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APPROVED 8/17/2016 <br />wraps or at bus stops; using UNC students to create PSAs; providing information to ambulance drivers; and working <br />with NCDOT to install signage. More strategies will be created by the BTSF over the course of the meetings. <br />AGENDA ITEM 5: Staff Updates <br />5a. Flow charts indicating the progress of transportation projects through the SPOT 4.0 Transportation <br />Project Prioritization Process (STIP) 2018 -2027. (Max Bushell) <br />OUTBoard Action: Receive information <br />Max presented flow chart <br />There were questions about the budget for sidewalks and Max Bushell explained that small scale sidewalks are very <br />difficult to fund through STIP. <br />Heidi Perry inquired about alternate means to get funded through. <br />Max Bushell explained about another option through the MPO called surface transportation program direct. Through <br />this option the MPO gets funds to allocate as they see fit and three key safe route projects would be great to <br />implement including Orange High School Road, Cameron Park Elementary, and Orange Grove Road. Max also <br />mentioned that another problem with getting these projects done in Orange County is the county's not set up for it in <br />terms of engineering and public works. Max stated that his goal at the MPO level is to fund sidewalks and bike lanes. <br />Max continued presentation. <br />Heidi Perry inquired about getting Orange County to put in two -foot shoulders. <br />Max explained that in a meeting for TARPO people opposed widening on Buckhorn Road. He also added that there's <br />a proposed widening on West 10 Road south all the way down to Mebane but there's concern for rural character and <br />vehicle speeds. <br />Max Bushell will continue to look into it. <br />It was requested to add Chuck Edwards' email to the Minutes (gD.g, °jwv a.l.::b „(ilacrjq...ggy). <br />5b. Update on NCDOT Division 7 transportation projects located in the Durham - Chapel Hill - Carrboro <br />Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) planning area. (Max Bushell) <br />OUTBoard Action: Receive information <br />Max provided an attachment of current projects <br />AGENDA ITEM 6: Board Comments <br />Heidi Perry had a question about the closing of Borland Road. <br />Abigaile Pittman explained that there is not much time to turn around a press release between receiving the <br />communications of road /bridge closings from NCDOT and the start of the project. Abigaile will send the link for how <br />to join the Orange County listsery that publicizes these project notifications. <br />3 <br />