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10 <br /> 1 o Economic Development Activity Node <br /> 2 o 10-Year Transition <br /> 3 o Resource Protection Area <br /> 4 <br /> 5 THE PLAN EXAMINES <br /> 6 EXISTING CONDITIONS: <br /> 7 Existing Transportation Conditions <br /> 8 o Functional classification of roads <br /> 9 o Medians <br /> 10 o Traffic signals <br /> 11 o Traffic counts <br /> 12 o Traffic level of service (LOS) <br /> 13 o High frequency crash locations <br /> 14 o I-85/US 70 interchange redesign concept <br /> 15 o Rail <br /> 16 o Pedestrians and bicycles <br /> 17 o Transit (bus, park-and-rides, etc.) <br /> 18 THE PLAN REVIEWS ACCESS MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES <br /> 19 An Access Management Concept Map was prepared to guide the design of site access <br /> 20 and internal circulations routes for properties in the area. <br /> 21 Written access management criteria were developed to guide interpretation and <br /> 22 implementation of the Map. <br /> 23 Public Outreach <br /> 24 A Public Informational Meeting/Open House was held on September 4, 2013 from 4:30-6:30 <br /> 25 p.m. at the Shared Visions Retreat Center (historic Murphey School). <br /> 26 Legal ads for this public hearing were published in the Herald Sun on Aug. 28 & Sept. 4, 2013. <br /> 27 The Eno EDD AMP was also made available on the Planning Dept.'s website at <br /> 28 http://orangecountync.gov/planning/SpecialProjects.asp <br /> 29 <br /> 30 Recommendations <br /> 31 The Planning Director recommends the Board: <br /> 32 1. Refer the matter to the OUTBoard and the Planning Board with a request that a <br /> 33 recommendation be returned in time for the 11-19-2013 BOCC meeting. <br /> 34 2. Adjourn the public hearing until 11-19-2013 in order to receive and accept the <br /> 35 OUTBoard's and Planning Board's recommendations, and any submitted comments. <br /> 36 <br /> 37 Abigaile Pittman said implementation of the plan will require coordination between the <br /> 38 NCDOT, the County, the City of Durham, developers and property owners. <br /> 39 She said the public outreach meeting had revealed some community concerns regarding <br /> 40 truck traffic and speed limits along Highway 10 and the potential impacts to residential <br /> 41 neighborhoods. <br /> 42 Chair Jacobs said some of the concerns regarding highway 10 relate to rural character. <br /> 43 He said there is a plan for Saint Mary's Road, which is a scenic corridor. He suggested a review <br /> 44 of those criteria, which address some of the issues that people have raised regarding highway 10. <br /> 45 He said this could be used as a blueprint. <br /> 46 Commissioner Gordon asked about the functional specifications on pages 19 and 20 of <br /> 47 the abstract. She asked for clarification on the road classification system and how it meshes with <br /> 48 these two pages. <br />