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15 <br /> 1 Slide #2 <br /> Thank you to our Bus Operators, Supervisors/Dispatchers, Res <br /> ervationists, <br /> Mechanics, Service Attendants, Service Technicians, Training and Safety, Managers, <br /> Parts Clerks and Administrative Team Members for adapting to new work <br /> environments and safety requirements and helping our customers to safely get to <br /> their essential destinations, while also responding to significant changes in your <br /> personal lives over the past two years! Thank you to the Public Health, Emergency <br /> Management and Medical professionals and Local Government Partners that have <br /> provided guidance and support during the pandemic! <br /> 2 kll <br /> s n■ <br /> 3 <br /> 4 Slide #3 <br /> • 2017-2016:Customer and community feedback <br /> February 2019:Partners adopted preferred plan <br /> • September 2019:Community sessions and .. • <br /> presented to Council <br /> August 2020:Implementation started,including <br /> Sunday service(first time in almost 40 years) AOT( <br /> • <br /> Goals included: t Aih So- <br /> library _ d- <br /> ✓ High frequency corridors <br /> fff `-t <br /> J Equity ��'•- ��-/� <br /> Sunday service sn <br /> t <br /> ✓ Increase ridership - <br /> f Sustainability n <br /> 5 <br /> 6 <br /> 7 Brian Litchfield noted that in August 2020, it was the first time in 40 years that Sunday <br /> 8 services was included. <br /> 9 <br /> 10 Slide #4 <br /> • Locally Preferred Alternative(LPA)adopted <br /> by Town Council on January 16,2019. <br /> • Completed 30%design and entered federal <br /> environmental(NEPA)process in 2020. <br /> —Anticipate NEPA to be finished this fall. w <br /> • Received Federal Transit Administration grant to <br /> study transit oriented development around BRT <br /> stations in 2021. <br /> — Project designed to move forward with Town of _w_ <br /> Chapel Hill land use planning efforts. <br /> • Due to delays in State funding process,project <br /> costs,timelines and non-federal match have <br /> been adjusted. ----- <br /> 1 <br /> 12 <br />