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17 <br /> Draft 11-19-2013 <br /> These initiatives are in preparation for economic development in the Eno EDD area. <br /> Land development in the EDD is intended to occur through coordination between <br /> Orange County and the City of Durham, who will be the service provider of public water <br /> and sewer. Properties will be annexed by the City if/when served public water/sewer. <br /> The purpose of adopted amendments accomplished in 2012 was to align Orange <br /> County land use and zoning classifications with the City of Durham's Urban Growth <br /> Area located within Orange County. <br /> Additionally, NCDOT is currently proceeding with the closing of a private rail crossing <br /> closure on Greenbriar Drive that will re-route the access of properties on Greenbriar <br /> Drive north of the NCRR/Norfolk Southern (NS) Railway through the Whispering Pines <br /> Subdivision. <br /> The adopted objective of the Eno EDD Small Area Plan was the provision of an <br /> efficient, multi-modal transportation system. The first recommendation for the <br /> implementation of this objective is the approval of an access management program for <br /> US 70 and Old Highway 10 to provide better transportation systems and capacities as <br /> development proceeds in the area. <br /> As properties are developed for non-residential land uses within the Eno EDD, <br /> transportation interconnectivity and access will become increasingly important, <br /> enhancing the importance of a formally adopted access management plan for the area. <br /> Formally adopted transportation plans are necessary to procure federal and state <br /> funding for projects and to require developer action and contribution in providing <br /> transportation infrastructure consistent with a master plan. Adopted access <br /> management plans can also be incorporated into regional transportation plans, which <br /> will enhance Orange County's collaboration with the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro <br /> Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO). <br /> This report examines the US 70 and Old Highway 10 corridors within the area of the <br /> Eno EDD and recommends an access management concept to best meet local <br /> conditions and the needs of businesses and residents while maintaining the functionality <br /> of these important arterial facilities for current and future traffic. The improvement of the <br /> functionality of these arterials to both serve commuting and travelling traffic together <br /> with serving the businesses and residences along these routes is of high local and <br /> strategic importance as future development proceeds in the Eno EDD. <br /> 5 IPage <br />