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DRAFT <br />wraps or at bus stops; using UNC students to create PSAs; providing information to ambulance drivers; and working 103 <br />with NCDOT to install signage. More strategies will be created by the BTSF over the course of the meetings. 104 <br />105 <br />106 <br />AGENDA ITEM 5: Staff Updates 107 <br />5a. Flow charts indicating the progress of transportation projects through the SPOT 4.0 Transportation 108 <br />Project Prioritization Process (STIP) 2018-2027. (Max Bushell) 109 <br />110 <br />OUTBoard Action: Receive information 111 <br />112 <br />Max presented flow chart 113 <br />114 <br />There were questions about the budget for sidewalks and Max Bushell explained that small scale sidewalks are very 115 <br />difficult to fund through STIP.116 <br />117 <br />Heidi Perry inquired about alternate means to get funded through. 118 <br />119 <br />Max Bushell explained about another option through the MPO called surface transportation program direct. Through 120 <br />this option the MPO gets funds to allocate as they see fit and three key safe route projects would be great to 121 <br />implement including Orange High School Road, Cameron Park Elementary, and Orange Grove Road. Max also 122 <br />mentioned that another problem with getting these projects done in Orange County is the county’s not set up for it in 123 <br />terms of engineering and public works. Max stated that his goal at the MPO level is to fund sidewalks and bike lanes. 124 <br />125 <br />Max continued presentation. 126 <br />127 <br />Heidi Perry inquired about getting Orange County to put in two-foot shoulders. 128 <br />129 <br />Max explained that in a meeting for TARPO people opposed widening on Buckhorn Road. He also added that there’s 130 <br />a proposed widening on West 10 Road south all the way down to Mebane but there’s concern for rural character and 131 <br />vehicle speeds. 132 <br />133 <br />Max Bushell will continue to look into it. 134 <br />135 <br />It was requested to add Chuck Edwards’ email to the Minutes (cnedwards@ncdot.gov).136 <br />137 <br />138 <br />5b. Update on NCDOT Division 7 transportation projects located in the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro 139 <br />Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) planning area. (Max Bushell) 140 <br />141 <br />OUTBoard Action: Receive information 142 <br />143 <br />Max provided an attachment of current projects 144 <br />145 <br />AGENDA ITEM 6: Board Comments 146 <br />147 <br />Heidi Perry had a question about the closing of Borland Road. 148 <br />149 <br />Abigaile Pittman explained that there is not much time to turn around a press release between receiving the 150 <br />communications of road/bridge closings from NCDOT and the start of the project. Abigaile will send the link for how 151 <br />to join the Orange County listserv that publicizes these project notifications. 152 <br />153 <br />5