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12 from Heritage Hills to Damascus Church Road. A review of the Carrboro planning map indicates that only 2-3 easements would be needed to connect that path to the high school. Such agreements would be legal documents and would need to be held by a legal entity such as the county or some other formal organization. 5. Investigate the feasibility of adding an Orange Public Transit from the southern section of Smith Level to Rock Haven (connecting with Chapel Hill Transit) and to the UNC park and ride lot on I S-S01. 6. Until better alternatives are provided, encourage parents to utilize school buses to transport children to school instead of driving. Finally, the task force encourages improved public transportation between Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Orange County, Chatham County, and the Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools. Feedback on the DOT TIP Proposal For the Northern Section of Smith Level Road* The Task Force was not able to review the TIP proposal when a DOT representative was .able to explain the many features of the proposed design. Therefore, we make the following recommendations, understanding that some of these recommendations may already be present in the DOT proposal. • Adding bike lanes and sidewallcs to both sides of the road throughout the entire length of the project will make travel along Smith Level Road safer and smoother for bicyclists and pedestrians as well as motorists. We are especially concerned that a sidewalk be available on the western side of the road from the end of the school ball fields (beyond the end of the TIP project) where there is a new sidewalk through the back of the school property north to Rock Haven. The new sidewalk exits at a blind curve along Smith Level. Students should be encouraged to walk back to the roundabout before crossing. • If there is not already a sidewalk along the eastern side of the road from Woodcrest to Rock Haven, we recommend that one be added. That one section will greatly extend the number of students who can safely walk to school. • The task force would also like to see flashing yellow school lights 100 feet or so before the roundabout during school arrival and departure times, along with painted crosswalks and pedestrian-activated crossing signals. • We also recommend that the signals at Rock Haven, Culbreth, and BPW will be sensitive enough to be tripped by bicyclists and that they have pedestrian crossing buttons. • The current project entrance, located approximately 75 feet south of the driveway to Frank Porter Graham Elementary School, leaves the entrance to the school along a particularly pedestrian-unfriendly length of the road. If the project