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- 1 <br /> 2.6 TRANSPORTATION <br /> A. INTRODUCTION <br /> Purpose and Content <br /> The Transportation Element provides a planning framework for supporting future land <br /> use decisions in Orange County. This element provides a description of the road <br /> network in Orange County, a functional classification of roads in the County and an <br /> assessment of areas where new corridors connecting major roads will be needed in the <br /> future. This element also describes other significant transportation elements including A <br /> Bicycle Transportation Plan that was approved by the Board of County Commissioners <br /> April 6, 1999. <br /> Relationship to Other Transportation Plans <br /> Orange County Thoroughfare Plan: In North Carolina, road building authority lies <br /> with the State and municipalities rather than with the counties. A thoroughfare plan <br /> prepared by the North Carolina Department of Transportation provides the framework <br /> for the future transportation system serving Orange County. The thoroughfare plan <br /> addresses the capability of the existing.roadway system to serve existing demand and <br /> identifies future needs for roadway system improvements. County plans are generally <br /> used for functionally classifying the relative roles of existing facilities. The Orange <br /> County Thoroughfare Plan, prepared by the North Carolina Department of <br /> Transportation, relies on the County's plan for determining the function of those <br /> facilities. <br /> DCHC MPO 2025 Long Range Transportation Plan: A large portion of Orange County <br /> including the municipalities of Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Hillsborough and surrounding <br /> areas is part of a regional transportation planning area that includes Durham County <br /> and northeast Chatham County. The Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan <br /> Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) is responsible for developing and updating long <br /> range transportation plans for the metropolitan planning area. Orange County . <br /> participates in the DCHC MPO through membership in the Transportation Advisory <br /> Committee (TAC) and the Technical Coordinating Committee (TCC). The <br /> Transportation Advisory Committee is a policy body which is made up of elected and <br /> appointed officials of participating jurisdictions including the North Carolina Department <br /> of Transportation. The TAC coordinates -and makes decisions on transportation <br /> planning issues. The Technical Coordinating Committee is composed of staff members <br /> from each unit of local government and provides technical recommendations to the <br /> TAC. The 2025 Long Range Transportation Plan developed by the DCHC MPO <br /> incorporates multi-modal transportation systems to address congestion problems and to <br /> increase travel choices for the region. <br /> F:\PLANNING\KLINCOLN\compplan\transele.doc\2-10-00\2-15-00 <br />