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WHAT AREA DOES THE CTP COVER?: The draft Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP) <br />covers the rural portionsof the County, generally defined as the area outside of Carrboro, <br />Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, and Mebane(See attached maps for specifics). <br />PROCESS:A Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP) Steering Committee, comprised of <br />representatives of aforementionedgroups, including the OUTBoardhascoordinated to <br />complete the draft. The following tasks have been completed: <br />x Held a public workshop to kick off the process (September 2009) <br />x Conducted an on-line public survey (October – November 2009); Collected current traffic <br />data and projected future traffic (August 2010– October 2010) <br />x Analyzed traffic growth rates to use in final data projections (November 2010) <br />x Prepared a highwaydeficiency analysis (November – December 2010) <br />x Held a public input meeting on the deficiency analysis (February 2011) <br />x Developedalternatives and draft recommendationsfor all modes (March-August 2011) <br />x Held public drop in session and collected County advisory board input (September 2011) <br />x Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) received draft CTP maps and provided input <br />(October 2011) <br />x OUTBoard recommends CTP maps to BOCC for public hearing (September 2011) <br />x Project delayed to rectify boundaries between the Burlington-Graham and Durham- <br />Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organizations(January 2012 – November <br />2012. <br />x Orange County Planning staff reviewed a rough draft of the CTP report and <br />provided comments to NCDOT Transportation Planning Branch staff (December <br />2012). <br />x NCDOT Transportation Planning Branch staffrevised draft Plan for public hearing <br />(January 2013). <br />x OUTBoard receives primer on draft CTPfrom Orange County Planning staffand <br />initial comments are provided on Highway Map and Public Transportation/Rail Map <br />and Projects (January 2013). These Initial draft comments and recommendations are <br />included in Attachment 6. <br />January 24, 2012 BOCC Public Hearing – The Orange County BOCCheld a public hearing on <br />the draft CTP January 24th. Three citizens spoke at the hearing. Meeting notes are included in <br />Attachment 7. <br />Additional Reference Materials - Two additional attachments have been provided for reference <br />in reviewing the CTP Bicycle Map and Pedestrian Map. A Composite Bicycle Map (Attachment <br />8) was prepared by Planning Staff to depict the connectivity of proposed bicycle paths <br />throughout the County, in rural and urban areas. A Draft Rural Connectivity Planfor Orange <br />County (Attachment 9)was developed by a subcommittee of the CTP Steering Committee, and <br />the off-road trailson the Pedestrian Map are consistent with this county-wide plan. <br />NEXT STEPS – Following tonight’s recommendation on the 113 page CTP, Orange County will <br />consider adoption in two parts: <br />Part 1, adoption of Sheets 1-5 (4 Mapsplus the Adoption Map), as provided in <br />Attachments 1, 2,3, 4, and 5; and <br />10 <br />ReturntoAgenda