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15 <br /> urham <br /> pe <br /> ® Regional Transit Facility <br /> O Hillsborough Train Station S <br /> ---CHT Improved Routes <br /> +-CHT NS EIRT <br /> OPT Improved Route <br /> GoTriangle Improved Routes <br /> Esrl,HERE.Garmin,(c)open5treetMap contributors,and ine GIS user community <br /> In addition to these route-specific improvements, beginning with funding in FY21, Chapel Hill Transit <br /> expanded services throughout its system on Saturdays and Sundays, including expansion of the on- <br /> demand EZ Rider service. More information on each of the operations improvements are available in the <br /> project sheets later in this document. <br /> Nationwide, there has been a shortage of bus operators which has required service reductions in both <br /> Orange and Durham counties. Chapel Hill Transit will focus on returning to normal operations once a full <br /> staffing of bus operators can be achieved prior to any route expansion. <br /> Included as part of the operations budget, administrative services for the transit plan and the transit tax <br /> district are provided by GoTriangle, Orange County, and the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan <br /> Planning Organization (DCHC MPO). The total programmed budget for administrative services in FY24 <br /> is $950,498. Ongoing administrative services increased by 2.5 percent from FY23, which is the standard <br /> cost of living increase for all projects year over year. Administrative costs are broken out into two <br /> distinct functions: transit plan administration and transit tax district administration. <br /> Administration of the transit plan is conducted by two entities: GoTriangle and Orange County. GoTriangle <br /> provides transit planning, public outreach, and legal and administrative support services. Furthermore, the <br /> necessary oversight and administration of GoTriangle's capital and operating projects are handled through <br /> transit plan administration. Orange County hosts the Staff Working Group (SWG) administrator, who is <br /> responsible for coordination of the SWG, which includes staff representatives for the parties to the ILA and <br /> makes recommendations on budget issues, oversees implementation of the transit plan and annual work <br /> program, and prepares the draft annual work program for adoption. The SWG administrator also drafts the <br />