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Adopted 8/17/93 Draft Revision 8/10/94 TRANSPORTATION PLANNING GOAL: ESTABLISH A COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROCESS FOR ORANGE COUNTY STATUS REPORT NOTE:.. ` UPDATING OF THIS GOAL IS DEPENDENT UPON REVIEW OF A RECOMMENDED.FIVE:YEAR TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROGRAM FOR THE COUNTY•INVOLVING THE COUNTY MANAGER,PLANNING STAFF,AND THEE BOARD:OF:COMMISSIONERS'REPRESENTATIVE ON THE . . TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COUNCIL OF THE DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL- : CARRBORO METROPOLITAN PLANNING,ORGANIZATION. : ;! This initiative represents the.continuation of an objective included among the Commissioners' goals for.FY.1992.93, Objectives 1.3 and 5 represent on-going.activities, since they require the involvement of staff,:advisory board(s).or governing board on some.. • scheduled basis, i.e.;weekly, monthly,.annually,etc.A revised Plan of Action is proposed for Objective 4, implementation of the.Regional Bicycle.Plan.A work session with the Board of Commissioners is•proposed.to determine the most appropriate method(s) for:implementing that plan.A"work session' could consist of one of the following 1 A scheduled bimonthly work session of the.Commissioners;or 2. A scheduled meeting of the Commissioners at which a"Report".would be presented; 3 •A.called':meetng ofthe Commissioners for the purpose of discussing the goal; or 4. A:scheduled meeting of the Advisory Board. • :' BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES On August 17, 1993, the Board of Commissioners adopted the Transportation Planning goal which included the objectives listed below. Objective 1 Establish a planning process which presents Orange County's requests to NCDOT in a timely manner and coordinates those requests with other jurisdictions, as appropriate. Objective 2 To represent Orange County in the context of regional transportation planning and coordinate County plans and projects with those of the NCDOT,municipal and county jurisdictions, the Triangle Transit Authority (TTA), and the Triangle J Council of Governments (TJCOG). Objective 3 Assist the Current Planning Division in reviewing the transportation requirements, impacts, and implications of development projects. Objective 4 Coordinate the review and adoption of the Regional Bicycle Plan into the Transportation Element of the Orange County Comprehensive Plan. Objective 5 Establish a planning process which carries out Orange County's policies to encourage environmentally responsible transportation planning.