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North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO), Town of Carrboro, and Orange County response to concerns about bicycle safety on Old NC 86 It is a fairly common practice to submit draft projects along jurisdictional boundaries to the MPO in a preliminary project list. The MPO provides the forum to discuss possible projects at a staff level and allows for discussion, reconciling in cases of project duplication, and other coordination. If possible, advance staff coordination is considered between jurisdictions. However, the timing of project submissions is determined by the MPOs/RPOs, as well as NCDOT, and in the case of the Calvander roundabout concept the coordination did not come in advance of the scheduled MPO subcommittee meetings. The DCHC MPO deadline, initially on April 17, 2017, was extended to allow Orange County to submit its project list (inclusive of the Calvander roundabout) on May 3, 2017. The County’s project list also included the construction of bicycle facilities on Old NC 86 from Farm House Road in Carrboro to Homestead Road. A corresponding discussion has been ongoing with NCDOT, the Town of Carrboro, and the DCHC MPO for a Highway Project inclusive of bicycle safety improvements on Old NC 86 between Homestead Road and Old Fayetteville Road (Attachment 1). At its August 23, 2107 meeting the DCHC MPO Technical Coordinating Committee (TCC) recommended to the MPO Board that rather than submittal of an independent roundabout project at Calvander for SPOT scoring, the MPO should combine any Calvander intersection improvements with a larger project on the Old NC 86 corridor, one that has been previously discussed, for scoring. The Carrboro Board of Aldermen reviewed the revised project description at its September 5 meeting, and recommended a slight revision to change "increase capacity for vehicles" to "improve movement of vehicles". The MPO Board will consider its comprehensive list of projects for SPOT scoring at its September 13 meeting. Following is the new recommended project description for Old NC 86 between Homestead Road and Old Fayetteville Road: “Upgrade roadway corridor and intersection to improve safety of all users. Construct two-lane improvements on Old NC 86 with left turn lanes at appropriate locations, such as John’s Woods Road, and on-road bicycle facilities – paved shoulders and bicycle lane markings; design of roadway and facilities may vary along the corridor. Improve intersection at Calvander (Old NC 86/Homestead/Dairyland (SR 1004/1113/1777)) for all modes: increase capacity for vehicles improve movement of vehicles and provide bicycle and pedestrian facilities to improve safety.” If approved, the revised project will be placed on the NCDOT Strategic Planning Office of Transportation (SPOT) 5.0 Project Submittal List for scoring. Staff’s informal discussions with NCDOT indicate support for the above project as a way to improve bicycle safety on this section of Old NC 86. Support for a feasibility study for a 48