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Existing Conditions OR <br /> 4NRG ETROUN�Y <br /> ANSIT PLAN <br /> Figure 23:Average Daily Boardings by Hour, February Figure 24: Orange-Chapel Hill Connector Boardings, February 2024 <br /> 12 <br /> 10 Rd <br /> { 7 aiY <br /> Sys <br /> 8 �C7 <br /> Q Hillsborough <br /> 6 <br /> �3 <br /> 4 <br /> 2 <br /> 1 1 1 1 <br /> 0 e° <br /> 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 <br /> o'c°' red <br /> AM AM AM AM PM PM PM PM PM <br /> �p <br /> �a■2020 ■2024 ORANGE 7 HL Blnal ab <br /> As seen in Figure 25, boardings are most common at UNC Chapel <br /> Hill, in downtown Hillsborough, and at UNC Hospital Hillsborough Eubanks <br /> Euba0ks Rd Campus, with low ridership along the rest of the route. Q <br /> Opportunities Hemea D <br /> The Orange-Chapel Hill Connector serves to fill the midday e'o DURHAM <br /> Orange-Chapel Hill Connector Boartlings Chapel HIII <br /> service gap of Route 420 as well as provide service to local stops ra ry2024 st <br /> C� Carrboro <br /> during the AM period while the 420 is operating. Given the >r9a ! Ra,e;,bRo <br /> imbalance in northbound and southbound boardings, it is likely <br /> oa.ewR....wen.cWnnr°e.°eaKa �5n. Jl" <br /> that riders are taking the OCH in one direction and the 420 in the <br /> other. Strong coordination between OCTS and GoTriangle is <br /> essential in serving those riders, as well as potential riders who <br /> may not know that is an available option. Identifying if there are <br /> unnecessary or duplicative trips between the OCH and 420 would <br /> also streamline service and potentially save money for either <br /> agency. <br /> Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates 4-8 <br />