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143 <br /> 10 <br /> to consider the recommendations of the Secondary <br /> Roads Advisory Council and address the equity <br /> questions involved in the Participatory Paving <br /> Program. <br /> Jacobs then switched the discussion to the mass <br /> transit section. Bell stated that he did not see <br /> a major role for the county except in the case of <br /> Human Services, clients and programs . Jacobs <br /> stated that he would like to see an expert in <br /> transportation planning address the question and <br /> determine if there was potentially a greater <br /> county role. <br /> Jacobs inquired as to why Bell proposed deleting <br /> sidewalks from the Bikeways/Pedestrian component <br /> of the plan. Bell responded that the major <br /> transition areas were soon to be taken over by <br /> Chapel Hill and Carrboro as per the Joint Planning <br /> Agreement. Jacobs inquired about the transition <br /> areas around Hillsborough. Bell stated that <br /> sidewalks could be addressed in this area if the <br /> Board desired. Jacobs indicated this would be <br /> appropriate. <br /> Eddleman raised the question of compatibility of <br /> the proposed thoroughfare plan with the <br /> Hillsborough and Durham/Chapel Hill/Carrboro <br /> (DCHC) Thoroughfare Plans . Bell stated that "fine <br /> tuning" would be necessary in this regard and that <br /> a qualified consultant could address this as well <br /> as suggesting feasible alternatives to the NCDOT <br /> Plan(s) not consistent with County goals and <br /> objectives . <br /> Best inquired about the proposed public hearing <br /> schedule on the Plan. In particular, were all <br /> transportation plan elements to go to public <br /> hearing in August. Bell stated that the proposed <br /> schedule called for this, but realistically, it <br /> was very unlikely this would happen. Bell did <br /> emphasize, however, the importance of trying to <br /> adhere to NCDOT' s proposed schedule on the <br /> County Thoroughfare Plan which would entail going <br /> to public hearing in August. <br /> Jacobs stated that he could see some other <br /> elements of the plan taking as long as eight <br /> months to complete. Bell stated that with staff <br /> and interns compiling base data this summer and <br /> turning this over to a consultant for "fine <br /> tuning" , eight months might not be unrealistic; <br /> especially taking into account the need for <br /> periodic review and comment by the appropriate <br />