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Appendix B:Strategies Evaluation OR <br /> 4NRG ETROUNLAN <br /> 1 STRATEGY Not all improvements to transit occur through changes to service <br /> operation. Transit is also improved through changes to an <br /> DEVELOPMENT agency's policies or through administrative programs. The <br /> following strategies recommended policies or programs that <br /> A broad range of strategies for improving public transportation in OCTS could implement: <br /> Orange County were developed based on findings from the ■ Transit Information Campaign <br /> Existing Conditions report, the first round of public engagement, ■ Improve Demand Response booking <br /> and other adopted transportation plans. Strategies were <br /> categorized into three types: 1) transit service, 2) policies and Mobility Manager <br /> programs, and 3) capital improvement projects. ■ Discount MOD Fares <br /> Transit service strategies included new services as well as ■ Fare Payment Improvements <br /> operating improvements to existing services for all three types of The third category of strategies were capital improvement <br /> transportation offered by OCTS: fixed-route buses, rural demand projects. Each strategy represented a type of capital improvement <br /> response, and Mobility On Demand (MOD). The following transit with multiple locations recommended for each type.These <br /> service strategies were brought forward for evaluation: strategies do not include capital projects that are required for <br /> ■ Hillsborough Circulator Service Improvements basic operation of the transit service strategies, such as new bus <br /> stops for new services. Capital improvement strategies brought <br /> ■ Hillsborough Circulator Saturday Service forward for evaluation included: <br /> ■ Hillsborough Circulator US-70 Corridor Study Proposal <br /> ■ Walking Access to Transit (8 locations) <br /> ■ Hill to Hill Consolidation Phase 1: Orange-Chapel Hill <br /> ■ Bus Stop Improvements (4 locations) <br /> Connector Alignment Change <br /> ■ Hill to Hill Full Consolidation ■ Rural Mobility Hubs (10 locations) <br /> ■ Orange-Alamance Conversion to Mobility On Demand All strategies were presented to the Core Technical Team and <br /> ■ Orange-Alamance Service Expansion <br /> adjusted based on feedback before moving to evaluation. <br /> ■ Mebane Circulator <br /> ■ Mobility On Demand Service Improvements <br /> ■ Mobility On Demand Service Span Expansion <br /> ■ Demand Response Weekend Service <br /> Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates 1 <br />