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5 <br /> c) Mebane Bike and Pedestrian Plan <br /> The City of Mebane and BGMPO staff have chosen Alta Greenways and are preparing a <br /> contract to submit to NCDOT for review and comment. This project should start this winter and <br /> be completed in the spring of 2014. The plan is to develop a comprehensive bicycle and <br /> pedestrian plan including: 1) an inventory of existing bicycle and pedestrian facilities; 2) a <br /> phasing plan for bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure; 3) an analysis of existing and viable <br /> programs; 4) design standards for incorporation into Mebane's subdivision /development <br /> ordinance; 5) a multi-faceted public outreach strategy; and 6) a strategic and comprehensive <br /> blueprint of implementable infrastructure, policy, and programmatic recommendations. <br /> Staff will provide any other information at the meeting, and the governing boards can discuss <br /> issues related to this item as necessary. <br /> No Attachments <br /> d) Transportation Improvement Plans <br /> The Strategic Mobility Formula (SMF) is contained in the Strategic Transportation Investments <br /> (STI) Legislation. Burlington-Graham MPO's current application of the new STI policy allows a <br /> total of 20 Highway and 20 bike/pedestrian projects to be submitted for quantitative scoring and <br /> evaluation under P3.0. Burlington-Graham Metropolitan Planning Organization (B-G MPO) <br /> members submitted 24 local highway projects and 35 local Bike/Pedestrian projects for <br /> consideration and review. The total Highway submittals includes 15 existing Transportation <br /> Improvement Plan (TIP) projects currently in the database and 5 new projects recommended by <br /> B-G MPO staff (4 new projects were not recommended). The total Bike/Pedestrian projects <br /> were reduced to 20 recommended by B-G MPO staff (15 new projects were not recommended). <br /> Two (2) Public Transportation Projects are being recommended — a park-and-ride lot in the <br /> Mebane/Buckhorn Economic Development District (EDD), and another near the <br /> Guilford/Alamance County line. Following approval by the Transportation Advisory Committee <br /> (TAC), recommended projects will be sent to NCDOT evaluation and scoring prior to the MPO <br /> making any ranking or scoring decisions. New projects not recommended are proposed by <br /> MPO staff for additional study and/or consideration in the next cycle of TIP project selection <br /> Staff will provide any other information at the meeting, and the governing boards can discuss <br /> issues related to this item as necessary. <br /> Attachment 3d-9 — BGMPO Highway Projects <br /> Attachment 3d-2— BGMPO Bike and Pedestrian Projects <br /> Attachment 3d-3— STI Implementation Schedule <br /> 4. Parks and Recreation Master Plans <br /> Both the City and County are currently in the midst of creating new Parks and Recreation <br /> Master Plans. The City of Mebane is currently reviewing the first draft of its master plan. <br /> Orange County has completed its Community Needs Assessments and public input sessions, <br /> and the Parks and Recreation Council and staff are finalizing the master plan for presentation in <br /> January. The handout from the County public input sessions, which includes a summary of <br />