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ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: March 6, 2002 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 10a <br /> SUBJECT: TTA Report on Regional Transit Initiatives <br /> DEPARTMENT: Board of Commissioners PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Commissioner Alice Gordon, 933-0550 <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> Mebane 227-2031 <br /> PURPOSE: To receive a report from the Triangle Transit Authority (TTA) on the status of <br /> present and potential future regional transit initiatives. Interim General Manager Don Carnell <br /> and Senior Transportation Planner Juanita Shearer-Swink will present the report and answer <br /> questions. <br /> BACKGROUND: For the past few months, TTA has been very active in pursuing regional <br /> transit objectives. Because the implementation of a regional transit system is of great <br /> importance to Orange County, it would be useful to have TTA brief the Board of Commissioners <br /> on the status of TTA activities. Of particular interest will be the progress of Phase I and the <br /> planning for Phase II, along with the financial implications of these activities. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: None <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board receive the report as <br /> information. <br />