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ORANGE COUNTY <br /> SHORT RANGE TRANSIT PLAN <br /> 3 PROJECT GOALS — Increase community awareness of all modes of <br /> transportation including transit, bike and pedestrian, <br /> OBJECTIVES, AND vehicle, and all other modes <br /> ■ Transportation &Access for All <br /> METRICS — Prioritize transit service that increases transit access <br /> for the most people to the most places <br /> An evaluation framework allows Orange County to prioritize ■ Affordable &Attainable Quality of Life <br /> recommendations and evaluate projects, policies, and programs <br /> for their ability to achieve the goals and values of the Orange — Prioritize transit service connections to affordable <br /> County Transit Plan and Orange County Strategic Plan. The Core housing, recreation, and arts and cultural <br /> Community Values from the Orange County Transit Plan Update opportunities. <br /> provided the foundation for evaluating the proposed strategies, — Identify priorities and resources necessary to <br /> and objectives for each value were taken directly from either the implement the Orange County Transit Plan. <br /> Transit Plan Update or the multimodal transportation section of For evaluation purposes, metrics were created to measure how <br /> the Strategic Plan. The Core Values and related Objectives well a project supported each objective, with a total of nine final <br /> include: metrics in the evaluation framework. Each strategy was scored <br /> ■ Equity from one to three points per metric. Methods of measurement <br /> — Prioritize the transit needs of underserved or transit- varied depending on the type of strategy, and both quantitative <br /> dependent residents; includes historically disinvested and qualitative approaches were used. Final scores based on the <br /> communities of color, lower-income neighborhoods, evaluation framework helped to prioritize different strategies and <br /> seniors, and rural communities. spend Orange County's funds in accordance with their core <br /> values. Full methodology details and strategy scores are available <br /> ■ Economic Prosperity in Appendix B: Strategies Evaluation. <br /> — Prioritize increasing access to jobs and opportunities <br /> ■ Environmental5ustainability <br /> — Prioritize accessible and convenient transit service in <br /> areas with existing or planned higher density <br /> development. <br /> Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates 6 <br />