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projects that foster economic development in the County's designated Economic Development Districts; and WHEREAS, Orange County strongly encourages the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) to design all highway projects, where appropriate, to accommodate bicycle and pedestrian traffic to provide alternative means of transportation that may result in reduced automobile traffic and related air and water impacts; and WHEREAS, Orange County encourages the NCDOT to design all new or replacement bridges with sufficient clearance to allow wildlife to cross safely under them, and to allow pedestrian passage along any existing or planned trail-system connectors; and WHEREAS, Orange County has outlined its transit-specific transportation needs within the TARPO and DCHC MPO planning areas in an attachment to this resolution; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Orange County Board of Commissioners that the Board endorses the following prioritized list of transit-specific transportation projects to be considered for the FY 2016-2022 TARPO regional priority list and DCHC MPO regional priority list and MTIP. 1 Orange Public Transportation Expansion Vehicles: Request/purchase up to six (6), 25- foot, 18-passenger cutaway bus vehicles to accommodate bus service expansion as recommended in the Orange County Bus and Rail Investment Plan (OCBRIP) and the Five-Year Orange County Bus Service Expansion Program currently under development. This project will be submitted as a new transit project to both TARPO and DCHC MPO (depending on the proposed location of vehicle use) for consideration of inclusion in the TARPO regional priority list, the DCHC MPO regional priority list and MTIP, and the 2016-2022 STIP. 2 Park-and-Ride Improvements at Orange County Northern Human Services Center (Conceptual): Implement park-and-ride improvements at the Orange County Northern Human Services Center for potential fixed-route service to Hillsborough. This project will be submitted as a new transit project to TARPO for consideration of inclusion in the TARPO regional priority list and the 2016-2022 STIP. 3 Park-and-Ride Improvements in Efland (Conceptual): Implement park-and-ride improvements in the Efland area for cross-county, fixed-route service between Mebane and Durham. This project will be submitted as a new transit project to the DCHC MPO for consideration of inclusion in the DCHC MPO regional priority list and MTIP and in the 2016-2022 STIP. The project's official submission may be made by Triangle Transit or Orange Public Transportation.