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Coborrus County Transportation Services (CCTS) Finol Report — September 2015 Whenever possible, the desirable portions of the strategy were repackaged into a more flexible combination of initiatives. Package #1: Coordinated Out -of County Transportation - The preliminary Initiative • An estimated 1,800 passenger trips 9 Initiative #2.2 - policy change to eliminate were sent to Greater Charlotte last `medical only', in order to allow general public out -of- year. The average trip length was county ridership, on a seats available basis. 11.6 miles each way. • Initiative #2.4 - adopt tighter eligibility requirements that are universal for all four counties The benefits of a Four County Coordinated Out -of- County Transportation can only be truly quantified after the agreement has been crafted. The pie chart in Figure ES -1 below is an example of which trips could be redistributed to neighboring Counties. The accompanying table shows an example of how 100% of the 226 trips to Chapel Hill might be transferred to SCUSA. Attachment number 1 \n F -3 Page 71 #4.2 in Table ES -1 above, which called for inter -local agreements to transfer trips between neighboring Out -of County Medical Counties, drew a lot of support. Discussion focused on Transportation the benefit of providing better service to the Midland community, which was a major service gap identified in the Locally Coordinated Plan. However, Stanly • About 59% of all CCTS trips are County (SCUSA) thought something more flexible medical related. than `Initiative #1.1 - daily runs from Midland to • 6.3% of all medical trips are out of Independence Boulevard would be more practical. The county; this accounts for 9.1% of inter -local agreement should also embrace: all vehicle miles traveled. • An estimated 1,800 passenger trips 9 Initiative #2.2 - policy change to eliminate were sent to Greater Charlotte last `medical only', in order to allow general public out -of- year. The average trip length was county ridership, on a seats available basis. 11.6 miles each way. • Initiative #2.4 - adopt tighter eligibility requirements that are universal for all four counties The benefits of a Four County Coordinated Out -of- County Transportation can only be truly quantified after the agreement has been crafted. The pie chart in Figure ES -1 below is an example of which trips could be redistributed to neighboring Counties. The accompanying table shows an example of how 100% of the 226 trips to Chapel Hill might be transferred to SCUSA. Attachment number 1 \n F -3 Page 71