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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: October 9, 2007 Action Agenda Item No. ~ ° ,~'` SUBJECT: Resolution Endorsing Agreement with the NCDOT for TIP Project EB-3606, Bicycle Route Mapping and Signing DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Bicycle Map Agreement & Resolution Karen Lincoln, 245-2594 Craig Benedict, 245-2592 PURPOSE: To consider a resolution to enter into an agreement with the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) for the NCDOT to reimburse the County for the cost to produce 20,000 bicycle route maps. BACKGROUND: The NCDOT has prepared a draft bicycle mapping agreement to reimburse Orange County for securing cartographic and design services for production of a bicycle map programmed in the 2007-2013 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) as Project EB-3606 Bicycle Route Mapping and Signing. The Orange County bicycle route mapping and signing project has been programmed in the TIP since the 1997-2003 TIP, which scheduled the project for FFY 1998. Staff shortages in the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) delayed progress of this effort for several years. In January 2002, an Orange County Bicycle Map Committee made up of interested Orange County citizens and planning staff from Orange County, Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Mebane, met with staff from the NCDOT Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation to discuss the procedure for the development of countywide bicycle route mapping and signing. The group met several times to develop a system of proposed bicycle routes that would serve Orange County communities, provide connections to bicycle routes in adjacent counties and would not be too challenging for the average bicyclist. NCDOT staff studied proposed routes and developed a preliminary map, which was reviewed by planning staff from Orange County, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough, Mebane and the Chapel Hill Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee. The NCDOT is now ready to proceed with this project. The estimate for producing the Orange County bicycle map, provided by the Bicycle and Pedestrian Program Manager, is $43,000, and includes: • cartography for the base map and insets for Chapel Hill/Carrboro (showing greenways as well as roadways), Hillsborough and Mebane; • layout and graphic design; • professional photography services for cover shot and other images of local attractions that do not include cyclists or are not available from other resources; and • delivery of 20,000 printed maps.