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10 <br /> As sidewalks along the "accessible route" were already assessed as part of the initial facility <br /> assessments, the duplicate findings from this expanded assessment were removed. The <br /> findings shown below are therefore along secondary pathways: <br /> Secondary Pathway # Items Still in <br /> Action Items Identified Progress <br /> Sidewalk Crack Repair 13 5 <br /> Steep Slope 2 1 <br /> Ramps in Poor Condition 1 0 <br /> Missing Ramp/Curb ramp 3 2 <br /> Missing Sidewalk segment 1 0 <br /> Total 20 8 <br /> One sidewalk crack along a secondary pathway has already been fixed at Whitted. Seven <br /> others will be fixed during planned CIP projects: three at the Environment and Agricultural <br /> Center (EAC), and four others in the flagstones at the Old Courthouse. Therefore eight of <br /> thirteen have been addressed. The remaining five crack repairs will be addressed in upcoming <br /> years based on priority. <br /> One of the slope issues should be covered by the Churton Street Access Improvement Project <br /> and the only remaining slope issue is at Efland Cheeks Community Center along the sidewalk <br /> taking users of the pavilion down the hill to the Community Center restrooms. This will be <br /> addressed in upcoming years.The only ramp identified along secondary pathways not on <br /> accessible routes was at the Whitted Human Services Center, and it will be addressed within <br /> this fiscal year. Three secondary curb ramps were identified as missing or insufficient. One of <br /> these is at the Southern Human Services Center and will be addressed as part of the planed <br /> renovation in 2018-19. The other two are next to the District Attorney's office and will be <br /> addressed in upcoming years based on priority. A missing sidewalk segment was identified <br /> along Revere Road in front of the EAC facility, and it will be addressed in the future renovation. <br /> Orange County's most recent sidewalk assessment joins a series of ongoing efforts by the <br /> County and by municipalities within the County to assess and improve the quality and <br /> connectivity of pedestrian infrastructure. The County and its municipal partners assess and plan <br /> for pedestrian infrastructure improvements during the Comprehensive Transportation Planning <br /> (CTP) process. The last CTP was created in 2013 and these plans are often updated every 4 or <br /> 5 years. Public input on sidewalk improvements and other transportation priorities is sought in <br /> this process. <br /> Municipalities throughout Orange County have their own ongoing processes in place for <br /> assessing and addressing sidewalk connectivity and maintenance issues. The Town of <br /> Hillsborough developed a comprehensive "Community Connectivity Plan" in 2009 (updated in <br /> 2013) to assess sidewalk issues and prioritize improvements and they have a current "Sidewalk <br /> Connections Project". No later than April 2017, the Town of Hillsborough will begin a 7-month <br /> project to increase accessibility along a large section of Churton Street in downtown, in a project <br /> called the "Churton Street Access Improvements Project". Chapel Hill's sidewalk priorities are <br /> laid out in their 2014 Bike Plan. They have historically assessed their sidewalk infrastructure <br /> through regular"Mobility Report Cards." <br /> Many of the main roads and sidewalks both inside and outside of the jurisdiction of Orange <br /> County's municipalities are managed by the NCDOT. In the fall of 2015, James Davis reached <br /> 9 <br />