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probable cost, potential impact of transit and paratransit utilization, and stated growth management goals of the various local governments. Based on these ana- lyses, the study team formulated a recommended Thoroughfare Plan for presentation to the to the elected policy boards on January 28, 1988. 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 between February and May. 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 Chapel Hill, Carrboro, southwest Durham, southern Orange and northern Chatham Counties. (2) SOUTHEAST - This area encompasses southeast Durham including the Research Triangle Park and the Raleigh-Durham Airport area. (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 and central Orange County including the Eno River Parks 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 their impacts evaluated. If no major problems are identified during the public hearing process, a final recommended Thoroughfare Plan will then be presented to the governing boards for adoption sometime in June. ' Depending on the comments and perceived problems, the final recommended Thoroughfare Plan for each quadrant may be submitted for adoption separately. If separate adoption is necessary, the study team recommends that this be done in the order listed above, since this is the order of urgency for having an adopted plan to guide imminent development. The purpose of adopting the . plan in segments, if necessary, is twofold. One reason is a compelling need to have an adopted plan in areas under active development where we do not currently have one, most notably the I-40 corridor and the RTP/Airport area. The second reason is to avoid the possibility of having adoption of the entire plan held up by controversy on one particular proposed facility. It is recognized that adoption of the plans for the quadrants separately is only possible if the controversial facility or its potential replacement do not cross quadrant boundaries. After all segments of the plan are adopted on the local level, the entire plan will be submitted to the N.C. Board of Transportation for approval. 2.2