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9 <br /> 1 4. Eno Economic Development District Access Management Plan - To review a <br /> 2 proposed access management plan for the Eno EDD (Economic Development District). The <br /> 3 proposed access management plan involves approximately 550 acres of land in the vicinity of <br /> 4 US Highway 70 and Old Highway 10 (near Durham County). <br /> 5 <br /> 6 Abigaile Pittman reviewed the purpose as follows: <br /> 7 To hold a public hearing on the Draft Eno EDD Access Management Plan for <br /> 8 establishing transportation connectivity as the study area develops in the future. <br /> 9 She reviewed the following PowerPoint Slides: <br /> 10 <br /> 11 BACKGROUND <br /> 12 Eno EDD Area Small Area Plan adopted in 2008, amended in 2009. <br /> 13 Plan recommended an access management plan for US 70 and Old Highway 10 to <br /> 14 provide better transportation systems and capacities as development proceeds in the <br /> 15 area. <br /> 16 <br /> 17 WHAT HAS BEEN DONE SINCE 2009? <br /> 18 Land Use Plan Map amendments. <br /> 19 Pre-zoning of land. <br /> 20 Utility service agreement with Durham. <br /> 21 Public water & sewer master plan. <br /> 22 Cross-county bus route planning. <br /> 23 Striping of 2-ft. bike lanes on Old NC 10. <br /> 24 I-85/US 70 interchange concept plan. <br /> 25 Project for 1-85 widening and US 70 interchange in State plans. <br /> 26 <br /> 27 Eno EDD-Access Management Plan Study Area (map) <br /> 28 <br /> 29 Importance of a formally adopted access management plan: <br /> 30 Enhancing Interconnectivity and access as properties are developed for non-residential <br /> 31 land uses; <br /> 32 Developer/property owner compliance in providing transportation infrastructure <br /> 33 consistent with the Plan; <br /> 34 Enhanced collaboration with the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning <br /> 35 Organization; and <br /> 36 Procurement of federal and state funding for projects. <br /> 37 The Plan examines the US 70 and Old NC 10 corridors and recommends access <br /> 38 management criteria and a concept map. <br /> 39 <br /> 40 WHAT DOES THE ENO EDD ACCESS MANAGEMENT PLAN DO? <br /> 41 The plan examines the US 70 and Old NC 10 corridors and recommends access <br /> 42 management criteria and a concept map. <br /> 43 WHY EXAMINE THESE CORRIDORS? <br /> 44 The improvement of the functionality of these corridors to both serve the area's traffic <br /> 45 along these routes is of high local and strategic importance as future development <br /> 46 proceeds in the Eno EDD. <br /> 47 <br /> 48 THE PLAN EXAMINES <br /> 49 EXISTING CONDITIONS: <br /> 50 Zoning and land use <br /> 51 o EDE-1; EDE-2; R-1; R-2; MTC <br /> 52 Environmental Considerations <br /> 53 o Topography; Floodplains; Wetlands <br /> 54 Future Land Use Plan designations <br />