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~. 2~r1-orY <br />f -t 7 ~ ~-o l <br />Sc <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />A RESOLUTION ENDORSING ORANGE COUNTY'S PRIORITY TRANSPORTATION <br />PROJECTS FOR THE TRIANGLE AREA RURAL PLANNING ORGANIZATION (TARPO) <br />REGIONAL PRIORITY LIST FOR THE 2014 - 2020 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT <br />PROGRAM <br />WHEREAS, the North Carolina Board of Transportation, every two years, prepares a <br />Transportation Improvement Program that identifies transportation projects scheduled for <br />State and Federal funding over the next seven years; and <br />WHEREAS, the North Carolina Board of Transportation solicits input for identifying <br />transportation projects of local and regional importance to be included in the FY 2014-2020 <br />Transportation Improvement Program; and <br />WHEREAS, North Carolina has established Rural Planning Organizations (RPO) to <br />coordinate regional transportation planning in rural areas in cooperation with the North <br />Carolina Department of Transportation; and <br />WHEREAS, Orange County is a member of the Triangle Area Rural Planning Organization <br />charged with developing and prioritizing proposed transportation projects that the RPO <br />believes should be included in the State Transportation Improvement Program; and <br />WHEREAS, Orange County gives priority to identified safety needs on existing roads and <br />bridges, to other transportation projects that encourage alternatives to automobile travel, to <br />projects that minimize adverse impacts on the natural environment and cultural sites, and to <br />those projects that foster economic development in the designated Economic Development <br />Districts; and <br />WHEREAS, Orange County strongly encourages the North Carolina Department of <br />Transportation (NCDOT) to design all highway projects, where appropriate, to accommodate <br />bicycle and pedestrian traffic to provide alternative means of transportation that may result in <br />reduced automobile traffic and related air and water impacts; and <br />WHEREAS, Orange County encourages the NCDOT to design all new or replacement <br />bridges with sufficient clearance to allow wildlife to cross safely under them, and to allow <br />pedestrian passage along any existing or planned trail-system connectors; and <br />WHEREAS, Orange County has outlined transportation needs in an attachment to this <br />resolution; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Orange County Board of Commissioners the <br />Board endorses the following prioritized list of transportation projects to be considered for <br />inclusion in the FY 2014-2020 Transportation Improvement Program. <br />