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ORANGE COUNTY CTP <br />Vision Statement Goals and Objectives <br />urban and rural areas, particularly for the County's senior and disabled <br />populations and others without access to automobiles. <br />133 <br />Goal 2: A multi -modal transportation system that is affordable, available, and <br />accessible to all users and that promotes public health and safety <br />Objectives: <br />2-1. Increase the provision of bikeways and walkways, and also increase supportive <br />facilities such as bicycle parking zones. <br />2 -2. Evaluate and serve special transportation needs of t <br />the economically disadvantaged and the disabled, in <br />needs and disaster transit provision. <br />2 -3. Increase countywide access for emergency vehicles <br />response times, both for existing and new developm <br />2- 4.Improve the provision of public transit facilities and s <br />e senior population, youth, <br />:luding both everyday <br />including ways to improve <br />supportive facilities for transit, such as park and ride lots <br />2-5. Improve public education and advertising of existing tran <br />2 -6. Increase safety awareness between car drive <br />safety for pedestrians. <br />2 -7. Construct bicycle facilities in Orange County 1 <br />convenient, and more efficient. <br />Goal 3: Integrated land use <br />development, supports futui <br />County's land use plans wh <br />and community character. <br />Objectives: <br />3- 1.Imorove the County' <br />as opposeo to aeve <br />3- 2.Create and implemE <br />that provides the frz <br />system supporting <br />bicycle facilities, bu; <br />3 -3.The plan should be <br />Comprehensive Pla <br />and the natural envi <br />lanning and tran <br />development, a <br />h include Drovisi <br />for <br />bicycle <br />, and also increase <br />ces. <br />-s, and increase <br />will make cycling safer, more <br />on planning that serves existing <br />insistent with the <br />ing the natural environment <br />n system by first enhancing existing facilities <br />ng new tacMues. <br />an Grange County Comprehensive Transportation Plan <br />work for a comprehensive and connected transportation <br />x of all transportation modes, including sidewalks and <br />id rail transit facilities, and highways. <br />�rdinated with the goals and objectives of this <br />id seek to maintain and enhance community character <br />ment <br />3 -4. Determine the policies to guide connectivity within and between residential <br />developments based on their impact on neighborhood character. <br />3 -5. Direct development to higher density mixed -use districts along transit corridors <br />and make necessary multi -modal transportation improvements to service lands <br />that are slated for future intense development, such as Economic Development <br />Districts. <br />3 -6. Use innovative techniques to increase mobility and reduce rush hour congestion. <br />