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Existing Conditions ORANGE CGE OUNSHORT SIT TY <br /> 2 REVIEW OF PAST PLANS AND PROJECTS <br /> Past plans establish a baseline understanding Orange County Public Transportation Short <br /> of transit projects and programs considered Range Transit Plan (2018) <br /> or planned for Orange County and the region. The OCPT Short Range Transit Plan (SRTP) analyzes the market for <br /> transit within the county, assesses existing transit operations, and <br /> Reviewing past plans and projects is a critical first step to guiding provides a set of recommendations for the near future. The plan <br /> existing conditions work.The previously published plans and ultimately recommended small improvements to the existing <br /> policies reviewed included transit plans, climate plans, funding fixed-route network and focused more on alternatives, such as <br /> studies, and more, all of which focused on Orange County and/or demand-response zones and vanpool programs. <br /> the surrounding region. The review focused on both specific <br /> transit service recommendations and higher-level funding and BGMPO 204S Metropolitan Transportation Plan <br /> goals. (2020) <br /> This review sets the stage for the existing conditions analysis by The BGMPO 2045 Metropolitan Transportation Plan is the <br /> providing a baseline and history of projects, changes, and future transportation plan for the Burlington-Graham region, which <br /> visions. The following section provides a brief overview of the consists of the cities and towns of Burlington, Graham, Mebane, <br /> plans reviewed and the information that is directly relevant to the Elon, Gibsonville, Green Level, Haw River, Whitsett, Alamance; <br /> SRTP effort. The full review can be found in Appendix A. Alamance County; and parts of Guilford and Orange Counties. <br /> This plan identifies the transportation needs over the next two <br /> Orange County Transit Plan (2017) and Update decades and provides recommendations for improvements. <br /> (2022) <br /> The Orange County Transit Plan from 2017 and its subsequent BGMPO Regional Transit Feasibility Study (2024) <br /> update in 2022 provide an overview the county's transportation The BGMPO Regional Transit Feasibility Study is an ongoing <br /> goals and funding. It includes information on service project that has recently completed its Operations and Fiscal <br /> improvements that are planned to be funded through the Impact Analyses. This report contains recommendations and <br /> County's transit tax, as well as other improvements that have opportunities for transit funding at the MPO level and an <br /> been planned but not funded. assessment of Orange County's government structure and <br /> funding. <br /> Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates 2-1 <br />