <br /> 155 <br /> 156 Randy Marshall: Is there a comfortable way for some of your clients to use their phones to determine where the bus is and <br /> 157 know when the pick-up is going to be? <br /> 158 <br /> 159 Theo Letman: That's an add on module that will be coming when we launch the Mobility OnDemand Service. <br /> 160 <br /> 161 David Laudicina: Does Chapel Hill Transit already have that? <br /> 162 <br /> 3 <br />