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74 <br /> Existing Conditions ORANGE CGE OUNSIT TY <br /> changes or new facility construction. This plan also provides only services to reflect changing travel patterns. Relevant findings <br /> guidelines on public engagement. to Orange County are: <br /> ■ Ridership on the ODX and 420 have not recovered to pre- <br /> Orange County Transportation pandemic levels. <br /> Services ADA Paratransit Plan ' ODX ridership is heavily peak oriented, with nearly all <br /> passengers riding to Durham in the morning and from <br /> (2022) Durham in the afternoon. <br /> The Orange County Transportation Services ADA Paratransit Plan ' To improve speed and reliability for riders, route <br /> outlines the standards that OCPT must meet to provide sufficient alignment changes were recommended for both the ODX <br /> ADA and paratransit services. OCPT currently exceeds the and 420, with the potential for future service frequency <br /> required service standards for coverage and abides by all federally and span improvements beyond the time period of the <br /> mandated standards. Orange County operates ADA service within SRTP. <br /> 3/a-mile of each side of fixed route corridors 5 days a week from <br /> 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Users must schedule their ride at least a day Chapel Hill Short-Range <br /> in advance in order to receive this service. Transportation Plan (2020) <br /> In addition to ADA service, OCTP offers MOD services, which do <br /> not require advanced scheduling, and can pick up a passenger as Chapel Hill Transit's 2020 SRTP provides a roadmap for transit <br /> quickly as 30 minutes from the time of reservation. improvements in Chapel Hill and Carrboro for the next ten years. <br /> Recommendations include service expansion and demand- <br /> response zone additions. Additionally, Chapel Hill Transit wants to <br /> GoTriangle Short Range Transit ensure simple, direct, and consistent transit by minimizing route <br /> Plan (2023) deviations, operating along more direct paths and utilizing major <br /> arterials, and simplifying passenger facing materials. <br /> GoTriangle's Short Range Transit Plan (SRTP) provides a Recommendations in this SRTP that are particularly relevant to <br /> comprehensive assessment of the transit environment, service, OCPT is the consolidation of paratransit services where they <br /> and performance of regional transit in Durham, Orange, and overlap and continuing to look for effective ways to serve <br /> Wake Counties, and offers a set of recommendations up to FY28. commuter demand between service areas. <br /> The recommendations included simplification of routes, <br /> strengthening all-day regional connections, and adjusting peak- <br /> Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates 6-8 <br />