Transit items in Orange County
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| Subject | Items |
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| Transit | 162 |
| Budget and appropriations | 67 |
| Intergovernmental agreements | 29 |
| Roads and transportation | 27 |
| Contracts and procurement | 11 |
| Health and human services | 11 |
| Police and public safety | 10 |
| Grants and outside funding | 9 |
| Parks and recreation | 9 |
| Schools and education | 7 |
| Fees and utility rates | 6 |
| Tax rate and revaluation | 6 |
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A hearing on Orange County Transportation Services' applications for $515,928 in federal and state transit money for fiscal 2028, on a $764,366 program. It covers demand-response operations for seniors and people with disabilities, a mobility manager, and two 25-foot light transit vehicles.
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The three-year update of the transit system's federally required nondiscrimination plan.
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Three state grant agreements for transit administration, an accessible electric van and demand-response trips, carrying $540,821 in state and federal money and a $263,381 local match already budgeted.
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Includes a schedule for data center rules under the one-year moratorium adopted in April, with a public hearing expected in March 2027, and a fare-free bus pilot update reporting ridership up 52% to 137% over prior years.
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Quarterly compliance reporting on FY27 Orange transit projects. No action.
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A $33,000 Orange contribution to a $100,000 study of bus priority options on NC 54 from US 15-501 to I-40. It would compare center-running lanes, curbside lanes, bus-on-shoulder operation and a signal-priority option with no lanes, and recommend one to fold into NCDOT project U-5774A-F. Durham's transit plan would fun…
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Five additional weekday revenue hours on Route 800, between UNC Hospitals and the Regional Transit Center via Southpoint and RTP. Boardings rose 29 percent between the fourth quarters of FY2025 and FY2026, and round trips with layovers now routinely exceed 120 minutes, which pushes later trips off schedule. The reques…
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An additional $32,438 for the Transit Assistance Program, which funds fully subsidized fixed-route and paratransit trips for adults with low or no income. TAP riders took more than 400,000 trips in FY25 against an original FY26 budget of $82,500. GoTriangle presents the Route 800 and TAP requests together as cost-neut…
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$60,000 for advertising, marketing and public engagement funded by the transit plan, including outreach for the coming Orange Transit Plan update. Staff list route map displays at county and partner facilities, brochures for the orange and blue routes, and promotional items for community events.
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$20,000 added to the staff working group administrator's existing $65,798 allocation, for a total of $85,798. The administrator plans meetings, coordinates the member agencies, keeps records and maintains the group's website and archive.
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Updates from Carrboro, Chapel Hill, GoTriangle, Hillsborough, Mebane, Orange County and the Triangle West TPO.
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Hearing and approval of an application to NCDOT for $191,911 in federal and state rural transit administration money, with a $33,867 local match from transit tax funds.
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Buying four bus shelters.
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Nine sets at once, from 31 October 2025 through 20 May 2026: October, December, January, February, two in March, two in April and May. Fifteen minutes allotted.
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Presented by GoTriangle.
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Carrboro, Chapel Hill, GoTriangle, Hillsborough, Mebane, Orange County and the Triangle West planning organisation, in ten minutes between them.
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An update to the county public transport rider's guide and handbook, alongside the operator's manual.
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The plan setting out how the agency involves the groups protected by the federal civil rights statute in decisions about service.
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The safety plan required of transit operators and the committee that goes with it, which gives frontline staff a formal part in setting safety targets.
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6.D Planning: STIPThe state list that decides which road and transit projects receive money and when.
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Staff updates and the radio system, which carries communication between dispatch and drivers.
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Fifteen consent items, including the first fiscal 2026-27 budget amendment, a state grant for a mobile integrated health program, financial policies for the transit tax working group, the Rigsbee subdivision preliminary plat, a reinstated interlocal agreement with Chapel Hill, and a Duke Energy grant for a flood detec…Approved unanimously.
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Fourth-quarter transit work program amendments covering county administrative funding, a Chapel Hill Transit shift from operating to capital, and GoTriangle's Route 800 and TAP.Approved.
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Consent items including a Pollinator Week proclamation, a resolution supporting Tobacco 21 against youth vaping, the year's twelfth budget amendment, an amended contract with Clarion Associates for a comprehensive plan, and an emergency watershed protection agreement with the federal conservation service.Approved.
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Cancelling the June 17 meeting and updating the FY27 annual work program adoption schedule.Procedural Transit
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Ten minutes, non-agenda items.
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Cancelling the 17 June meeting and updating the 2027 annual work programme adoption schedule.
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Project agreement groupings for 2027 and a financial model updated 7 May.
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Including Orange transit's 2025 financial results.
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Draft global capital and operating agreements for 2027, proposed by the regional operator to stay consistent with this year's.
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Revised policies and procedures for the working group.
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An attendance policy for the board, chair and vice chair positions, an update on the fare free program, and the county transit software system.
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Five minutes a speaker, directed to the board rather than individual members.
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An attendance policy, chair and vice-chair, an update on fare-free service, and the transit scheduling software.
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The programme allocating the half-cent transit sales tax Orange County voters approved in 2011, which can fund only projects approved by both the county commissioners and the regional transit board. Adoption was a year late; the draft was released for 21 days of public comment rather than 30 because of the consolidate…
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The draft released for a 21-day public comment period rather than the usual 30 because the adoption schedule had slipped a year. Comment closed 21 April and the working group adopted it on 22 April.
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Try Transit Week and conflict of interest statements from public transit; the county bicycle and pedestrian plan, work with the metropolitan and rural planning organisations and the state transport department, and the board's own packets.
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Fourth-quarter amendments to the FY 2026 annual work program, with separate requests from Chapel Hill Transit, GoTriangle, Orange County and Triangle West. GoTriangle's covered Route 800 and Triangle West's a staffing study. A public comment period on the amendments ran from March 27 to April 27.
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Updates from Carrboro, Chapel Hill, GoTriangle, Hillsborough, Mebane, Orange County, the staff working group administrator, the tax district and Triangle West.
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Releasing the draft FY 2027 annual work program for public review and adopting a revised work program development and approval schedule. The program allocates the half-cent transit sales tax approved by voters in 2011, and can only fund projects approved by both the county commissioners and the GoTriangle board. The r…
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The tax district's cash balance stood at $32.7 million, with $16 million encumbered for projects still awaiting reimbursement; only 17 percent of operating costs have been reimbursed so far. Orange County's half-cent sales tax may come in short of its $11.9 million projection, and members compared tax bases and land a…
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Fourth-quarter requests included shifting Orange County funding toward a radio-system replacement, GoTriangle's request for five more weekly revenue hours and $50,000 to ease Route 800 delays, a GoTriangle transportation-alternatives grant request, and a request to raise the Staff Working Group Administrator position…
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Updates from Carrboro, Chapel Hill, GoTriangle, Hillsborough, Mebane, Orange County, the working group administrator, the tax district and Triangle West.
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GoTriangle's regional technology plan, recommended for approval.
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The status quo option for the Orange Transit FY 2027 work program. The draft went out for a shortened 21-day public review on April 1 and the group adopted the program on April 22.
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Updates from Chapel Hill, Mebane, Hillsborough, Carrboro, GoTriangle, Triangle West, the tax district, Orange County and the working group administrator.
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Second-quarter amendments to the FY 2026 transit annual work program.
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An information item on the FY 2027 transit annual work programme, which was already running behind its own schedule and went out for a shortened public review in April.
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A route change in Mebane, and updates on the metropolitan and rural planning organisations and the state transportation department. The board's next meeting was a joint session with the parks and recreation council on March 11, which was later postponed.Staff or committee report Intergovernmental agreementsParks and recreationRoads and transportationTransit
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4.a.I FY27 Schedule ChangeA change to the FY 2027 work programme development and approval schedule, recommended for approval. The programme had originally been due for adoption in May 2025.
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4.a.II FY27 AWP Sponsor QuestionsOutstanding questions from the project sponsors on the draft annual work programme, taken to closure.
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4.a.III FY27 AWP Prioritization OptionsOptions for prioritising projects within the FY 2027 annual work programme.
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4.a.III FY26 Q2 AmendmentsA status update on the second-quarter amendments to the annual work program, expected before the county commissioners in February. Items the commissioners reject or modify return to this group, which may need a special meeting depending on timing.
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Review of administrative corrections to the FY27 annual work program, with project sponsors confirming their submissions ahead of the February 6 special meeting where substantive funding decisions are due.
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Chapel Hill's bus rapid transit federal risk review is nearing completion with a grant submission expected in February. Carrboro reported the Morgan Creek Greenway progressing. Triangle West is releasing a staffing study request for qualifications, contingent on funding. Hillsborough, GoTriangle, the tax district and…Staff or committee report Contracts and procurementGrants and outside fundingParks and recreationRoads and transportationTransit
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A review of how the county is tracking against its strategic plan. Mobility on Demand wait times fell from 22 to 19 minutes against a 15-minute target. Homelessness cases stay open because placements and rental support are not available. Cold weather shelter beds in northern Orange County went unused and that program…
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The multi-year plan must stay in positive balance through 2040, so FY27 has to be judged in that context. About $12.5 million in operating costs and $3.2 million in capital costs have been added to the plan through 2035, which explains the deficit. Members disagreed on whether public engagement material should show al…Vote taken on the timeline for releasing the finalised plan
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Whether to put the work program out for public comment before or after constraining it to available funding. Members favored releasing it only once finalized, to keep it consistent with what the money supports. Orange County is hesitant to commit financially while FY26 global agreements are outstanding; Chapel Hill Tr…Hold the work program until finalised, then release for public comment
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Discussion of the FY26 amendments and the cost-per-hour calculation. The tax district confirmed $2.5 million in liquidity for FY26, on the strength of which a Carrboro budget transfer request will proceed as a revenue-neutral information item.
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A look-back and look-forward exercise with board members. Frequent topics over the past year were Safe Routes to School, the Orange Grove Road sidewalk, board policies and orientation materials, and SPOT and non-STIP projects. The most discussed were Mobility on Demand, fare-free transit, the Blue and Orange routes, H…
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Draft project sheets were due in early December with final drafts by December 18, and a special meeting was set for January 9 to review them all.
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A subcommittee to standardize reimbursement documentation and processes across the participating organizations, after unclear requirements caused delays. Members debated whether a committee was needed or an appendix listing required documents would do. Orange County will chair it.Charter approved 11-0, amended 11-0 to let financial staff attend
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Adding the transit tax district administration as a non-voting member, to recognize its authority and clarify roles. Members raised concern that it gives GoTriangle more representation, and suggested revisiting after the GoTriangle staffing study concludes.Approved 9-2
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The FY26 global operating project agreements remain unexecuted for Orange County and GoTriangle; all others are signed. No capital reimbursements have been made. Revenues are trending lower and a conservative approach was recommended.
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Chapel Hill Transit has a high-capacity transit corridor study under way with a pilot project being identified. Carrboro has advertised Morgan Creek Greenway Phase 1 for bid. Triangle West will issue a staffing study request for qualifications, concluding procurement by January, and has asked NCDOT about increasing no…Staff or committee report Broadband and technologyContracts and procurementParks and recreationRoads and transportationTransit
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Fee changes making Orange County Public Transportation's fixed routes fare-free from January 2, 2026 for one year. Staff said it saves about $32,000 a year, since the fare collection equipment is at end of life and boarding is faster without qualifying riders for reduced fares. Fixed routes run 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; on-de…Approved unanimously
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Eight items: two sets of minutes; motor vehicle and property tax releases; four electric conversion vans for accessible transportation for people who cannot use fixed-route buses; health department personal health services fee changes; budget amendment #5; a transit scheduling and dispatch software agreement with budg…Approved unanimously
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The county commissioners considered the future Millhouse Road Park property in November and will entertain offers from nonprofits to purchase part of it and manage a soccer and playing field complex in the public interest; the back portion stays with the county undeveloped. Staff also reported the UNC CoGen rail corri…
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A review of which outside boards need a commissioner. The board stopped appointing commissioners to Healthy Carolinians, the Orange Care Coalition and the north-south bus rapid transit board, which is inactive, and decided the county manager could designate a staff member to the juvenile crime prevention council. It k…Slate approved unanimously; one motion failed 3-4
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Fifteen items including the October 21 minutes, board and commission appointments, the Abolition Day proclamation, budget amendment #4, a Governor's Highway Safety Program grant for the sheriff's office, White Cross fire truck financing, booth replacement and equipment for solid waste and recycling, vehicles for sever…Approved unanimously
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The proposal to make all four county fixed routes fare-free was set to go before the county commissioners in December. Staff said it would save time qualifying riders for reduced fares and remove fare collection equipment that is expensive to replace and takes vehicles out of service. A contract was in progress to cha…
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A proposed bylaws amendment requires the affirmative vote of all eligible voting members and seven days' written notice. Because notice had not been given within that window, the item was postponed to December. The chair said he would likely not call the subcommittee until the tax district could join it formally.Postponed 10-0Procedural Transit
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August and September minutes approved; October minutes postponed for further corrections requested by GoTriangle.Two approved 10-0, one postponed 10-0Minutes approval Transit
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The Triangle West planning organization promoted an annual regional safety summit on November 20 at the Chapel Hill Library. GoTriangle reported regaining two routes previously run by Raleigh, with improvements at the regional transit center benefiting Orange County riders on routes 800, 400 and 405.
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Preliminary unaudited FY25 results. Sales tax came in low, including one month posting negative because of refunds, and the district is checking with the state Department of Revenue and the DMV. Interest earnings above $1 million at nearly 5 percent brought total revenue to $13.6 million despite a $400,000 drop in Art…
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The FY27 revenue assumption drops from $13.3 million to $11.845 million to match the current adopted budget, after the FY25 decline. Given economic uncertainty, the district recommends holding FY27 flat rather than assuming 3 percent growth, with 2 percent for FY28 and the existing baseline beyond, and will revisit in…
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Chapel Hill is updating its 2022 short range transit plan, never fully implemented because of COVID, and reported higher September ridership. GoTriangle is procuring construction for bus stop improvements at East Town on 15-501, expected to start in early 2026, and reported October ridership on routes 400 and 405 up a…
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The transportation workgroup reported on the help line, classes and tabling, and the volunteer driver program, tied to county strategic plan objectives on travel training, expanded options for older adults and better collaboration among providers. The communication workgroup produced five 'how to use our website' vide…Staff or committee report Broadband and technologyCivil rights and nondiscriminationHealth and human servicesLGBTQ+ policyTransit
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Amends an existing project to move already-allocated capital vehicle funding from operating to capital, and renames it to reflect that the funds now cover North-South Bus Rapid Transit vehicles replacing Chapel Hill Transit's existing NS Route. The fiscal impact on the overall FY26 work plan is $0.
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Amends the project description and scope of the combined NSBRT vehicles project to clarify how the $2.07 million in allocated funding will be used, needed for Chapel Hill Transit's federal funding readiness review.
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GoTriangle requests 5 additional revenue service hours for Route 800, with 50% of the added cost allocated to Orange County.
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A new project funding 0.34 of a full-time GoTriangle service planning staff position.
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Administrative amendment changing the listed project contact for the county's transit service software project; no funding or scope change.Budget action Transit
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Administrative amendment changing the listed project contact for the Hillsborough circulator operations project.Budget action Transit
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Administrative amendment changing the listed project contact for the Increase Cost of Existing Services project.Budget action Transit
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Administrative amendment changing the listed project contact for the demand-response and paratransit services project.Budget action Transit
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Administrative amendment changing the listed project contact for the fixed-route transit services project.Budget action Transit
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Administrative amendment changing the listed project contact for the Mobility on Demand project.Budget action Transit
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Requested corrections included adding the preparer's name and a name change from GoTriangle to TDA.Vote 4-3 to continue discussing the minutes rather than approve themMinutes approval Transit
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Requested corrections included a name adjustment and clarifying comments attributed to TDA and GoTriangle.Motion to postpone passed 4-3, pending corrections at the next meetingMinutes approval Transit
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4a-iii FY27 Project SheetsDraft project sheets for the FY27 Annual Work Program are due December 1, with final sheets due December 17.Staff or committee report Transit
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Discussion of proposed financial operating guidelines for the transit program and whether to form a subcommittee, with disagreement over including GoTriangle and TDA finance staff. No vote; the chair will discuss subcommittee composition with Orange County staff before the next meeting.Discussion item Transit
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Chapel Hill is revisiting its 2020 Short Range Transit Plan alongside its ongoing bus rapid transit project.Staff or committee report Transit
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The group moved the Transit Plan Update to the October agenda and modified how project-sponsor updates would be received.Approved unanimouslyProcedural Transit
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The chair postponed a vote after GoTriangle asked for edits related to how the minutes record conduct on the record.Postponed to a later meetingMinutes approval Transit
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Orange County requested adding a new Mebane Circulator route, funded through the Short-Range Transit Plan for a capital vehicle purchase, prompting debate over funding a new route ahead of long-unfunded priorities.Failed, 5-3
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Chapel Hill sought to move operating funds sitting idle from driver shortages on Routes D, NS, HS and CW into North-South BRT capital costs through 2029.Passed, 5-3
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An amendment to purchase 14 replacement vehicles for routes left unstaffed by driver shortages.Passed, 8-0Budget action Transit
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GoTriangle proposed adding roughly five weekly revenue hours per county to Route 800 to fix chronic late transfers at the Triangle Regional Transit Center; the group instead voted to send this and the other pending amendments out for public comment and to develop a formal evaluation process for future requests.Passed, 8-0 to release for public comment
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Several projects, including transit service software and paratransit contracts, needed contact-name updates only, with no service or funding changes.Passed, 8-0, released for public comment except the OWL projectBudget action Transit
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GoTriangle presented its FY24 financial report and said last year's delayed audit is expected to be completed on schedule this year.
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Approves $874,702 in combined federal, state, and local transit funding for FY 2027, covering rural transit administration ($219,202), operations for seniors and people with disabilities ($500,000), and capital equipment ($155,500). No one spoke at the hearing.Approved unanimously
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A proposed $500,000 funding placeholder to amend the Transit Plan drew pushback from partner agencies over the amount and timing.No decision; group agreed to a shared scope document ahead of a September preview, October funding recommendation, and planned November county commissioner approval.
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GoTriangle's financial report said its FY24 third-quarter packet will arrive in the September packet, with reimbursement templates unchanged, and that every FY25 reimbursement has been paid except its own, which awaits the SWG Administrator's sign-off after internal and external checks.
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Chapel Hill reported strong ridership and progress toward a bus rapid transit grant request, Hillsborough awaited a Norfolk Southern agreement for its train station, and GoTriangle reported bidding underway for an Eastowne bus stop. During the Tax District update, GoTriangle staff pressed repeatedly for immediate auth…
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Staff introduced a two-year policy prioritizing shelter locations near hospitals and high-need areas, aiming to purchase two to three shelters a year; members flagged limited cooperation from retail property owners.Staff or committee report Transit
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The Hillsborough Circulator split into Blue and Orange loops on June 23 to improve circulation times.Staff or committee report Transit
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The board approved state and federal transit grant certification and pre-application documents required by the FTA and NCDOT for FY26 and FY27.Approved, part of consent agenda
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A commissioner asked the board to oppose the land use provisions in Senate Bill 205; the chair said a resolution could come in July. The vice-chair petitioned for a report on valuation fairness at the 8 July meeting. Another commissioner petitioned for better public presentation of the transit work plan and for develo…
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The circulator's single fixed route splits into two, the wait falls from 60 minutes to 45, a stop is added at the health department and Whitted building, and the county library becomes a transfer point with a 15-minute wait. No new appropriations are needed.Approved unanimously; no speakers
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A draft report on what county transportation services have done since the 2022 transit plan: service extended ten miles past the county line, longer hours, over twelve operators recruited, the lowest cost per service hour in the Triangle, and GoTriangle approval to use transit tax funds for a future Mebane circulator…
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Updates on the county land use plan, the Hillsborough Circulator and a corporate extension partnership, the FY26 annual work program, and business at the MPO, RPO and NCDOT.
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Twenty-one items approved in one vote, one having been pulled at the start. Among them: a conservation easement purchase at RambleRill Farms; an interlocal agreement letting Durham County bill Orange County's solid waste fee for Chapel Hill properties inside Durham; recycling and municipal solid waste processing contr…Approved unanimously
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4.a.II.a FY26 SWG Meeting ScheduleJune and July meetings cancelled in favour of a long September work session covering project sheet standardisation for 2027, the next annual work programme, and a structured bylaws review. At least two meetings will be in Chapel Hill to balance travel between north and south Orange County. Members proposed moving to q…Approved unanimously
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4.a.II.b FY26 AWP Amendment ScheduleThe transit plan amendment schedule, weighted toward the second, third and fourth quarters; first-quarter amendments are unlikely unless something emerges.Approved unanimously
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4.a.II.c FY27 AWP Development ScheduleConsistent with prior years.Approved unanimouslyProcedural Transit
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4.a.II.d Lead Agency MatrixA revision that would shift coordination off the four municipalities onto the county and GoTriangle, naming the county primary coordinator on tax district and work programme administration and expanding its capital plan role. Members objected that it arrived without a work session or pre-read, that GoTriangle holds ta…Postponed unanimously
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County staff attended a bicycle and pedestrian safety event in Mebane and gathered feedback on the bike and pedestrian plan and safe routes to school. Residents raised school-area safety and the need for child-friendly infrastructure. Further events are planned at the two senior centres and a social services job fair.Staff or committee report Health and human servicesPolice and public safetySchools and educationTransit
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A third-quarter update comes next meeting with a stoplight report on project financial health, a summary of 2025 reimbursements and updated estimates for the 2026 transit ordinance. GoTriangle's legal team offered to draft 2026 operating and capital agreements for any jurisdiction wanting help, with drafts by early Ju…
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The north-south bus rapid transit has its final corridor design packet and is preparing for a federal risk workshop, a precondition of final grading, while negotiating property access for stations. The transit director went to Washington to meet both senators' offices. A cost-sharing agreement near the I-40 interchang…Staff or committee report Contracts and procurementHousing and affordabilityPublic facilitiesRoads and transportationTransit
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A citywide comprehensive plan update is under way, aimed at strengthening transit language and aligning land use with transport goals through transit-supportive policy, mixed use and higher-density corridors. A development ordinance overhaul is expected to follow and implement it.
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A new development ordinance is being drafted following the town's recent comprehensive plan, to modernise zoning and support walkable, bikeable, transit-ready neighbourhoods. The safe routes to schools plan is being updated with lessons from the pandemic, infrastructure gaps, multi-modal safety education and coordinat…
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From August, 15-minute all-day service on two routes and 30-minute Sunday service across the four core routes. A bus facility at Raleigh Union Station opens in July. The transit assistance programme is refining how discounts are allocated by disability and eligibility. A new chief executive starts in June and a three-…
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The planning organisation will keep using standard federal contract language until the federal or state transport agencies instruct otherwise, and is watching surface transportation reauthorisation; no cuts to core transit programmes are expected at present, though funds may move between programmes. The Chapel Hill tr…
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Twelve items, including opioid settlement fund spending authorization for FY2026, a license agreement with TABLE Ministries, the health department refresh construction contract, fourth-quarter transit work program amendments, changes to Orange Unified Transportation Board policies, a resolution authorizing sale of pro…Approved unanimously; item 8-f pulled and then approved separately
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Amendments for Orange County and GoTriangle, released for public comment in March with no comments received.Recommended to the county commissioners unanimously
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Members asked for maps of the full network against funded projects and for beneficiary information to clarify regional effects. A training session on project sheets and cost-per-hour calculation is planned for August or September.Discussion item Transit
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Global agreements covering capital and operating are signed with each project sponsor, replacing the old memoranda and interagency agreements.
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Chapel Hill's north-south bus rapid transit segment 3 nears draft design review, with the town weighing NCDOT construction management and an FTA risk workshop set for autumn. Hillsborough's train station awaits indemnification terms between NCDOT and Norfolk Southern; the Ridgewalk middle segment will be built by the…
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Presentation Transit
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The county's priorities for the state's biennial prioritisation round, which feeds the 2027-2036 state transportation improvement program. Statewide impact projects are scored entirely on data; regional and division categories give planning organisations and NCDOT divisions a share of the points.Approved unanimously
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4.a.ii FY24 Q4 AmendmentsThe county shifts $87,000 between funded projects for capital cost overruns; GoTriangle adjusts paratransit for expanded weekend hours and brings the Transit Assistance Program figure into line with actual usage.Released for public comment unanimously
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4.a.iii FY26 Annual Work ProgramRemoving two completed capital projects cut the carryforward by $355,000. The county's increased cost of existing services figure fell from $863,000 to $805,000, split with Chapel Hill on roughly an 85-15 formula.Recommended to the county commissioners unanimously
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Half-cent sales tax collections are strong with more than half collected. Capital projects are budgeted at $14.4 million, largely Chapel Hill's bus rapid transit. Fund balance was $26.9 million at 31 December 2024, with about $14.6 million in excess liquidity after reserves.
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Chapel Hill is at 60 percent bus rapid transit design and discussing right-of-way with NCDOT. Hillsborough's train station is delayed over indemnity with the railroad. Carrboro's Morgan Creek greenway approaches bid, while Estes Drive and the South Greensboro Street sidewalk face design and cost problems.
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A financial assessment confirmed the transit model's viability with a low of $2.5 million in FY28. Members asked for beneficiary information, a funding prioritisation process, and clearer eligibility guidelines in the transit plan.Released for 21-day public review unanimously
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A federal obligation deadline of 4 March requires agencies to expedite grants. The chair advised against spending money not yet awarded.Staff or committee report Transit
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Chapel Hill has a federal reimbursement request pending for its bus rapid transit and can fall back on transit tax revenue. Hillsborough's train station awaits Norfolk Southern's approval and is third in line behind Kannapolis and Lexington. Carrboro is exploring a cheaper alignment for Estes Drive. GoTriangle's route…
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The town owns about 19.6 acres between Gold Hill Way and the railroad near the Collins Ridge entrance. An 8,000 square foot net-zero-ready station with town offices and meeting space has zoning and site plan approval and needs about 4.7 acres. The town is working toward a preliminary engineering agreement with the rai…
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Discussion focused on obligating federal infrastructure money quickly given uncertainty over rescissions, prioritising sidewalk maintenance, transit improvements and spot safety upgrades, and locking funds into contracts.
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Recommended to the county commissioners unanimously
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Hillsborough's train station funds may be redirected to a multimodal facility and the project is delayed by railroad approvals. The Ridgewalk greenway seeks $2 million over five years. Chapel Hill asked for six DC fast chargers for seven electric buses arriving in FY26. The group agreed transit connectivity must be de…
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An update on the regional technology plan and the return to fares was added. The technology plan carries a $250,000 budget, $25,000 of it from the Orange County Transit Plan, covering trip planning and real-time updates, service planning tools, integrated regional payment and open data portals, with first recommendati…
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The group unanimously released for public comment a $17,000 amendment to build curb ramps at North Columbus Street and MLK Boulevard in Chapel Hill, to be carried in the bus rapid transit project alignment. Global agreements with Hillsborough, Chapel Hill and Orange County are finalized. Project sheets reviewed includ…
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GoTriangle plans service changes for February 23, 2025, subject to board approval on December 22. Route 800 shifts to NC 54 full time to improve UNC to RTP connections. Route 805 is truncated at Southpoint but gains midday and evening service.Staff or committee report Transit
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Carrboro reported progress on the Morgan Creek Greenway and the South Greensboro Street sidewalk, with an NCDOT meeting to come on SDS Drive bicycle and pedestrian improvements. GoTriangle reported its bus facility construction on schedule and on budget, with the CRX rerouting there from Raleigh Station in August 2025…Staff or committee report Budget and appropriationsParks and recreationPublic facilitiesRoads and transportationTransit
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Fourteen items passed together: minutes, motor vehicle and property tax releases and refunds, a late property tax exemption application, an excise tax overpayment refund, renewal of the jail medical services agreement with Southern Health Partners, enhanced voluntary agricultural district designations for several farm…Approved unanimously
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The board approved the Global Agreement for Capital and authorized the county manager to sign. Every member government must sign one under the Comprehensive Participation Agreement created by the transit tax governance the board and GoTriangle adopted in June 2023 with the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro MPO, which also g…Approved unanimously
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Approved unanimously. It released motor vehicle property tax values for four taxpayers and property tax values for four more, allowed eleven untimely applications for exemption or exclusion from ad valorem taxation for the 2024 tax year, authorized the construction manager at risk delivery method for the Orange County…Approved unanimously
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The behavioral health committee looked at cell phone policies in both school districts and at ways to encourage screen-free time, including education through the schools, help for parents in limiting screen time, and billboards. Members agreed events should be held at accessible times and along transit routes, and tha…
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The board adopted the Orange County Transportation Multimodal Plan, written by WSP for the unincorporated county. It consolidates every approved transportation plan, project and program into one document and applies a county-specific prioritization method that honors the two metropolitan and three comprehensive transp…Approved unanimously
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The annual report the board sends to commissioners. Accomplishments listed for 2024: recommending approval of the NC 54 multimodal corridor study, getting NC 10 and a regional transit center in Hillsborough onto the county's Strategic Prioritization 7.0 list, advocating for a Congestion Management and Air Quality gran…Staff or committee report Grants and outside fundingRoads and transportationSchools and educationTransit
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GoTriangle asked the county to authorize a $2 increase in the regional vehicle registration tax. Commissioner McKee asked whether any of the added revenue would return to the counties; staff said it would not.Pulled from consent and approved unanimously (motion: Chair Bedford, second: Vice-Chair Greene).
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Consultants from Nelson Nygaard presented a short-range transit plan recommending a rider information campaign, easier demand-response booking, and changes to the regional transit hub network and the Hill to Hill route. Members questioned the hub locations and the route's alignment with GoTriangle service.Approved unanimously with amendments: Orange High School's pedestrian access project raised to medium-term priority, the rural hub map expanded countywide, weekend and evening Hill to Hill service ad…
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Durham County's staff working group rejected a joint amendment covering a bus stop and properties acquisition, so Orange dropped that item along with a Light Rail Project amendment and an Operational & Maintenance amendment, and instead approved moving forward with the Hillsborough Park & Ride and GoTriangle's plug-in…Approved unanimously (Plachcinski/Efird)
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Staff said draft FY26 project sheets were due October 11, with outstanding drafts due October 25, and offered a workshop to help members finish them; Carrboro asked to see older project sheets for reference.
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The Orange County Board of Commissioners has approved the county's Short Range Transit Plan.Staff or committee report Transit
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GoTriangle reported Orange County's share of the vehicle rental tax at about $399,900, with the transfer already made; Q4 reimbursements are due October 31 but require signed operational agreements first.
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Chapel Hill is finishing the scope of its Short Range Transit Plan, Mebane is updating its Comprehensive Land Development Plan, Hillsborough's train station construction plans are complete while it awaits an engineering agreement from Norfolk Southern and reviews pedestrian safety after a fatal crash on U.S. 70, and C…Staff or committee report Transit
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The board held a public hearing, at which no one signed up to speak, on a five-year transit plan recommending expanded demand-response service, a new Mebane circulator, two phases of Hillsborough circulator work, a rural mobility hub and a fare study. Commissioner McKee moved to open the hearing, seconded by Commissio…Approved unanimously
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Commissioners thanked staff and first responders sent to help after Hurricane Helene and gave updates on regional boards, including NCACC legislative goals and GoTriangle leadership.
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Staff ask the board to recommend that the commissioners approve the 2025-2030 Short Range Transit Plan by Nelson\Nygaard. Short-term changes within the current budget: two Hillsborough Circulator routes every 45 minutes, a new Mebane circulator, four on-demand zones with phone booking, and the Orange-Chapel Hill Conne…
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