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It 213 214 Heidi Perry said one can never get ahead of congestion by accommodating more cars. 215 216 Jenn Sykes said that is where the affordable housing is located. Heidi Perry said we need to get them on transit. Alex 217 Castro said he likes David Laudicina's point of using an existing right of way. 218 219 Nishith Trivedi noted that for the N.C. 54 corridor, the plan calls for a modernization and not a widening. 220 221 Nishith Trivedi concluded his presentation. 222 223 6c. ANNUAL REPORT AND WORK PLAN (ABIGAILE PITTMAN) 224 225 Abigaile Pittman reviewed the activities she anticipated this board would be working on in 2018, located on Page 115 226 in the agenda packet. 227 228 Heidi Perry asked for the timeframe for the N.C. 54 plan. Matt Day answered the work is scheduled to take place in 229 the spring. 230 231 Alex Castro thanked the staff for putting together this document. 232 233 Heidi Perry expressed concern over not having a sidewalk along Orange Grove Road to Cedar Ridge High School 234 because students walk along the road. Abigaile Pittman said there is a need to determine whether there is sufficient 235 right -of -way. Also, funding has to be identified and it has to be determined which government entity would maintain 236 the sidewalk. The Town of Hillsborough is not enthusiastic about taking over maintenance when the town does not 237 have jurisdiction or extraterritorial jurisdiction in this area, she said. When asked by a board member, Abigaile 238 Pittman said the desired sidewalk in this area would be around 3/4 mile, including along the frontage of New Grady 239 Brown Road but not including the bridge over Interstate 40. She noted that on Page 116 of the agenda packet there 240 is language in the annual work plan to indicate this board cares about Safe Routes to School. 241 242 Alex Castro said the Master Aging Plan was presented to the Town of Chapel Hill and the Town of Carrboro. 243 Walkability and transportation are two areas in the plan. He said maybe we can get some representation from this 244 board. Abigaile Pittman said she serves on two committees for implementation of the Master Aging Plan. Alex Castro 245 said it is another avenue for coordinating with other jurisdictions. 246 247 Heidi Perry asked about Number 2 on Page 115, specifically how the Burlington- Graham MPO Bicycle and 248 Pedestrian Master Plan connects to Orange County. Matt Day said Triangle Area Rural Planning Organization 249 ( TARPO) assumes the MPO work would coordinate with them and match up to their Bicycle Master Plan. Abigaile 250 Pittman said she does not have all the details on the MPO project yet but will keep the OUTBoard informed. Heidi 251 Perry said it would be good to see the TARPO plan and how they connect. 252 253 Abigaile Pittman asked if there is anything else to add, especially under emerging issues. 254 255 Jenn Sykes suggested adding working with employers on alternatives to commuting. The board worked on the 256 wording for the document and decided to add: "Promote alternative transportation modes during peak hours via 257 public - private partnerships through collaboration with the OC TDM Coordinator." 258 259 MOTION by Alex Castro to approve the Annual Report and Work Plan with addition. Seconded by Ed Vaughn. 260 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 261 262 AGENDA ITEM 7: Informational Items 263 None. 264 265 AGENDA ITEM 8: STAFF UPDATES (ABIGAILE PITTMAN) 7