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25 5/26/99 suitability for wildlife corridors, woodland trails and greenways, in this setting. Examples might include: Wildlife Corridor Evaluation Criteria • Located along perennial streams, or ridges connecting watershed basins and their perennial streams • Located away from residential structures to preserve privacy • Connects and includes identified natural areas and wildlife habitat and other areas of public Interest • Privately held unless dedicated to public entity - no public access unless granted by property owner /public entity • No trails, except as existing from the movement. of wildlife /people Woodland Trails Rural Trail Links) Evaluation Criteria • Located along an identified primary corridor system • Located away from'natural areas and wildlife. habitat, or in such fashion as to minimize impact on these areas • Links parks, urban greenways systems and existing open space areas such as Eno River State Park • Consistent with a long -term regional trails system • Located in areas with minimal streamway and adjoining lands erosion potential • Located away from residential structures to preserve privacy • Located in areas where periodic access for emergency vehicles can be sited Greenway Evaluation Criteria • Located along streamway systems in urban or surrounding areas • Co- located with existing easements (such as utility easements) • Located as far as possible from residences to preserve privacy • Located no closer than 25 feet to the stream bank • Stream crossings should be avoided whenever possible and grade separated when necessary • Located to ensure that minimum disruption of the trail would result from repair or replacement of utilities • Located to connect existing neighborhoods, parks and services • Located to allow for emergency vehicle access With ' these priorities in mind, the long -term potential for, a few carefully -sited rustic rural trails linking some urban - greenways or parks to existing and future rural linear parks and open space does exist. Plans for development of any coordinated intra - County trail system should be developed with linkages to regional plans for parks and trails. Linkages along the Haw River, Eno River State Park, New Hope Creek, Jordan Lake and future rails -to- trails initiatives will likely be critical components of a long -range regional trails system. The Joint Planning Area Strategy Map shows the beginnings of such a system that was envisioned in 1987. While considerable further work is 23