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2 The County has made a strong commitment to transportation planning through the creation of the Transportation Planner position and the adoption of a goal (and attendant objectives) specific to transportation. An expectation for the 1993-94 fiscal year is greater involvement in the TIP process, especially in terms of identifying needs, exploring funding possibilities under ISTEA, and obtaining input from advisory boards and the public. The Planning Board received a report on the TIP process on August 16 and identified several items for consideration in the County's upcoming TIP request. These items included safety improvements at railroad crossings, the wildlife corridor at the I-85/US 70 interchange identified by UNC planning students, and intersection sight distance improvements at Efland- Cedar Grove Road and Carr Store Road. The Planning Board also identified two areas of concern inside the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro (DCHC) urban area and requested that they be coordinated through the proper channels. These items were widening and safety improvements to Homestead Road and intersection improvements to Erwin Road and Dobbins Drive. In addition to the above concerns, planning staff as well as the chair of the Transportation Advisory Subcommittee feels that highway improvements within the proposed economic development districts are worthy of consideration. Staff will be meeting shortly to compile a preliminary list of such projects. TIP requests for such improvements could be made in conjunction with interchange improvements contained in the I-85 widening projects. RECOMMENDATION: Receive as information and identify, as appropriate, transportation needs for possible inclusion in the County's TIP request. DK15:TIP9-7 .DOC Page 2 of 2