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265 pre - prioritization of projects will be necessary, we will return to the OUTBoard in August so that we can then <br />266 make the BOCC's calendar in September. <br />267 <br />268 MOTION made by Art Menius to recommend the DCHC MPO project list. Seconded by Ed Vaughn. <br />269 Vote: Unanimous. <br />270 <br />271 AGENDA ITEM 5, CONTINUED <br />272 B. BICYCLE SAFETY — Continuation of the Board's April 15 discussion regarding the <br />273 plan to address the Board of County Commissioners petition related to bicycle <br />274 safety (Attachment 1). The Draft Bicycle Plan is provided as Attachment 2. <br />275 (Heidi Perov, Abigaile Pittman). <br />276 <br />277 OUTBoard Action: Receive and review information, provide comments, and forward <br />278 to the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) with, or without a recommendation of <br />279 endorsement. <br />280 <br />281 Heidi Perry: Stated that the goal is to have a draft document/resolution at the end of the meeting to present to <br />282 the BOCC. <br />283 <br />284 Art Menius: I appreciate both Bonnie Hauser's concerns and the official report which does a wonderful job of <br />285 balancing the interest of bicyclists and motorists sharing safe driving responsibilities. <br />286 <br />287 Heidi Perry: Reviewed the document, several minor edits. <br />288 <br />289 Bonnie Hauser: Submitted a written statement regarding the Report (copy attached to Minutes). She stated she <br />290 met with Lauren Blackburn, NCDOT, Bike /Pedestrian Division and discussed: <br />291 • Vocabulary for bikers and motorist and it being more urban based; <br />292 • Urban centers are the biggest problems; <br />293 • Secondary roads have higher speed with no bike lanes; <br />294 • Road designs or laws that support sharing the road safely and it will take a long time to fix. <br />295 <br />296 She stated that the bike problem has not been solved which is why this work has been done, to provide insight. <br />297 It is important for Commissioners understand the problem, and understand that if it is addressed just as a <br />298 Bike /Ped thing we will not fix the problem. It takes $500,000 /mile to add bike lanes and there are 900 miles of <br />299 road in rural Orange County. Much of this is not in county jurisdiction it is state jurisdiction. She stated that she <br />300 would like the OUTBoard to acknowledge rural roads separately from things done in urban areas and that rural <br />301 roads need special attention. <br />302 <br />303 Paul Guthrie: Asked what kinds of things on rural roads would be useful short of barring bicycles. <br />304 <br />305 Bonnie Hauser: 1) 2 -foot shoulders are not helping. It is adding bicyclists to the road and not allowing motorists <br />306 to pass safely; 2) Many of the lines are not properly /evenly drawn and this really needs to be looked at; 3) Her <br />307 group asked Chuck Edwards, NCDOT, to look at five dangerous hills and curves, and he is going to consider 4 -6 <br />308 foot wide safety shoulders on the road where there is a poor line of sight and where motorists can pass safely <br />309 and bicyclists have somewhere to go; and 4) We could pilot a concept for a new kind of complete streets model <br />310 for secondary roads. <br />311 <br />312 Alex Castro: Referred to page 34, item 15 of the Draft Plan which specifically addresses this. <br />313 <br />314 MOTION made by Ted Triebel to approve this report, with the edits, and to forward it to the BOCC for their <br />315 information and endorsement. Seconded by Alex Castro. <br />316 Vote: Unanimous <br />317 <br />