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streets major and minor cross streets <br /> At-grade at minor cross <br /> streets <br /> Orange County Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP) <br /> Opportunities for Public Involvement <br /> Develop CTP vision: <br /> Adopted goals and objectives of the Transportation Element of Comprehensive Plan <br /> Conduct Goals & Objectives Survey— <br /> Goa/s and objectives were established in the Transportation Element of the Comprehensive <br /> Plan, a survey for citizen input regarding transportation needs has been completed. <br /> Develop alternatives (highway, transit, bicycle, pedestrian) <br /> - Public workshop (presentation of data and projections and deficiency analysis) <br /> - Public comment period <br /> - OUTBoard coordinates with pertinent advisory boards <br /> Develop Recommended Orange County CTP <br /> CTP Committee develops Recommended Alternative based on data, comments from <br /> public workshop, comments from advisory boards <br /> - Public workshop to present recommended alternative <br /> - Present to advisory boards for comment <br /> - Present to BOCC for comment <br /> Develop Final Orange County CTP <br /> CTP Committee develops final recommended plan considering comments from public <br /> workshop, advisory boards, and BOCC <br /> - BOCC holds public workshop on final plan <br /> Adoption of Final Plan: <br /> - Orange County <br /> - NCDOT <br /> Commissioner Gordon asked staff to state what happens if the County does not have a <br /> comprehensive transportation plan and why it needs one. Karen Lincoln said that the portion <br /> in the MPO will be developed by the staff and the adjacent jurisdictions. There will be a plan <br /> there and it should be concurrent with the County's. If the County does not have one, then <br /> things will go on as they are now. In the future, if it is required and there is not one, it will be <br /> hard to get projects in the TIP. Craig Benedict said that it will be a requirement for the TIP. <br /> Commissioner Pelissier said that this presentation helped her understand more about <br /> this issue and she is gathering that if the County adopted this plan, then she knows DOT is not <br /> going to adopt an expressway unless there is more volume. Since the County is not endorsing <br /> development, then it cannot be an expressway. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs asked if other priorities could be added to the CTP after Orange <br /> County adopts this CTP. Karen Lincoln said yes. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs asked why they were only discussing NC 86 if there are other <br /> priorities and Karen Lincoln said that NC 86 is the sticking point. <br />