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155 RURAL BUFFER STUDY POLICY ANALYSIS - PHASE 3 Proposed Changes to Policies. Goals, Objectives. Proposals and Standards CIRCULATION Following the evaluation of issues in Phase 2, Current and Comprehensive Planning staffs met and discussed the findings. Some issues were deemed to be extraneous or irrelevant and were removed from consideration in Phase 3 . Also in Phase 2 the same issue was often referenced under different elements. In Phase 3 issues are not repeated, but rather have been assigned to the single most appropriate element. In this final phase of Policy Analysis. the remaining issues have been evaluated to see if they were adequately addressed in the existing policies. goals, objectives, proposals, and standards. Proposed changes/additions to the policies, goals, objectives. proposals. and standards have been made where deemed appropriate. Circulation Issue 1 has been carried forward to Phase 3. It is questionable how much of an issue it really is. In terms of accommodating "through traffic" the Rural Buffer seems adequately served by the existing interstate and arterial highway system. 1-40 diagonally traverses the northern portion of the Rural Buffer with interchanges at its northern and southern boundaries. Likewise, arterial high- ways (Erwin Road. NC 86, Old NC 86. NC 54, Greensboro Road, Jones Ferry Road, and Mt. Carmel Church Road) radiate outward from the urban area in a very evenly spaced pattern. There is not an extensive network of collector roads connecting the arterials, however. This. coupled with the reliance on private roads would seem to complement the low density and rural character objectives of the Rural Buffer. No further policies, goals, objectives, proposals, or standards relative to Circulation are proposed.