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050 <br />of the Public Private O en Sp-ace Areas which were <br />designated as significant and worthy of protection <br />according to the New Hope Corridor open Space <br />Master Plan completed in April of 1991. (See Master <br />Plan MaR following Strategy Maps)- The areas-are T <br />part of a system of open space inDurham and Orange <br />Counties along New Hope Creek and its tributaries <br />between Eno River State Park and U.S. Army Corps of <br />Engineers land north of Jordan Lake. This category <br />is made up of critical environmental areas such as <br />stream bedsr floodplains, steep slopes, and larger T <br />tracts_ of historic, educational, or recreational <br />value. <br />Section VI. FUTURE LAND USE -• JOINT PLANNING AREA <br />Transition Areas <br />Ten categories of Transition Area have been <br />depicted on the Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan. <br />These categories include: Resource Protection; <br />Public /Private Open Space; New Hope Creek Corridor <br />Oeen Space; Surburban Residential; Urban Residential; <br />Office- Institutional;.Future UNC Development; Retail <br />Trade; Light Industrial; and Disposal Use. These <br />categories are described below. <br />Resource Protection Areas <br />Public /Private open Space Areas <br />A Public /Private open Space Area has also been <br />designated along Interstate 40 in both Transition and <br />Rural Buffer Areas to recognize the Major Transpor- <br />tation Corridor (MTC) district established to provide <br />a 100 -foot buffer along that route. The Plan <br />recommends utilization of portions of the buffer to <br />link proposed park and greenway areas together. <br />New Hope Creek Corridor Open Space Areas include <br />some of the Resource Protection Areas and a Rortion <br />of the Public Private 0 en Space Areas which were <br />designated as significant and worthy of protection <br />according to the New Ho ]2e Corridor 0 en S ace <br />