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Bicycle Map <br /> - Incorporates County's bicycle plan and connections to DCHC recommendations <br /> - Includes SPOT projects <br /> Pedestrian Map <br /> - Incorporates County pedestrian plan that is currently under development <br /> Previous Input on Recommendations <br /> • Planning Board, September 2011 <br /> • Public drop-in session, September 2011 <br /> • Public comment website, open through September 26 <br /> • Committee meeting, September 21 <br /> — Reviewed input and finalized draft recommendations for presentation to BOCC <br /> in October 2011 <br /> • Orange County Planning staff review of Technical Report and edits incorporated by <br /> NCDOT staff, December 2012 <br /> Addressing Input on Recommendations <br /> October 2011 BOCC <br /> • Discussion of county bicycle plan being recreational, and adding more commuter-based <br /> routes, while being mindful of traffic and safety <br /> — Coordination by Orange County staff with draft DCHC MPO 2040 Metropoliton <br /> Transportation Plan (MTP) resulted in minor deletions and additions to CTP <br /> bicycle recommendations <br /> — Verbiage added to Chapter 1 (p. 1-15) of report to reflect combined recreational <br /> and commuting opportunities <br /> • Discussion of park and ride lots regarding traffic analysis and specifics for the lots <br /> — Verbiage added to Chapter 2 (p. 11-6) of report to clarify that specific information <br /> would be developed at a later date, and that the CTP identifies the general <br /> areas of anticipated need <br /> • Verbiage added to report in Chapter 2 (P. 11-1 and 11-3/4) to reflect NCDOT project <br /> implementation process and elaborate on project proposal details with regards to NC <br /> 86 expressway recommendation <br /> Next Steps <br /> • OUTBoard recommendation in February <br /> • Adoption of 5 maps by Orange County in March <br /> • Endorsement of 5 maps by TARPO <br /> • Adoption of 5 maps by NCDOT <br /> • Technical report review by external contacts <br /> — Orange County, multiple NCDOT contacts, TARPO <br /> • Technical report finalized by NCDOT and distributed <br /> — Consideration of entire report by Orange County if desired <br />