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VI. PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF RECOMMENDATIONS The governing bodies of the jurisdictions within the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Urban Area will meet on April 2, 1987. Following the meeting members of the technical staffs working on the thoroughfare study will meet with each elected body individually to answer questions and receive comments on the deficiency analysis at regularly scheduled meetings of the various elected boards in April. The technical staffs will then formulate various alternative thoroughfare plans using the existing plans for Durham and Chapel Hill-Carrboro as a framework from which to expand or alter. The plans will be analyzed with regard to social and environmental impacts to the extent possible, probable cost, potential impact of transit and paratransit utilization, and stated growth management goals of the various local governments. A recommended preliminary Thoroughfare Plan will be prepared based on these factors and presented to the elected policy boards. After the recommended Plan has been presented to the boards and comments received, a series of Public hearings will be held throughout the planning area. In order to keep the hearings manageable, assure that there is ample opportunity for public input. and focus each hearing on concerns in one general area, the planning area will be divided into four quadrants and one or more public hearings will be held in each quadrant. If some areas move forward in the process faster than others, the plans for each quadrant could be adopted separately if necessary. The four areas are: . (1) SOUTHWEST - This area includes southwest Durham and all of the planning area in Orange County including Chapel Hill and Carrboro. (2) SOUTHEAST - This area encompasses southeast Durham including the Research Triangle Park and the areas near the Raleigh-Durham Airport. (3) NORTHEAST - This area includes northeast Durham. Treyburn, and the Little River, Lake Michie, and Falls of the Neuse watersheds. (4) NORTHWEST - This area encompasses northwest Durham including the Eno River State Park and the areas between Durham and Hillsborough. One or more public hearings will be held in each area to present the recommended plan and receive citizen input. Comments from citizens and the various governing boards will then be reviewed and alternatives and impacts again evaluated. If no major problems are identified during the public hearing process, a final recommended Thoroughfare Plan will then be prepared and presented to the Govern- ing Boards for adoption. Depending on the comments and perceived problems, the final recommended Thoroughfare Plan for each quadrant may be submitted for adoption separately. It is recommended by the technical staffs that this be done 6.1