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4 <br /> over there, so we just don't wind up taking the bus. We really want to not have a car, but we need one just to survive in <br /> this town. Chapel Hill has stated that they want BRT going up and down MLK, but this NEEDS to come with an <br /> accompanying East-West route that is not only along Franklin street, otherwise we will still be driving everywhere. <br /> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br /> There is a need to decrease car dependency further and allow for safer use of alternatives. Better protection/separation <br /> of bike lanes could have a significant impact on these moving forward. <br /> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br /> The plan for busses and rail are great. I would love to see road dieting in favor of protected bike lanes along high traffic <br /> areas (Franklin St, MLK, 15-501, and Raleigh Rd). Pedestrianization of the main Franklin St block would discourage <br /> downtown gridlock and allow for a safer experience downtown.These changes would help for the future integration <br /> with the Triangle Bikeway Project and encourage/allow alternatives to transportation by car. <br /> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br /> There was a time years decades ago when rural Orange had bus service. Now you see people without cars walking or <br /> riding scooters miles into town. Reliable and accessible public transit for rural residents would decrease parking and <br /> traffic pressures on downtown areas and make the trip possible and safe for those who cannot drive. <br /> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br /> I live in the corporate limits of Carrboro. We had regular CH Transit bus service on a daily basis before the pandemic hit. <br /> We now have only a couple of runs a day to our area of town (Old Hillsborough/McDougle school area). I would like to <br /> know when or if we are ever going to get regular bus service back in our area. We are paying a transportation tax <br /> subsidy but getting nothing in return. <br />