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Orange County Short Range Transit Plan, RFLOI No 367-005394 I Letter of Interest <br /> Orange County,NC/Orange County Public Transit <br /> services within the framework of the existing annual operating budget. The Cape Fear Public Transportation <br /> Authority's Director of Planning and Development called the plan,"a significant contribution to improving the <br /> quality of life for the residents of southeastern North Carolina."After successfully implementing the 2013 SRTP, <br /> Wave transit hired the combined team of Nelson/Nygaard and AJM and Associates in 2018 to develop a new SRTP <br /> and build on the past plan's success. The planning process combined extensive outreach with a thorough analysis <br /> of market demand and existing transit services. The SRTP used these inputs to create a practical set of transit <br /> improvements to be implemented from 2018 through 2023. This has helped Wave Transit keep pace and support <br /> the growing Cape Fear region. <br /> Most recently, Nelson\Nygaard and P3 were hired by Wave Transit to develop their 2024 SRTP. This ongoing <br /> project will provide a path for Wave Transit to improve transit services within an uncertain funding environment, <br /> through data-driven analyses and in-depth community and stakeholder outreach. <br /> Chapel Hill Transit SRTP and Financial Sustainability Plan (2013-2022) <br /> Contact: Nick Pittman,Transit Planning Manager,919-969-4958,chtransit@townofchapelhill.org <br /> Chapel Hill Transit(CHT), providing over seven million rides per year, CHT serves the communities of Chapel Hill, <br /> Carrboro, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill(UNC). The two towns and the university share annual <br /> operating and capital costs associated with CHT on a contractual basis. As part of the plan, Nelson\Nygaard <br /> looked at a variety of methods for generating revenue and reducing expenses to improve CHT's overall financial <br /> outlook, including operational efficiencies, service contracting, bus size and alternative fuels, university <br /> partnership models, and the revenue impacts of re-instituting fares. <br /> This plan also included an in-depth assessment of the ridership characteristics of existing bus routes. A public <br /> process and surveys were conducted to understand priorities for service improvements. Three different service <br /> options were developed to address mobility concerns and presented to the public, leading to a preferred <br /> alternative that included additional weekend service, reduces overlapping services, and provides more <br /> frequency in key corridors—all within existing budget levels. Nelson\Nygaard also performed a reliability and <br /> scheduling analysis of the recommendations, developed relevant performance measures,and conducted a 2019 <br /> update of the agency's Capital Plan. CHT implemented service recommendations in August 2020. <br /> CAT 2020 Network Redesign, Harrisburg, PA (2019-2022) <br /> Contact: DeRon Jordan,Transit Planner,717-233-5657 x5157,djordan@cattransit.com <br /> Capital Area Transit(CAT)operates local and commuter bus service in Harrisburg and neighboring communities. <br /> Faced with declining ridership and a 24% deficit in their operating budget, CAT needed to make major changes to <br /> meet this significant budget shortfall. However, CAT also seized this challenge as an opportunity to rethink their <br /> existing system and better match transit service with current passenger needs and changing travel behavior. <br /> The Nelson\Nygaard team conducted a detailed analysis of existing conditions and worked closely with regional <br /> stakeholders and the public to identify major challenges and opportunities for transit service in both urban and <br /> rural communities. The resulting recommended plan included a redesigned network that can be deployed <br /> immediately, as well as two"expansion" phases that can each be implemented as resources become available. <br /> The immediate cost-saving recommendations included a redesign of the existing network that added new <br /> crosstown connections, streamlining of confusing routes, better connections for riders to regional destinations, <br /> and new Sunday service for the first time in CAT's history. The Nelson\Nygaard team also identified areas where <br /> other types of service, such as microtransit and vanpools, could better serve riders while making more effective <br /> use of operating dollars. <br /> Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates,Inc.18 <br />