AGENDA #3a(5)

October 5, 2005

Mayor and Town Council

Town of Chapel Hill

405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd

Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Dear Mayor and Council:

I am requesting the Town engage in dialogue with Triangle Transit Authority (TTA) to explore the feasibility of an express bus route from the Eubanks Road Park and Ride lot to the TTA transit station in Research Triangle Park (RTP). Currently the routes serving Chapel Hill and RTP are not convenient for many Chapel Hill residents working in RTP. This is a combination of the meandering TTA routes which have stops at Southpointe, New Hope Commons, Woodcroft and Duke Medical Center. Added to this, the Chapel Hill Transit and TTA schedules do not always mesh well and long waits for TTA are required.

TTA service from Franklin Street to the RTP Transit center takes 45 to 75 minutes depending on the route and stops mentioned above. Added to this is the transit time to Franklin Street and the shuttle service from the TTA center to the businesses in RTP.

Express service would allow residents in the northwest area of town, along with citizens residing in Carrboro and outside the Town limits an efficient public transit route to commute to RTP.

For environmental benefits and promotion of public transit please consider exploring the feasibility an express TTA bus route form the Eubanks Park and Ride lot to the TTA Transit Center in RTP.

Sincerely,

Andrea Rohrbacher

145 Dixie Drive

Chapel Hill, NC 27514