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Existing Conditions ORANGE CGE OUNSHORT SIT TY 1 INTRODUCTION The Orange County Short Range Transit Plan The focus of this Existing Conditions report is on the areas of (SRTP) guides the improvement of transit Orange County outside of the municipalities of Chapel Hill and Carrboro, which are served by Chapel Hill Transit. The analysis will services in Orange County through 2030. look at Hillsborough, Mebane, and the more rural areas of the Orange County Public Transportation (OCPT) provides fixed-route county, identifying the opportunities and challenges in providing and demand response transit services throughout Orange County, transportation services outside the Chapel Hill area. Analyses will NC. The changing conditions in the county—including new also include up to 10 miles outside of the Orange County borders, developments, rising population and jobs, the COVID-19 which marks the fullest extent of OCPT's service area. pandemic, and limited budgets—present an opportunity for OCPT Key findings for the Existing Conditions include: to refine how transit investments are made. The SRTP will analyze . Orange County is growing and is focused on ensuring existing service performance and markets, evaluate strategies for planning efforts are inclusive of residents throughout the improving transit, and recommend a transit investment program entirety of the county. through Fiscal Year (FY) 2030. The SRTP will also guide future long ■ Potential demand for fixed route transit is limited outside range planning efforts as the region continues to grow. the Hillsborough, Mebane, and Chapel Hill-Carrboro The Existing Conditions report is the first piece of the Orange cores, with low population and employment densities. County SRTP. The report consists of five key chapters: ■ OCPT fixed route bus service is limited, and ridership has ■ A review of previous plans and projects that impact not fully recovered since the COVID-19 pandemic. transportation in Orange County, ■ Eligibility-based demand response service fills a critical ■ An analysis of the underlying market conditions in Orange need in connecting rural residents with medical, County, employment, and shopping opportunities, but general ■ An analysis of the current services provided by OCPT, public microtransit service is underutilized. ■ A review of current and potential funding for OCPT • There are funding opportunities that are not being services, and utilized to their full potential that could be tapped to ■ A synthesis of the gaps and opportunities that can be stabilize OCPT finances. addressed through the SRTP. Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates 1-1