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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: April 26, 2022
Action Agenda
Item No. 4-c
SUBJECT: Orange County Transit Plan Update Presentation
DEPARTMENT: Manager's Office, Planning & Inspections
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
1. Memo from Renaissance Planning Travis Myren, Deputy County Manager,
2. PowerPoint Presentation 919-245-2308
Tom Altieri, Comprehensive Planning
Supervisor, 919-245-2579
Tom Ten Eyck, Transportation/Land Use
Planner, 919-245-2567
PURPOSE: To receive information on the Orange County Transit Plan (OCTP) Update process
and draft recommendations for new bus operations and capital projects for any preliminary
feedback and comments that may help inform a draft plan.
BACKGROUND: In 2012, the Orange County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) along
with the Durham-Chapel Hill Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) and
GoTriangle adopted Orange County's first comprehensive Transit Plan. This Plan was funded
using a newly-adopted Article 43 Half-Cent Sales Tax, and it included investments in new and
expanded bus service and new capital infrastructure projects such as the Chapel Hill North- South
Bus Rapid Transit Project, the Hillsborough Train Station, and the Durham-Orange Light Rail
Transit (DO-LRT) Project. The Plan was updated in 2017 to meet federal requirements associated
with the DO-LRT Project.
In March 2019, the DO-LRT Project was discontinued. This project was central to the Transit Plan,
was the Plan's primary investment, represented a critical partnership between Durham and
Orange counties, and served as the transit infrastructure around which other transit services and
growth strategies were planned. In response to the discontinuation of the light rail project, a staff
team began the process of creating a potential planning framework to create a new Orange
County Transit Plan that prioritizes investments, funds service improvements, and improves the
resiliency of the public transit network.
At its November 17, 2019 meeting, the Orange County BOCC approved the planning framework
for updating the Orange County Transit Plan. The framework included a Policy Steering
Committee (PSC) composed of two (2) Commissioners serving as Co-Chairs, and one
representative each from Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough, and Mebane to lead the process.
The County and/ or municipal appointees are intended to represent the interests of GoTriangle
and DCHC MPO.
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The PSC is aided by a staff team which is led by County staff and includes representatives from
the same organizations as well as staff support from the Triangle J Council of Governments
(TJCOG), the Triangle Area Rural Planning Organization (TARPO), and the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). Both the PSC and the staff team provide direction and guidance
to the consulting firm whose tasks include analyzing data, facilitating public input processes,
soliciting feedback from specific stakeholders, and drafting the Transit Plan. The new Plan is
intended to outline transit investment priorities through 2040.
In January 2020, Orange County Planning staff began work with Renaissance Planning, Inc., the
consulting firm chosen to update the Orange County Transit Plan. Over the past two years,
Planning staff and the consulting team have established key project deliverables and the timetable
for their delivery, defined the scope of the consulting work, established a project website
(www.octransit2020.com), created the public participation and outreach plans, and conducted
regular meetings with the PSC, transit service providers, and key stakeholders with updates on
the plan's progress.
Following is a list of key process milestones carried out by the consultant, PSC, transit service
providers and staff teams:
• Held bi-monthly meetings with progress updates for the PSC during the 2020 calendar year
(May 2020)
• Received the Transit Choices Brochure (TCB), a visual document that illustrates the
concepts and continuums of transit planning, and the Regional Connections Opportunity
(RCO) Report, a technical assessment of key issues and opportunities for effective transit
service (July 2020)
• Held the first Transit Summit over the Zoom platform and received a memo of key themes
from the summit discussions and first public survey (October 2020)
• Met with Durham City and County representatives to discuss progress of Durham Transit
Plan Update relative to the Orange County Transit Plan Update (November 2020)
• Received draft versions of conceptual scenarios and graphics with an accompanying
memo (January 2021)
• Held recurring monthly PSC meetings over Zoom with updates for first half of 2021
(January 2021 — June 2021)
• Received final versions of conceptual scenarios and graphics with an accompanying memo
(May 2021)
• Held an in-person Transit Summit for PSC members to discuss core values and visions for
the fiscally-constrained plan and learned of aspirational future projects (July 2021)
• Received draft recommended network and plan as well as draft conceptual vision map for
transit service provider feedback and scheduling of future PSC meetings (October 2021)
• Held PSC Work Session #1 to look at the final recommended network and conceptual
vision map with purpose of permitting project management team to begin round 2 of public
outreach (January 2022)
• Created public outreach opportunities with a second round of surveying (where over 1,000
surveys were collected) and two focus groups (held on February 8t" and February 16t") that
included local stakeholders (February 2022)
• Held PSC Work Session #2 to look at the feedback received from public outreach and
assess the draft network, which resulted in a request to provide check-in presentations to
the local elected boards (March 2022)
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Key takeaways from the public outreach include the overall approval of projects as they were
outlined and an agreement of the need for more regional projects in the future. After discussing
the need to wait for the Transit Plan Governance Study to conclude prior to the Transit Plan
Update's adoption, the PSC advised the project management team to begin scheduling check-in
meetings with the municipalities in the local government as well as the BOCC.
Remaining Consultant Deliverables — Next Steps
Attachment 1 is a memo from Renaissance Planning that, among other items, outlines its
remaining work and next steps of the Transit Plan Update. Generally, these items include:
• Additional check-in meetings with Carrboro, Chapel Hill, and Hillsborough;
• Final PSC Work Session; and
• Delivery of a final report to the Orange County staff team.
Adoption Process
The 2017 Orange County Transit Plan was adopted by the Orange County BOCC on April 27,
2017 before it was adopted by DCHC MPO and the GoTriangle Board of Trustees on April 28,
2017. The final Plan will be presented to the Orange County BOCC after the summer break, and
Orange County staff will guide the 2022 Transit Plan Update through the adoption process
following the critical path outlined below:
Orange County:
• Orange Unified Transportation Board recommendation
• BOCC Public Hearing
• BOCC adoption consideration
DCHC MPO:
• Technical Committee recommendation
• Board adoption consideration
GoTriangle:
• Board adoption consideration
FINANCIAL IMPACT: Funds for this consultant were earmarked in Orange County's annual
budget, with the contract (with amendments) not to exceed $359,060. This cost is being
reimbursed from the Article 43 Transit tax revenue.
SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: The following Orange County Social Justice Goals are applicable
to this item:
• GOAL: ESTABLISH SUSTAINABLE AND EQUITABLE LAND-USE AND
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES
The fair treatment and meaningful involvement of people of all races, cultures, incomes
and educational levels with respect to the development and enforcement of environmental
laws, regulations, policies, and decisions. Fair treatment means that no group or people
should bear a disproportionate share of the negative environmental consequences
resulting from industrial, governmental and commercial operations or policies.
• GOAL: ENABLE FULL CIVIC PARTICIPATION
Ensure that Orange County residents are able to engage government through voting and
volunteering by eliminating disparities in participation and barriers to participation.
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: The following Orange County Environmental Responsibility Goal
impact is applicable to this item:
• CLEAN OR AVOIDED TRANSPORTATION
Implement programs that monitor and improve local and regional air quality by: 1)
promoting public transportation options; 2) decreasing dependence on single-occupancy
vehicles, and 3) otherwise minimizing the need for travel.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board receive the presentation
and provide feedback and comments as appropriate.
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Are) Attachment 1
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April 26, 2022
To: Orange County Board of County Commissioners
From: Caroline Dwyer, AICP, Project Manager, Renaissance Planning
Re: Update Memo for the Orange County Transit Plan Update
Background
In 2012, the Orange County Board of County
Commissioners (BOCC), the Durham-Chapel Hill Tos"byPhase
Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC PSC Coordination
MPO), and GoTriangle adopted the Orange County's Transit Choices Brochure
first comprehensive Transit Plan allocating the Article PhOse 1 Regonol Connections Opportunities Report
43 Half-Cent Sales Tax dedicated to funding public EngogemeniPreporatians
transportation improvements in Orange County. The Engagement Wave 1
2012 plan included investments in new and Conceptual ScenonoDevetoment
expanded bus service and capital projects such as Identify projects
the Chapel Hill North-South Bus Rapid Transit (N-S Priorttrzationprocess development
BRT), the Hillsborough Train Station, and the Preferred Scenario
Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit (D-O LRT) project Phase 2 Engagement wave 2 prep
Engagement Wove 2
connecting employment, education, and health care
centers in Durham and Chapel Hill. Revenue forecasting
Impoemeniation Pian
The Orange County Transit Plan was last updated in Final Report
2017 to adjust financial projections and cost share Figure 1 Project Tasks
information related to the D-O LRT. The subsequent
discontinuation of D-O LRT in 2019 compelled the need for an additional update of the Orange
County Transit Plan to confirm transit-related priorities and projects in Orange County, and to
reallocate revenues collected through the County's half-cent transit sales tax.
Renaissance Planning was selected in 2020 to lead the team developing the Orange County
Transit Plan Update. Team members include internationally-recognized transit planning firm
Jarrett Walker & Associates (JWA) and the equity and inclusion experts at McClaurin Solutions.
The project encompassed two main phases of planning. In Phase 1, the consulting team
introduced key transit planning concepts and framed investment decisions within community
values generating two conceptual transit scenarios (a high-ridership focused scenario and a
geographic coverage-focused scenario). The project's second phase proposed a set of projects
aligned with community values and priorities to include in the Plan update. These projects were
thoroughly vetted with transit service providers, key stakeholders, the public, and the Plan's Policy
Steering Committee (PSC). A plan and schedule for project implementation was also created.
The Transit Plan Update also includes a conceptual transit vision map in addition to projects that
can be funded using transit tax revenues. The conceptual vision shows longer-term, regional,
capital projects, such as bus rapid transit routes, that will require substantial funding support
beyond what is generated through the County transit tax and close cooperation between regional
partners.
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The Orange County Transit Plan Update has eight primary tasks and numerous subtasks (Figure
1). The consulting team has completed seven of the eight tasks. Remaining tasks include drafting
the plan's documentation and providing updates on the project to the BOCC, GoTriangle, Town
of Chapel Hill, Town of Carrboro, and the Town of Hillsborough; an update was delivered to DCHC
MPO in March 2022. Durham County is also currently updating their transit plan, and both
counties plus DCHC MPO and GoTriangle are in the process of updating the governance plan
underlying regional decisions and investments requiring joint cooperation, cost-sharing and more.
The final Orange County Transit Plan Update documentation will be completed by the end of
June. Plan approval and adoption will be conducted in the fall of 2022 to accommodate the
ongoing governance plan update and the need to coordinate approval and adoption processes
with multiple parties (Figure 2).
The remainder of this memo describes:
• Funding assumptions
• Outreach and engagement
• Transit projects included in the update
• Conceptual transit vision map
• Outline of transit plan documentation.
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Figure 2 Project Schedule
Project Outreach and Engagement
Phase 1: Identify Needs & Priorities
The first phase of project outreach and engagement was conducted during the fall of 2020.
Opportunities to participate included a virtual Transit Summit and a public survey. A more robust
program of outreach and engagement was originally planned but had to be scaled back due to
the emerging COVID-19 pandemic and related uncertainties. The Transit Summit was held on
October 1, 2020 from 5-8 PM via Zoom. Participants were asked to pre-register and simultaneous
translation (English/Spanish) was provided. Over ninety people registered and 58 participated
during the event. The Summit featured lots of questions and answers and live polling; a recording
is available on www.octransit202O.com. An online survey was also conducted during the month
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of September 2020. Over two hundred individuals responded, 93% of whom live and/or work in
Orange County and 62% who currently ride transit. The survey asked key questions to help guide
investment decisions such as whether Orange County should prioritize investments on routes
with higher ridership or if the County should prioritize expanding service to areas that don't
currently have transit available, even if ridership is lower. The highest percentage of respondents
(40%) indicated they thought service should be balanced between higher ridership and higher
coverage service, even if it means less service overall.
Respondents also indicated a preference for:
• More service on Saturdays/weekends (most frequent request for improved service)
• Longer service hours (i.e., earlier in the morning and later in the evening)
• More frequent service/ less wait time between buses
• More amenities at transit stops (benches, shelters, lighting)
• More accessible information about routes and vehicle arrival times at stations/ stops
The feedback from this first round of engagement directly informed the identification of the
projects proposed for the Transit Plan Update.
Phase 2: Vet Proposed Projects
The second phase of outreach and engagement for Orange County's Transit Plan Update
focused on gathering feedback on the draft proposed transit projects and a conceptual transit
vision plan, guiding future investments. Outreach was conducted both in-person and online, in
English and in Spanish, to maximize visibility and accessibility. In-person outreach prioritized
key transit corridors and stops, which were identified with input from contacts at GoTriangle,
Chapel Hill Transit, Orange County Public Transportation, and the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro
Metropolitan Planning Organization.
Several methods were used to gather feedback including direct discussions with transit service
providers and key stakeholders; two (2) virtual focus group discussions; an online survey (in
English and Spanish); and in-person pop-ups at transit stops. Mobility on Demand (MOD)
improvements received the strongest support out of the proposed service improvements.
Overall, more respondents expressed stronger support for infrastructure projects compared to
service improvements. Comments indicate a desire to strengthen regional connections and to
prioritize equity considerations with any future projects.
The feedback gathered during this phase helps County staff and the planning team prioritize
new transit investments, fund transit service improvements, and improve the resiliency of the
transit network in Orange County and directly informed the recommendations for the draft plan
and conceptual transit vision.
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New Investments in Transit
Seven (7)transit improvement projects are proposed for the Orange County Transit Plan Update.
Two (2) are capital investments and five (5) are improvements to existing service. These projects
are summarized below, including net new revenue hours and vehicles required to support service
improvements (Table 1).
Transit Project/Service Net New Additional Impl. Operations Capital
Revenue peak Year (Annual) Cost
Hours vehicles Cost
Service Improvements
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Chapel Hill Transit CW: Improve 1,500 0 FY23 $181,425 N/A
weekday midday service to 30
minutes.
Chapel Hill Transit HS: add 1,177 0 FY23" $152,326" N/A
weekend service with 1 bus (70
min frequency) (8 am until 6:30
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Orange County Public 3,200 0 FY24 $228,616
Transportation Mobility-on-
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Chapel Hill Transit NS: Improve 2,300 3 FY26 $299,575 $1,855,583
morning peak frequency to every
6 minutes. Provide Saturday
service until 11 PM and Sunday
service until 9 PM.
US 15-501 Project Bundle
GoTriangle 400/405:Consolidate 20,067** 2** $1,594,591**
into one pattern via Manning Dr.
to Carrboro and Jones Ferry Park
and Ride. Schedule effective 15-
minute service midday, and
improved Sunday and evening
service.
Chapel Hill Transit D: Extend 5,300 1 $446,042
service to Patterson Place and FY29 $2,748,477**
provide Saturday service until 9
PM.
Chapel Hill Transit J: Improve 3,200 2 $448,848
morning peak frequency to every
10 minutes and offer 15-minute
service until noon. Provide
Saturday service until 11 PM and
Sunday service until 9 PM.
Capital Improvements
Fordham/Ephesus Church N/A N/A FY N/A $6,000,000
Improvements (400/D/F 26-28
Connection
Fordham/Manning Queue Jump N/A N/A FY N/A $6,000,000
and Shoulder Running 26-28
Improvements
*By amendment to FY23 Work Plan
**Half of these revenue hours and costs are assumed to be shared
with Durham County.
Table 1 Project Summary
To select projects, the following questions were considered:
• Is the project identified as an unfunded or emerging priority by transit service providers?
• Does the improvement meet needs expressed by public?
• Does the improvement reflect values identified by PSC? (Equity, environmental sustainability,
economic prosperity, affordable and attainable quality of life, transportation, and access for all)
• Does the project support the conceptual transit vision or fill a regional connectivity gap?
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Accessibility analyses were used to assess the potential impacts of proposed projects by location,
by job type, and by a variety of sociodemographic characteristics, as measured in improvements
to transit frequency, improvements to weekend and evening service, and transfer opportunity
improvements.
The proposed service improvements reflect near-term investments that can be funded with transit
tax revenues, projected by GoTriangle's financial model. Some outside funding will be required
to support the capital improvements (except for vehicles needed to support improved service,
which are included in the implementation plan). Costs for each transit improvement in the plan
have been developed based on coordination with the three transit providers and building off
previously estimated costs for improvements in each agency's Short Range Transit Plan. We
have calculated revenue hours of service for each proposed improvement (Table 1) and
converted revenue hours to costs in dollars based on the assumptions in Table 2. For
improvements requiring additional peak vehicles, it is assumed that new vehicles for GoTriangle
or Chapel Hill Transit cost approximately $560,000 and inflate in future years at a rate of 3.1%.
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included in the plan.
Constants Value
Operating Cost Annual Inflation Factor 2.50%
Current cost of OPT per hour $68.00
Current cost of GoT per hour $133.70
Current cost of CHT per hour $118.00
Cost of vehicle $560,000
Table 2 Assumptions
Conceptual Transit Vision Map
A conceptual transit vision map was created to illustrate aspirational, un-programmed, longer-
term transit capital investments (Figure 3). These are projects that have been included in regional
plans, such as the 2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) and other local and regional
transit plans. The represented corridors are illustrative and should be used to help prioritize future
transit investments. The final transit plan will include plan-level estimates for premium transit
service in various conceptual corridors.
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Implementation and Next Steps
Implementation Steps:
Formal approval and adoption of the plan is anticipated to take place in the fall of 2022, following
adoption of the Transit Plan Governance Study and planned summer meeting breaks of elected
boards. This process will be coordinated and facilitated by Orange County planning department
staff. The Orange County Transit Plan Update document will include the following components:
• Executive summary (also functions as a standalone document describing the plan update and
projects)
• About the Plan
• Purpose, values, and goals
• Equity—woven throughout the plan, in all sections
• Key players and parties
• Planning history and process, including engagement
• Regional and County Snapshots
o Socioeconomic drivers
o Spatial trends and dynamics
• Transit inventory and performance
• Project Descriptions
• Unfunded Priorities
• Budget, Implementation Plan, and Schedule
• Next Steps
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GoTriangle Financial Model Revenues Used
Local Revenue(Not Project Specific)($000)
112 Cent Sales Tax 8,532,844 7,402,100 8,532,8441 8,W8,112 9.204.9501 9,530,0081 9,819,265 10,092,012 10,452,461 10,871,747 11,307,834 11,745,697 12,176,4961 12,621,721 13,106,314 13,664308 14,27?6101 14,910,045 15,576,387 16,275,734
$3 Increase Regional Regi.h.f—Fee 350,958 33],000 350,958 356,222 361,566 366,989 3]2,494 378.081 383,753 389,509 395,352 401,282 407,301 413,411 419,612 425,906 432,295 438,779 445,361 452,041
$7C...ty Vehicle Regi—d-Fee 818,8951 7%,800 818,8951 831,178 843,64fi 856,301 869,145 882,182 895,415 908,8461 922,479 936,316 950,361 964,616 979,086 993,P2 1,008,6791 1,023,809 1,039,1661 1,054,7531
RentalCarTax(Orange County Nlocatetl) 481,695 432,400 481,895 493,737 506,081 518,733 531,701 544,994 558,819 5]2,584 588,899 601,571 616,610 632,026 647,828 664,022 680,6221 897,838 715,079 732,956
Total T—ft Tax Revenue $ 10,184,392 $ 8,958,300 $ 10,184392 $ 10,569,790 $ 10,916,243 $ 11,272,031 $ 11,592,605 $ 11,897,270 $ 12,290,247 $ 12,742,686 $ 13,212,564 $ 13,684,867 1 14,150,769 $ 14,631,774 $ 15,152,838 $ 15,748,007 1 16,394,205 $ 17,070,271 $ 17,T75,993 $ 18,515.484
Sale.Tax&—b Rate(hbotly B...H.FY24-FY50) FY21 Mt..1 FM MApt Plen h hFY2l Pctual 4.17% 3.56% 3.53% 3.04% 2.78% 3.57% 4.01% 401% 387% 3.67% 3.66% 3.84% 4.26% 4.45% 447% 4.47% 4.49%
$3 Car Reg.t .n FY21 Mctual FM Mopterl Pim FAatch FY2l MWel 1.50% 1.50% 1.50% 1.50% 1.50% 1.M% 1.50% 1.50% 1.50% 1.50% 1.50% 1.50% 1.50% 1.50% 1.50% 1.50°0 1.50%
$7 Car Registration FY21 Mtual FM Mopt.d Plan W.h FY2l MWal 1.50% 150% 1.50% 1.60% 1.50% 1.50°h 1.50% 1.50% 1.50°h 1.50% 1.50% 1.50% 1.50% 1.50% 1.50% 1.50%
RenWi Car Tax FY21 PcWal FY22 M,ta Plan Wtch FY21 Mctuel 2.50% 2.50% 2.50% 2.50% 2,50% 250% 2,50% 2,50% 2,50% 2.50% 2,50% 2,50% 2.50% 2.50% 2.50% 2,50% 2.50%
Additional information on financial projects provided by Saundra Freeman(GoTriangle)on 1/5122:
"The attached[table]is what 1 plan on using for the FY23 Orange County Transit Work Plan model.
• FY21—Actuals
• FY22—What was adopted on the Transit Work Plan
• FY23—Matched FY21 Actuals
FY24-FY50—Moody's Baseline
FY23 methodology is similar to what I have done for Wake and Durham.The thought process is that FY21 was higher than anticipated but it can be due to the stimulus/enhanced benefits or just rebounding from a rough FY20.FY23 actuals
matching can be conservative as inflationary prices will add to the sales tax%+the region in general is still adding people."
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• Goal - Identify Needs & Priorities
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• GoTriangle financial model forecasts used •
to determine available future revenues
• Already-programmed capital and service
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1. Is the project identified as an unfunded or .,
emerging priority by transit service providers?
2. Does the improvement meet needs expressed by •�
public? •
3. Does the improvement reflect values identified by
PSC? Equity, environmental sustainability, economic prosperity,
affordable and attainable quality of life, transportation and access for
all
4. Does the project support the conceptual transit
vision or fill a regional connectivity gap?
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INCLUDED PROJECTS: SERVICE AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
Transit Project/Service Net New Additional peak
Revenue Hours vehicles
Service Improvements
Chapel Hill Transit CW:Improve weekday midday service to 30 minutes. 1,500 0
Chapel Hill Transit HS:add weekend service with 1 bus(70 min frequency)(8 am until 6:30 pm) 1,177 0
Orange County Public Transportation Mobility-on-Demand Service 3,200 0
Chapel Hill Transit NS:Improve morning peak frequency to every 6 minutes.Provide Saturday service until 2,300 3
11 PM and Sunday service until 9 PM.
US 15-501 Project Bundle
GoTriangle 400/405:Consolidate into one pattern via Manning Dr to Carrboro and Jones Ferry Park and Ride. 20,067* 2'*
Schedule effective 15-minute service midday,and improved Sunday and evening service.
Chapel Hill Transit D:Extend service to Patterson Place and provide Saturday service until 9 PM. 5,300 1
Chapel Hill Transit J:Improve morning peak frequency to every 10 minutes and offer 15-minute service until 3,200 2
noon.Provide Saturday service until 11 PM and Sunday service until 9 PM.
Capital Improvements
Fordham/Ephesus Church Improvements(400/D/F Connection)
Fordham/Manning Queue Jump and Shoulder Running Improvements
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IMPLEMENTATION
Transit Project/Service Ops(Annual) Capital Cost Impl.Year
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Service Improvements
Chapel Hill Transit CW:Improve weekday midday service to 30 minutes. $181,425 N/A FY23
Chapel Hill Transit HS:add weekend service with 1 bus(70 min frequency)(8 am until $152,326 N/A FY23*
6:30 pm)
Orange County Public Transportation Mobility-on-Demand Service $228,616 FY24
Chapel Hill Transit NS:Improve morning peak frequency to every 6 minutes.Provide $299,575 $1,855,583 FY26
Saturday service until 11 PM and Sunday service until 9 PM.
US 15-501 Projects(GoTriangle 400/405;Chapel Hill Transit D;Chapel Hill Transit J) $2,489,481 ** $2,748,477** FY29
Capital Improvements
Fordham/Ephesus Church Improvements(400/D/F Connection) I N/A 1$6,000,000 1 FY26-28
Fordham/Manning Queue Jump and Shoulder Running Improvements I N/A J$6,000,000 1 FY26-28
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"Half of these revenue hours and costs are assumed to be shared with Durham County,
Constants Value
Operating Cost Annual Inflation Factor 2.50%
Current cost of OPT per hour $68.00
Current cost of GoT per hour $133.70
Current cost of CHT per hour $118.00
Cost of vehicle $560,000
PLAN DOCUMENTATION
• Transit equity—woven throughout the plan, in all sections
• Executive summary(also functions as a standalone document describing the plan update and
projects)
• About the Plan
• Purpose,values,and goals
• Key players and parties
• Planning history and process, including engagement
• Regional and County Snapshots
• Socioeconomic drivers
• Spatial trends and dynamics
• Transit inventory and performance
• Project Descriptions
• Unfunded Priorities/Projects
• Budget, Implementation Plan,and Schedule
• Next Steps
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NEXT STEPS
• Project updates to Boards and Commissions(April-May 2022)
• Completion of draft Orange County Transit Plan Update Documentation(April 2022)
• Final Policy Steering Committee Meeting (May 20, 2022)
• Receive PSC comments and feedback(until June 3, 2022)
• Final Orange County Transit Plan Update documentation(6/30/22)
• Orange County Transit Plan Update approval and adoption(Fall 2022)
D.UESTIONS D COMMENTS
On behalf of the project team,we thank you for your time and consideration.
Renaissance Planning Al)
Project Manager r,
Caroline Dwyer,AICP
cdw�(cDcitiesthatwork.com R E N A I S S A N C E
919-636-5032 x 401 PLANNING
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