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Presentation to Assembly or Governments by Scenario Workgroup 3 Alternative Scenario in Year 2030, Orange County Important Baseline Assumptions: • Population will increase by 60 ;000 (58% above year 1998) to total of 179,000 • Dwelling units will increase by 25,600 (55% increase) to total of 72,000 Open Space • Rural buffer zones create clear separation between each town and its countryside. • A network of green space, mostly contiguous, exists for parks, natural areas, farms, open space. • 60 % of existing rural land has been preserved through incentives, policies, and regulations Transportation • Public transit corridors link the four towns • Working commuters use park and ride lots • Within each town a range of travel options exists : buses, biking, pedestrian walkways, neighborhood connector roads • Public transportation + growth in compact neighborhoods have resulted in reduced use of automobiles, less than projected traffic congestion, and improved air quality 12 Point Focus of the Alternative Scenario 1. Open space 2. Intill 3. Transportation 4. Job diversity 5. Economic development 6. School system 7. County -wide planning S. Citizen involvement 9. Representative government 10. University development 11. Services: elderly, disabled, poor 12. Infrastructure for preventing sprawl Infill • Growth in population and housing is focused into compact neighborhoods within the towns of Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough and Mebane. • 85% of population growth is channeled into these 4 towns. • Adequate, environmentally sound commercial and public facilities exist within the county to serve residents Job Diversity • Diversity of employment opportunities exist through training in high schools and community colleges, for skilled manual and technical jobs • Diversity exists in the agricultural economy by expanded direct field -to- consumer opportunities and agritourism