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ORANGE COUNTY <br /> SHORT RANGE TRANSIT PLAN <br /> HILLSBOROUGH CIRCULATOR IMPROVEMENTS PHASE 1 <br /> Short Term <br /> Background: The Hillsborough Circulator is the highest ridership OCTS route and is the primary option for Hillsborough residents to travel <br /> between key destinations in the city without a car. The route often runs behind <br /> 0°<Ke Rd <br /> schedule, as it takes approximately 60 minutes to complete one trip and it runs <br /> every hour. The Hillsborough Circulator also only runs in one direction, making <br /> residents ride the full loop, even if they only need to get to the stop before R° i—� m= <br /> they board. Ch%t a <br /> \ 'c <br /> Strategy Overview: Create an improved Hillsborough Circulator service that is °r^e1"e'St\ <br /> more efficient, on-time, and frequent. The improved service will be split into ,D <br /> WH, o <br /> two separate routes, Hillsborough Circulator A and Hillsborough Circulator B. _ Pa <br /> z _ O", <br /> ■ Reduce route deviations at Rainey Ave (Fairview Park), Orange Grove Latimer St <br /> W-bny°nst 3` <br /> L�W Kinq•St� <br /> Road, and Scotswood Road (Food Lion) to improve schedule reliability Hillsborough ,^ <br /> by decreasing the running time. <br /> d <br /> �9jmocKs N R <br /> ■ Split route into two patterns, which can both be run in under 45 <br /> minutes. <br /> OA <br /> ■ Expand the service hours and increase frequency of both routes. <br /> ProposedExisting <br /> 3 <br /> Qa <br /> es <br /> Span of Service "Ida,,, <br /> 3' o <br /> Monday to Friday 7 AM — 5 PM 6:30 AM —6:30 PM _ y <br /> Frequency <br /> Hillsborough Circulator <br /> Monday to Friday 60 minutes 45 minutes Proposed Improvements s <br /> Proposed Hillsborough Circulator <br /> Proposed Hillsborough Circulator B <br /> ---Current Hillsborough Circulator <br /> Data Sources:Orange County Public Transit A <br /> 0 0.25 0.5 Miles <br /> IV <br /> Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates 10 <br />