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P.O. Box 8181 * 200 S. Cameron Street, * Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278
Telephone: 919.732.8181
Fax: 919-644-3001
January 23, 2018
To: Board of Orange County Commissioners
From: Brennan Bouma, Sustainability Coordinator
Theo Letman, Transit Director
CC: Bonnie Hammersley
Re: Orange County Commuter Options (OCCO) Program and TDM Coordinator Introduction
In late October of 2017, Allyson Coltrane became Orange County’s first Transportation Demand Management
(TDM) Coordinator. In this role, Allyson’s full time effort is dedicated to expanding and promoting the ways that
Hillsborough commuters and all Orange County staff can travel to work without having to drive by themselves.
Allyson has a Master’s in Public Administration from NC Central University, with a focus on transportation.
Recognizing that solo commuting can be stressful, expensive, and bad for the air, The Board of Orange County
Commissioners supported steps to increase commute alternatives more than 10 years ago as part of Orange
County’s 2005 Environmental Responsibility Goal. In establishing the Orange County Commuter Options (OCCO)
Program, Allyson Coltrane will help to fulfill that directive.
As part of Orange County Public Transportation department and under the
supervision of the Orange County Sustainability Coordinator, Allyson has
begun promoting the new and existing OCPT bus routes as well as the
County’s Telework Program carpool ride-matching resources. She has also
established connections with County communications and planning staff as
well as potential partners in the Town of Hillsborough and Durham Tech.
Allyson joins a group of Triangle TDM Coordinators whose positions and programs are all supported at least 50%
by grants from the Triangle Transportation Demand Management Program administered by the Triangle J
Council of Governments (TJCOG). As a part of this group, she connects Orange County to established regional
commuter programs (supporting carpool/vanpool, telework, bicycle/pedestrian, flex-time, etc) and helps
maximize the benefits of Orange County’s investments in transit.
Best Regards:
___________________
Brennan Bouma
Sustainability Coordinator