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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: March 20, 2018
Action Agenda
Item No. 7-a
SUBJECT: Orange County Public Transportation Year in Review
DEPARTMENT: Orange County Public Transportation
ATTACHMENT(S):
INFORMATION CONTACT:
Theo Letman, Transit Director,
919-245-2007
PURPOSE: To provide Department updates, accomplishments and annual operating statistics
from the prior year.
BACKGROUND: Orange County Public Transportation (OCPT) is the lead transportation
agency for public and human services transportation in central and rural Orange County.
In addition OCPT provides transportation to qualified Medicaid recipients for transit to: non-
emergency medical appointments, the workplace, job interviews, job fairs, job readiness
activities, or GED classes.
OCPT now operates three fixed routes covering key destination points within the Orange County
service area: Hillsborough Circulator, Orange-Chapel Hill Midday Connector and the Orange
Alamance Connector.
OCPT has also provided rural general public transportation on a seat-available basis for many
years on three (3) deviated fixed-routes (one Hillsborough area route and two transfer routes
from the Chapel Hill area) that are also designed to provide transportation to work opportunities
and programs for persons with developmental disabilities.
The period of OCPT performance is for 2017 - January 1, 2017 through December 30, 2017.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with receiving the report.
SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: The following Orange County Social Justice Goals are associated
with this item:
• GOAL: FOSTER A COMMUNITY CULTURE THAT REJECTS OPPRESSION AND
INEQUITY
The fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race or color;
religious or philosophical beliefs; sex, gender or sexual orientation; national origin or
ethnic background; age; military service; disability; and familial, residential or economic
status.
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• GOAL: ENSURE ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY
The creation and preservation of infrastructure, policies, programs and funding necessary
for residents to provide shelter, food, clothing and medical care for themselves and their
dependents.
The Federal & State grant and local matches, gives Orange County Public Transportation
access to funding that supports valuable transportation services for the general public as well as
for elderly persons and persons with disabilities, populations that tend to have fewer
transportation options than other segments of the population. The services provided use of
funding also provides an inexpensive alternative to travel by personal vehicle that will help
facilitate economic self-sufficiency by expanding transportation options for populations exhibiting
the greatest need.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board receive the report as
information.
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