PUBLIC
TRANSIT COMMITTEE ACTION SUMMARY
Subject: Triangle
Regional Transit Consolidation/Implementation Plan
Meeting Date:
Recommendations: The Transit Committee discussed the Regional Transit
Consolidation/Implementation Plan and agreed to provide the Chapel Hill Town
Council with the following comments and recommendations:
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The Committee recognizes that increased regional coordination and
collaboration might be beneficial to Chapel Hill Transit.
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The Committee cannot support implementing the proposed consolidation of
Chapel Hill Transit with the Triangle Transit Authority as outlined in the
Triangle Region Transit Consolidation /Implementation Plan.
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The Committee believes that the Local Partners in the Chapel Hill
Transit system, the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro and the
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The Committee is concerned that the study resulted in an Implementation
Plan component which the Committee believes to be premature and developed
without allowing for the thorough discussion and exchange of ideas on the
impacts to Chapel Hill Transit.
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The Committee finds it unacceptable that the proposed governance
structure under the Triangle Transit Authority would not allow for full
participation and representation on the proposed new governing board by
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The Committee believes that Chapel Hill Transit should continue to be a
designated recipient for federal transit funds and work with the Durham-Chapel
Hill-Carrboro Transportation Advisory Committee to secure equitable federal
funding for Chapel Hill Transit if the Durham Area Transit and the Triangle
Transit Authority consolidate transit services.
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The Committee is concerned that desired service improvements within the
present service area may not receive sufficient and timely funding from the
consolidated system because of Chapel Hill Transit’s existing service levels.
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The Committee believes that Chapel Hill Transit has a long history of
close cooperation among
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