Agenda - 10-15-2024; 5-a - Short Range Transit Plan

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ORANGE COUNTI� SHORT RANGE TRANSIT PLAN LONG-TERM STRATEGIES REINSTATE UPDATED ORANGE- ALAMANCE CONNECTOR HILLSBOROUGH CIRCULATOR Background: While the Orange-Alamance Connector has IMPROVEMENTS PHASE 2 generated low ridership during its operation, existing conditions and public engagement reflected the demand for connections Background: After the Hillsborough Circulator has been split into between Mebane and Hillsborough. The route has a long travel two routes, increasing and improving the service is necessary. time and short span, limiting its potential for success. Density Transit demand during the peak hours is not necessarily much along the corridor is currently low, but residential, commercial, higher than it is during the off-peak hours, and there are a lot of and industrial developments are underway and may drive riders that utilize the service for running errands. demand for transit in the future. Strategy Overview: Implement Saturday service, which will have Strategy Overview: Bring back a modified version of the Orange- 9 AM — 5 PM spans with buses every 30 minutes. In addition, Alamance Connector that runs bi-directionally on Highway 70, Monday through Friday will have spans from 6:30 AM —6:30 PM with connections at Mebane Cone Health Park and Ride and the and buses every 30 minutes. Hillsborough Walmart. With the proposed alignment change of the GoTriangle ODX to improve travel times to Durham and less HILL TO HILL CONSOLIDATION PHASE 2 focus on serving local stops, run the Orange-Alamance Connector Background: After operating the Orange-Chapel Hill Connector all day, matching the hours of the circulator routes. and GoTriangle Route 420 with more coordination and reduced redundancy, service levels can be improved through full MOD SERVICE SPAN EXPANSION consolidation of the two routes. Background: In conjunction with the expended MOD service Strategy Overview: Fully consolidate the Orange-Chapel Hill zones that are part of the short-term strategies, MOD service Connector with GoTriangle Route 420 along the Highway 40 hours should be expanded to adequately serve the riders of alignment. Peak operation of the route will require three 40' Orange County, as there is local transit demand for services buses to accommodate ridership demand and maintain outside traditional commuting windows. frequency.The service will run from Monday— Friday 6 AM —7 Strategy Overview: Service hours will be expanded on all days of PM with peak frequencies of 30 minutes and midday frequencies the week and Sunday service will be implemented. Service will run of 60 minutes. Monday to Friday 8 AM to 10 PM, Saturday 9 AM to 10 PM, and Sunday 9 AM to 8 PM. Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates 14