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Approval of a Contract with Foursquare ITP Inc. in the Amount of $60,355 for Website Design Services for Durham County Transit Plan Tracking Dashboard
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Date of BOCC Meeting: March 11, 2024
Request for Board Action:
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The Board is requested to approve the contract with Foursquare Integrated Transportation Planning (ITP) Inc. in the amount of $60,355 for website design services for Durham County Transit Plan Tracking Dashboard.
The dashboard will fulfill the commitment made in the 2023 Durham County Transit Plan to provide an application where members of the public and the governing boards will be able to monitor the progress made toward Transit Plan implementation. In collaboration with our transit partners at GoTriangle and the City of Durham, our goal is to create a web-based dashboard that is accessible to all members of the public regardless of ability or data literacy. The dashboard will be updated twice per year and highlight the progress that is being made in implementing the transit plan. This dashboard will be hosted on the Durham Open Data Portal, which currently houses many other City/County dashboards and interactive maps. No new funding is needed.
Alignment with Strategic Plan: Better public transit aligns with Goal 4 (Environmental Stewardship and Community Prosperity), and the dashboard will also positively contribute to Goal 5 by encouraging “Accountable, Efficient, and Visionary Government.”
Resource Persons: Ellen Beckmann, Transportation Director; Ryan Eldridge, Transportation Planner
County Manager’s Recommendation: The County Manager recommends that the Board approve the contract with Foursquare ITP Inc., in the amount of $60,355 for website design services for Durham County Transit Plan Tracking Dashboard.
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County Manager: ____________________________