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74X Express Bus Service Multi-Year Agreement with Indian Trail
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INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bjorn Hansen, Planning, Senior Planner, 704-283-3690
ACTION REQUESTED:
1) Reaffirm support for express bus service and 2) support five-year interlocal agreement with Indian Trail.
PRIOR BOARD ACTIONS:
1) April 17, 2023, Regular Meeting, Agenda Item # 23-122 - Cancel service
2) June 19, 2023, Regular Meeting, Agenda Item # 23-387 - Add back Indian Trail stop
3) February 5, 2024, Regular Meeting, Agenda Item # 24-070 - Approved contract for FY2024 CATS Express Bus Service
4) July 15, 2024, Regular Meeting, Agenda Item # 24-476 - Amend contract for FY2025 CATS Express Bus Service
5) November 4, 2024, Regular Meeting, Agenda Item #24-648 - Union County Transportation 74X Express Bus Service Update
BACKGROUND:
In FY2004, Union County began contracting with the City of Charlotte to provide regional transit express bus service (74X) between Union County and Charlotte through the Charlotte Area Transit Authority (CATS) to reduce vehicular traffic on the roadways in Mecklenburg County. The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) provides peak hour weekday express bus service from Indian Trail to uptown Charlotte based on terms set forth in a Regional Transit Services Agreement between the City of Charlotte and Union County.
Several residents and the mayor of Indian Trail spoke in favor of the service at the November 4 Board of Commissioners meeting, citing reduced stress, congestion, and pollution benefits of the service. Staff have prepared a five-year interlocal agreement with Indian Trail, which would formalize the funding partnership through June 20, 2030. The interlocal agreement will be executed in the next two months.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
$127,726 benefit over five years through payments from Indian Trail to Union County to defray costs of service.