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~3 <br />° Chapter 9: Transportation Element <br />~'~~ e <br />1 <br />2 <br />3 Orange County residents have several opfions for using alternative <br />4 modes of transportation. <br />6 Three public transportation systems provide bus service in Orange <br />7 County: <br />8 <br />9 Triangle Transit " <br />10 <br />11 T ~------+----^1 A ' ,-+ n„L T T., v ~;+< T.Tr c~.,+o T T„ ~;+., n,~d~~L,o,. L y <br />12 rcgiOr~-lwis~26rr . TTA .,1 .:.low ~ ol~~r,.,oo~ rL,.,«.ol u;ll_a~~Q <br />13 u~~g~. -the "TT" provides regional bus service <br />14 linking the Town of Chapel Hill to Research Triangle Park, <br />1 s Raleigh-Durham International Airport, Duke University, NC <br />16 State University, and other key regional locations. TT <br />17 also contracts with Orange Public Transportation (the <br />18 "Orange Bus") to provide service between the Towns of <br />19 Hillsborough and Chapel Hill." In addition, TT has a <br />20 vanpool program for commuters that have a greater than <br />21 20-mile round-trip. <br />22 Chapel Hill Transit -the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro, and the University <br />23 of North Carolina-Chapel Hill partner to provide daily fare free bus service to <br />24 routes in Chapel Hill and Carrboro. Services include fixed route bus service, <br />25 park and ride shuttle service for special events, shared ride feeder service to <br />26 areas which do not receive regular bus service, and EZ rider service for <br />27 individuals with mobility limitations. Many of the bus stops are shared with ~ <br />28 TT, and provide access to the larger regional bus system. <br />29 • Orange Public Transportation - Orange County provides bus ~erttiee--t$ <br />30 "' <br />31 <br />32 service to County residents on the "Orange Bus" <br />33 including fixed route (in partnership with TT) general <br />34 public service, door to door pick-up and drop-off service <br />3s for human service contracting agencies, deviated fixed <br />36 route service for the general public, and paratransit <br />37 service for disabled residents. <br />38 <br />39 Private Sector Transportation Services - Several for profit private <br />4o sector Transportation Services, services are available to transport <br />Da-aCouvlty Co-m~+~e~evvkivPiPlarv Public Hearing Draft 5-6-08 Page 9-1 X <br />