Agenda - 11-01-2022; 5-c - 2022 Orange County Transit Plan Update

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05 5 projects. it core - values tFive community values identified by the Policy Steering Committee lin( e n re and informing the identification of projects included in the Plan a update? Update. This section describes the program of improved services and projects recommended to be funded using Orange County's available Tax District Revenues. he program of transit projects and services was cor_ developed based on the needs, priorities, and values. recommendations of the public, staff from local •uity: Prioritize the transit needsof •" "• governments, transit service providers, key community or •-•- .-nt residents; inclu•- stakeholders, and the Policy Steering Committee. Guided disinvested communities of • • lower-income by five core values (see box), the Plan Update describes neighborhoods, seniors, and rural communities. transit investments that will improve the types (modes), locations (routes], and schedules (frequency and span) of transit services available in Orange County.The Plan Update Environmental Sustainability: • • _ recommends five operational (service) oriented projects and convenient transit service in areas with existing and two capital improvement projects enhancing transit or planned higher density development connections,access,and reliability.As noted,the projects in this Plan Update supplement the projects and investments Prosperity: described in the 2012 Orange County Bus and Roillnvestment • ' • '" • • access to Plan and the 2017 Orange County Transit Plan and projects jobs - • opportunities. included in the Annual Work Plans of the Staff Working Group (SWG].This update allocates the Orange County Transit Tax Affordable • Attainable of Life: Prioritize District revenues that remain after accounting for these transit service connections to affordable housing, already-programmed expenditures (with the exception of projects related to the discontinued D-0 LRT]. recreation, and arts and cultural opportunities. Project Selection Transportation - • Access Prioritize The projects included in the Orange County Transit Plan service that increases transit access formost Update can primarily be funded using Transit Tax Revenues people . the mostplaces. projected , - projected to be generated between FY2022 and FY2040. The two capital improvement projects recommended in various strategies for investing and maximizing Tax District the update likely require a supplemental source of funding Revenue, beginning with "big picture" priorities (ex. Is transit such as a federal grant, state funding, or local funding from service in Orange County focused on generating higher a source other than the Tax District Revenue. Projects are ridership or is it focused on providing service to more places, intended to be implemented in phases between 2022 and regardless of how many people usethe service?)and narrowing 2040, as Tax District Revenues are generated. While these down project options based on more specific transit needs projects are near-term investments, they are individually and goals. Community members, staff, and policy makers and collectively intended to help achieve the county's were engaged throughout the process, providing critical input longer-term transit vision (see section 6). and feedback for all major decisions and milestones. During the planning process, the project team considered A set of guiding questions helped identify the final set of