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5 <br />If your board/commission played the role of an Element Lead Advisory <br />Board involved in the 2030 Comprehensive Plan preparation process, <br />please indicate your board’s activities/accomplishments as they may relate <br />to the Comprehensive Plan’s goals or objectives. <br />(The Element Lead Advisory Boards include: Planning Board, EDC, OUTBoard, <br />Commission for the Environment, Historic Preservation Commission, Agriculture <br />Preservation Board, Affordable Housing Board, Recreation and Parks Advisory <br />Council) <br />Accomplishments 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10 (review and endorse the ADA Plan; <br />review and endorse the Title VI Plan; review and recommend the transportation <br />project priority lists for BG MPO, DCHC MPO and TARPOfor consideration of <br />inclusion in the 2018-2027 STIP; public hearing, review and recommendation of <br />the OPT proposed fare structure for fixed-route services; development of the <br />Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Report and forwarding to the BOCC;review and <br />recommend prioritization of OPT transportation related technologies; received <br />update on an OPT assessment study which analyzed current conditions, service <br />plans, and or organization and staffing; review and made recommendations on <br />the NCDOT Orange County resurfacing schedule/program for 2016; and review <br />and commenting on the status of OPT expansion services, all relate to <br />Comprehensive Plan Transportation Goal 1: An efficient and integrated multi- <br />modal transportation system that protects the natural environment and <br />community character, Objective T-1.1: Increase the occupancy of automobiles <br />through ridesharing and other means, and expand the use of public transit <br />(including bus and rail), walking, and biking as primary modes of travel, Objective <br />T-1.6: Expand the availability and use of public transportation (including bus and <br />rail) throughout the County to provide better connections between employment <br />centers, shopping and service locations, and other key points of interest in both <br />urban and rural areas, particularly for the County’s senior and disabled <br />populations and others without access to automobiles; Comprehensive Plan <br />Transportation Goal 2: A multi-modal transportation system that is affordable, <br />available, and accessible to all users and that promotes public health and safety, <br />Objective T-2.4: Improve the provision of public transit facilities and services, <br />Objective T-2.5: Improve public education and advertising of existing transit <br />services, and Objective T-2.6: Increase safety awareness between car drivers <br />and bicycle riders, and increase safety for pedestrians; Comprehensive Plan <br />Transportation Element Goal 4: A countywide and regionally-integrated, multi- <br />modal transportation planning process that is comprehensive, creative and <br />effective, Objective T-4.1: Work with nearby jurisdictions to integrate the County’s <br />transportation plans with those of other transportation planning agencies and <br />service providers in Orange County and the Triangle region. The resulting <br />intermodal transportation system should reflect regional goals and objectives to <br />meet projected travel demand and to reduce congestion and reliance on single <br />occupancy vehicles. <br />Accomplishment 11 (received update on the joint County/Hillsborough Eno <br />Mountain Road Relocation Feasibility Study) relates to Comprehensive Plan <br />Transportation Element Goal 3: Integrated land use planning and transportation <br />32