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chapter 10: Transportation Element <br />.Fay ca <br />e u <br />Chc~te~v' 10. T,~a~r~or~at~o~v~l~~,e~t <br />10.1. Summary <br />^ Overview <br />^ Transportation context: NC-DOT management of public roads in <br />county outside municipalities, Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro <br />Metropolitan Planning Organization and Triangle Area Rural <br />Planning Organization transportation planning. <br />^ Planning efforts: DCHC-MPO FY2009-2015 Transportation <br />Improvement Program, DCHC-M PO 2035 Long Range <br />Transportation Plan, joint MPO Special Transit Advisory <br />Commission, Bicycle Route Mapping and Signing Project, 1999 <br />Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan, Economic .Development District <br />Transportation Committee, and Master Aging Plan. <br />^ Key Issues: Shared responsibilities for transportation planning, <br />lack of project funding, multi-modal transportation to key points of <br />interest, transit, bike lanes, commuter rail station in Hillsborough, <br />Carolina North transportation impacts and needs, and energy <br />consumption. <br />10.2. Purpose <br />^ Description of element purpose: provide direction and guidance <br />regarding the efficient and equitable provision of transportation <br />services throughout the County, including coordination with towns <br />and regional transportation planning organizations. <br />10.3. ,Historic Data, Current Data and Evaluation of <br />Trends <br />^ Description of County road network (2000) <br />^ Road System Assessment (2000) <br />^ Total State Maintained Road Lane Miles (1985-2003) <br />^ Estimated Orange County Bicycle Commuters (1999) <br />^ Assessment of County Bicycle Routes and Improvements (1998) <br />^ Means of Transportation to Work in Orange County and NC <br />(1990/2000). <br />^ Alternative Fuel Vehicles and Fuel Use in Local Municipalities (2000- <br />2003). <br />Ov'G[.vu~ei COtt,Yt~y Cvvv~Yel1.P.vt~%ver ~lavt~ DRAFT 19-21-07 3 6 <br />