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Iv. <br />The <br />SOME BICYCLE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS ARE ADOPTED... <br />bicycre rrogram tirst eva <br />requests; then a summary of the <br />the NCDOT Bicycle Committee fo <br />review, the committee forwards <br />and scheduling of some of the <br />Carolina Board of Transportatio <br />on inclusion of the recommendat <br />the TIP plan does not guarantee <br />implemented; rather, it means <br />further study and may be impleme <br />luates and prioritizes all the <br />project requests is presented to <br />r its review. Following their <br />recommendations on the adoption <br />requested projects to the North <br />n which makes the final decision <br />ions the TIP. To be included in <br />that a requested project will be <br />that the project will receive <br />rated if feasible. <br />V. PROJECTS WHICH ARE INCLUDED IN THE TIP FALL INTO TWO <br />CATEGORIES... <br />Bicycle projects which can be <br />scheduled highway improvement <br />projects. The bicycle element <br />planning and design phases of <br />bicycle projects are built w <br />federal funds in the same <br />construction. <br />incorporated into a planned and <br />are categorized as incidental <br />will be considered during the <br />the total project. Incidental <br />ith a combination of state and <br />manner as most other highway <br />Bicycle projects which are not incorporated into a planned and <br />scheduled highway improvement, but are planned, funded, and built <br />separately, are categorized as independent 2rojects. These <br />projects are constructed using 100 per cent federal funding. As a <br />matter of policy, the North Carolina Board of Transportation <br />currently allocates a $500,000 annual program budget for <br />independent bicycle projects. <br />VI. FINALLY, SOME TIP PROJECTS ARE IMPLEMENTED... <br />In the case of a scheduled incidental bicycle improvement, <br />inclusion in the TIP means that the bicycle facility will be <br />considered in conjunction with the planning and environmental <br />studies for the given highway project. If the bicycle component <br />of the project is deemed feasible, it will be scheduled for <br />construction. <br />In the case of a scheduled independent bicycle project, inclusion <br />in the TIP means that the project will receive further study. <br />The feasibility of the request is studied during the planning and <br />design phases. A project report for each request is reviewed <br />inhouse by the Bicycle Task Force, which will either approve the <br />content of the planning report or return it to Bike Program staff <br />for further work. When approved and scheduled, the Bicycle <br />Program monitors the implementation phase of the independent <br />project. <br />VII. TIP BICYCLE PROJECTS MAY TAKE MANY FORMS... <br />There are a number of bicycle improvement projects which involve <br />N <br />