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N .v Research Triangle area. Each of the interchanges have been studied and evaluated as to their role in the "big picture" of the Orange County Comprehensive Plan. The interchanges at New Hope Church Road and NC 86 were studied and analyzed as a part of the Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan from 1984-87 . As a part of that cooperative planning strategy, I-40 became a "hard edge" for urban services and development in the 20--year planning timeframe. The interchange at NC 86 reflects the potential for mixed-use transitional development on its southern or "Chapel Hill" side, while the northern side of I-40 is designated as part of the 38,000-acre Rural Buffer growth management area that separates the future urban areas of Chapel Hill and Hillsborough. The interchange at New Hope Church Road lies in the heart of the Rural Buffer and is therefore not appropriate for non- residential development. A neighborhood level node at the traditional Blackwood Station community serves the Rural Buffer population with localized services not available to the north or south. The Old Chapel Hill-Hillsborough Road (Old 86) interchange, however, is located north of the Rural Buffer. Taken in context with the Land Use Element as a whole, its role as a strategic interstate interchange is similar to that of the "New 86" interchange mentioned above. At this interchange, the north or "Hillsborough" side of the interchange is designated Transition, indicating that urban services are available or are projected to be available by the year 2001 . However, the existence of Ten--Year Transition on the north side of this interchange does not include a corresponding node, which means that although transition to urban uses is occurring, this transition is to be residential in nature. The southern side of this interchange, where the site is located, is designated Rural Residential. Here again, the concept of Interstate 40 as a "hard edge" to urban development during the plan period is applied. It is clear that this concept is a basic tenet of the Land Use Element -= for rural boundary areas on the fringe of both Chapel Hill and Hillsborough. Another set of events important to this question involves the proposed Hillsborough Cooperative Planning Zone. Discussions between the Orange County and Hillsborough Planning Boards represent an attempt by both to define the boundaries of a cooperative planning zone, with a transition area for urban development and an outlying rural area. The Town of Hillsborough Planning Board originally proposed a 8 yr, 4`