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46 J. Mayo inquired about the town projects that might be included in the list. Nish clarified that these 47 projects would be called out separately, as the focus is primarily on the unincorporated areas of the 48 County. While towns were invited to engage in the process, town projects are not part of this plan and 49 will be addressed independently by the town. Mr. Mayo also questioned whether the aim was to prepare 50 for future SPOT submissions. Nish responded that the objective is to consolidate into a single, enhanced 51 document, building upon previous efforts. SPOT considerations will follow at a later stage. 52 53 b. Short Range Transit Plan 54 Miranda with Nelson Nygaard provided an update on the plan. Randy Marshall asked about how people 55 could get more information and better qualify for Demand Response. Miranda informed that the plan 56 recommends improvements to messaging and marketing: Transit Information Campaign and Improve 57 Demand Response booking. J. Mayo shared concern of Orange County transit tax used in Alamance 58 County. Nish explained it was part of Continuation of Existing Services, discontinuing Orange-Alamance 59 and starting a Circulator. Funding for Mebane Circulator is an ongoing discussion. 60 61 c. 2024 Safe Routes to School Plan 62 Nish provided an update on the plan. G.Woloszczuk asked about the two-mile radius around Chapel Hill 63 Carrboro schools where some of it may be outside town jurisdiction. Nish explained this could be part of 64 a future update of the plan. J. Mayo offered to share the Chapel Hills Safe Routes to School program. 65 Future works could include addressing the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction and entire school districts rather 66 than just a 2-mile radius. 67 68 A. Cole and N.Ziemba asked about current school policies and programs while C. Hughes asked about 69 potential infrastructure. Nish explained schools are aware of the Federal requirements for the Safe 70 Routes to School program and they have their own approaches. They were involved in the planning 71 process. T. Green discussed the potential for a Safe Routes to School Champion as a future option. 72 County staff will continue researching how we can improve messaging through a Safe Routes to School 73 Coordinator similar to that in Chapel Hill and other local jurisdictions. 74 Infrastructure in North Carolina is challenging, with towns having more opportunities than Counties. 75 Rural areas require more local and federal commitment towards improving such infrastructure. Plans 76 like this and others help establish local support so that other funding opportunities could be made 77 available like SPOT,Transit Tax and other transportation related sources.OUTBoard members and public 78 citizens emphasized the critical importance, current demand and lack of resources for the most 79 vulnerable walking and bike population in the County. R. Marshal explained the significance of school 80 busses as a safe means of travel to and from schools. 81 82 AGENDA ITEM 6. STAFF REPORT/UPDATES 83 a. MPO, RPO,and NCDOT 84 Nish provided update on Orange Grove Road's future Professional Engineering work to be done by WSP. 85 86 b. 5310 Grant—Go Orange and 3 ADA Vehicles 87 Nish updated everyone on grant applications submitted to DCHC MPO in coordination with 88 Department on Aging 89 90 AGENDA ITEM 8:ADJOURNMENT 91 OUTBoard meeting was adjourned at 7:56 p.m.The next meeting is scheduled for August 19, 2024.