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Plan as a secondary priority bicycle route connecting southern Orange County with the western portion of its number 2 primary priority bicycle route on West Ten Road (SR 1148). Project EB-5108 schedules a portion of this route, Dairyland Road from Union Grove Church Road to Orange Grove Road, for a feasibility study. Orange County recommends that the feasibility study also include the segment of Dairyland Road from Union Grove Church Road (SR 1111) to Old NC 86 to connect to proposed bicycle facilities on Old NC 86 along Carrboro's ETJ. 2. SR 1005 (Old Greensboro Road) bicycle facility: Add 4-ft. paved shoulders on Old Greensboro Road from Carrboro's ETJ to the Oranqe/Alamance County line. This route is the number 3 primary priority of the Orange County Bicycle Transportation Plan, and would enhance bicycle transportation between southwestern Orange County and Carrboro/Chapel Hill. This project is a segment of the Mountains to Sea Bicycle Route. 3. Oranqe Grove Road bicvcle facilities: Construct 4-ft. paved shoulders alonq Oranqe Grove Road CSR 1006) from Interstate 40 to Dodson's Crossroads CSR 1102). This route would provide bicycle facilities to the Grady Brown Elementary School and Cedar Ridge High School from the area south of the schools and connect to a proposed bicycle facility on Orange Grove Road into Hillsborough. 4. Dodson's Crossroad bicvcle facilities: Construct 4-ft. paved shoulders alonq Dodson's Crossroads CSR 1102) from Oranqe Grove Road CSR 1006) to Dairvland Road CSR 1177). This route would provide bicycle facilities from the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area to connect to a proposed bicycle facility on Orange Grove Road into Hillsborough. Commissioner Gordon made reference to page 22 and the Highway Modernization Projects. She asked about road-widening and shoulder widths. She said that it looks like, because of the new process of categorization and the request not to include any more than a certain number of projects, that certain projects from the current list were deleted because there was not room after things were reorganized. Karen Lincoln said that this is correct. She took the priority that was assigned the last time it was submitted. A lot of those priorities were bicycle projects and would cost more than $1 million, so would fall under the highway modernization category. The MPO asked that no more than three new highway projects be submitted. Commissioner Gordon verified that the projects that were deleted include 9, 10, and 12 for the MPO and 1 and 5 for TARPO. Commissioner Gordon suggested that for the ones that were removed that they could be resubmitted. Commissioner Jacobs agreed with Commissioner Gordon and he was thinking along the same lines for the project on Buckhorn Road because it is at the economic development district where they are trying to promote some development. It is in the land use plan and long-range plans. He thanked staff and whoever worked on the priority list and added the 1- 40/I-85 connector. Hopefully this can be addressed. Commissioner Jacobs asked about the park and ride lot in the Buckhorn EDD and what kind of coordination there has been with Mebane. Mebane had suggested a site that would serve this part of Orange County. Craig Benedict said that dialogue with Mebane is continuing through Orange Public Transportation about this. They are looking everywhere, including the new Tanger Outlets.