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15 <br /> Slide #2 <br /> Thank you to our Bus Operators, Supervisors/Dispatchers, Reservation ists, <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 /> P. <br /> 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 /> - � I <br /> Xnallel Hill. <br /> Slide #3 <br /> • 2017-2018:Customer and community feedback .•�, - <br /> • February 2019:Partners adopted preferred plan <br /> • September 2019:Community sessions and o n, <br /> presented to Council <br /> • August 2020:Implementation started,including <br /> .>.I <br /> Sunday service(first time in almost 40 years) Ron ;- <br /> Health Sciences <br /> • Goals Included: library <br /> ✓ High frequency corridors <br /> ✓ Equity vJ 1 <br /> ✓ Sunda service r <br /> y I (o Sh,deni Sior <br /> ✓ Increase ridership _ --1.- <br /> ✓ Sustainability <br /> h I i <br /> Brian Litchfield noted that in August 2020, it was the first time in 40 years that Sunday <br /> services was included. <br /> Slide #4 <br /> • • • • : ' ,_ <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. r„ „ <br /> - Anticipate NEPA to be finished this fall. <br /> • Received Federal Transit Administration grant to " <br /> ., <br /> study transit oriented development around BRT <br /> stations in 2021. <br /> — Project designed to move forward with Town of <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. -,u.•°•• <br /> MENEM Chgel Hill <br />