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4. The Parties agree to work with RTD to improve bus service on and adjacent to the U.S. 36 corridor (including feeder bus service to park-n-rides) and urge RTD to accelerate funding for purchase or lease of new buses;and to investigate other options to increase and improve bus service and park n Rides including privatization and other funding mechanisms such as public-private partnerships. 5. The Parties agree to investigate alternative financing mechanisms for the U.S. 36 corridor improvements. 6. The Parties agree to exercise their best efforts to preserve options for future transit modes along the U.S. 36 corridor. A specific technology is not recommended at this time. 7. The Parties agree to investigate improving alternative mode facilities including without limitation considering community bikes at park-n-rides, facilities separate from autos where feasible, bike locking facilities at bus stops, and a bike path along U.S. 36. 8. The Parties agree to study U.S. 36 corridor open space preservation in order to seek to assure the best possible environment and to seek to identify and preserve significant view corridors. 9. In partnership with the private sector, the Parties agree to investigate formation of a separate nonprofit organization, which could be a Transportation Management Association or "TMA," to organize employers along the U.S. 36 corridor to provide employees with commuting options. 10. The Parties agree to pursue funding for a U.S. 36 corridor master plan. 11. The Parties agree to evaluate existing planning and funding processes and alternative organizational structures to implement the U.S. 36 corridor study consensus recommendations. 12. The Parties recognize that the Boulder County Consortium of Cities Transportation Task Force will be evaluating transportation alternatives in the U.S. 36 Corridor, along with other regional corridors in Boulder County. The Regional Roundtable will consider all available recommendations from the Task Force, or any other transportation planning effort in the region when setting priorities for the U.S. 36 Corridor. 13. The Parties agree to form a steering committee, consisting of one member representing each party. This steering committee will be charged with determining the work plan and tasks to be undertaken annually. The steering committee shall reconstitute a Regional Roundtable comprised of broad public and private sector representatives. The steering committee shall have the power to appoint and remove members of the Roundtable. This 3