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53 <br />54 <br />55 <br />56 <br />57 <br />58 <br />59 <br />60 <br />61 <br />62 <br />63 <br />64 <br />65 <br />66 <br />67 <br />68 <br />69 <br />70 <br />71 <br />72 <br />73 <br />74 <br />75 <br />76 <br />77 <br />78 <br />79 <br />80 <br />81 <br />82 <br />83 <br />84 <br />85 <br />86 <br />87 <br />88 <br />89 <br />90 <br />91 <br />92 <br />93 <br />94 <br />95 <br />96 <br />97 <br />98 <br />99 <br />100 <br />101 <br />102 <br />103 <br />104 <br />Approved 6/21/17 <br />there's been a lot of controversy. Heidi Perry asked how much of the trail had already been developed, to which <br />Marabeth informed her it was a little over halfway completed. <br />AGENDA ITEM 5: REGULAR OUTBOARD AGENDA (ACTION ITEMS) <br />AGENDA ITEM 5A. DRAFT TRANSPORTATION PROJECT PRIORITY LIST (MAX BUSHELL) <br />Max Bushell presented <br />Heidi Perry asked if there was a better chance of getting projects done if they submitted fewer of them. Matt Day <br />explained that they're going to go through the same scoring process and that the MPO and RPO are going to want to <br />submit as many projects as they can. Heidi inquired about Asheville and how they got their funding for their greenway <br />projects. Art Menius said they switched designated responsibility for their greenways from the city's park and <br />recreation department to the city's department of transportation. Heidi Perry inquired about the widening on NC 54 <br />not being submitted. Max Bushell explained that it was a sibling project and it'll automatically carry over to this <br />prioritization process. Ted Triebel asked if they expected that these projects would not score well again. Max Bushell <br />explained that they're changing the scoring criteria slightly as opposed to last time, so hopefully that will boost the <br />project scores for some of the projects. He added that the area is continuing to grow and develop and the roads in <br />question are going to continue to be more congested, so these projects can be considered as local priorities and will <br />likely have higher congestion than before. This will increase the score. Heidi Perry requested adding a round -about to <br />the bike lane project along Old NC 86. Max mentioned that he will add the roundabout in Calvander at the <br />intersection of Old NC 86 and Homestead Road /Dairyland Road as a separate project. Alex Castro asked if there <br />was consistency in the 4 -foot shoulders on the Old NC 86 project or if it will only be two feet in some places. He <br />added that this had been a problem before. Max Bushell explained said he thinks that that is a project scope and <br />funding issue and that a two foot shoulder is more feasible than a four -foot shoulder, as constructing a four foot <br />shoulder would require moving the ditch. Matt Day added that it makes a project more difficult if there's a ditch that <br />they have to move to make the shoulder four feet, which is why the shoulder is so narrow in some places. Alex <br />Castro also mentioned a concern about having a four -foot shoulder and then adding rumble strips, which defeats the <br />purpose of adding the shoulder for cyclists. Matt Day said they now have bicycle friendly rumble strips, where it's <br />either where the paint stripe is rather than on the shoulder, or that there are gaps to allow bicyclists to access the <br />travel lane. <br />MOTION by Ted Triebel to recommended the list to the BOCC. Seconded by Art Menius. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />AGENDA ITEM 6: INFORMATIONAL ITEMS <br />6A. CARRBORO TO HILLSBOROUGH MULTI -USE PATH UPDATE - (MAX BUSHELL) <br />Max Bushell presented <br />Heidi Perry mentioned that during a previous discussion regarding the bike lanes on Old NC Hwy 86 it was said that <br />they thought the shoulders would work well for strong cyclists. However, due to the fact that it would bring tourists, a <br />separated bike lane would be preferred. She added that it wouldn't have to run parallel with the road, and it would <br />have a lot of merit as a bicycle tourism destination. Art Menius stated that NC Hwy 86 has much higher speeds than <br />Old 86. Heidi Perry also suggested using Duke Energy easements. Max Bushell said that's something that's typically <br />done in cities, but hasn't been explored much in counties. Heidi asked if it could be funded with DOT funding that <br />way. Max said it could, but it would still require the same 20% local match and local administration. Heidi asked what <br />they could do to see if it was a feasible idea. Max said a feasibility study would be a good place to start, but doubts <br />2 <br />