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Coborrus County Transit System Final Report - September 2015 education and economic development opportunities, especially for Harrisburg and Mt. Pleasant. All three of these proposed services will need to deviate in order to pick up residents who cannot walk to convenient boarding locations along the route, but the routes should become well enough established to serve as a reliable commuter connection to reach Charlotte, Concord and Salisbury, as well as a reverse commute to service jobs in the growing suburban fringe of Mecklenburg County. Beyond work destinations, these strategies offer social and cultural connections, i.e. there was one comment in the CK Rider Transit Development Plan that suggested expanding service to the Hispanic Learning Center. Other `alternative service delivery strategies' such as volunteer drivers, voucher systems, brokerage and other strategies are explained in the individual potential CTSP alternatives in Section 5, which emerged from the discoveries made during data analysis and conversations with key stakeholders. Expectations of the Rural General Public (RGP) Program It should be noted that the NCDOT RGP ROAP funded transit program is only intended for Cabarrus County citizens who reside in the non - urbanized area of the county. The program is specifically targeted at the gap in rural transit service. However the revised CCTS policy and procedures describes the Rural General Public (RGP) program as being available to all county residents (see page 3 of the policy document). This small semantic lack in clarity about the intent of the program may be part of the reason that many respondents to the CCTS survey claimed the published material available for understanding eligibility was confusing. Furthermore, some investigation needs to be conducted on how purchase of ticket books at a cost of thirty dollars ($30.00) prior to receiving services might also limit participation in the RGP ROAP program. Ticket books are sold at the CCTS office or riders can mail in a check and the driver will give them a ticket book on their next trip. The ITRE Demand Estimation for Cabarrus County calculated that the rural general public demand for transportation was 102,300 one way trips for 2014. The Munis Year -To -Date Budget Report, Cabarrus County Transportation, approved on 3/5/15, shows that the Commissioners had budgeted $58,571 for the FY 2015 RGP program, at the stated rate of $17.13 per trip plus the recovery from the $3 fare that equates to about 4,000 one way trips. The County is currently prepared to meet only 4% of the estimated demand. Recommendation: CCTS needs to improve efficiencies so that services for the general public can be expanded, without negatively impacting the coordination of human service agency trips. One overall strategy is to route vehicles through CK Rider bus stops that are already known to be near CCTS frequent destinations. Examine fare increases, zonal fares, and flexible ticket /voucher programs. Attachment number 1 \n F -3 Page 141