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D R A F T 111 The OUTBoard approved the submitted and discussed comments be submitted to NCDOT for the WalkBike NC Plan 112 by consensus.113 114 AGENDA ITEM VI: STAFF UPDATES115 a.Update on staff meeting with NCDOT Rail Division regarding the three proposed 116 railroad private crossing closures in Orange County. Related documents: 117 http://orangecountync.gov/planning/RRCrossingClosure.asp118 b.Update on proposed Old Well to Jordan Lake Scenic Byway.119 c.Update on the Triangle Air Quality Report released on 4-3-13 for public comment. 120 Related documents: http://www.triangleair.org/topics.htm#transconf 121 d.Update on changes to the DCHC MPO 2040 MTP Bicycle Map based on comments by 122 Orange County Planning staff. 123 e.Update on workshop for TARPO Locally Coordinated Human Service Public 124 Transportation Plan. 125 f.Update on the upcoming development of the Eno Economic Development District 126 (EDD) Access Management Plan. 127 OUTBoard Action: Receive updates128 129 Abigaile Pittman updated the OUTBoard that she and Craig Benedict met with the NCDOT Rail Division, the NCDOT 130 Planning Branch, and their consultant, Florence and Hutchinson on March 15th to review the remaining issues and 131 questions regarding the purposed rail crossing closing. NCDOT has responded in writing and there is a letter and 132 meeting minutes included in the packet.In the spring NCDOT will be completing the environmental assessment and 133 in the summer they will be conducting traffic impact analysis for extending Byrdville Road and Walter Clark Drive at 134 NC 86. In the fall they will finalize crossing improvement in the final environment assessment document. Final 135 design and right-of-way acquisitions will begin in early 2014 and in early 2015 they will begin construction.136 137 Abigaile Pittman updated the Board on a proposed new scenic byway in the county. She noted that there are three 138 existing scenic byways in Orange County, the Colonial Heritage Highway along NC 86 north of Hillsborough; the 139 Football Road, Old Greensboro Road west of Carrboro; and the Scots-Welsh Heritage Byway, Old NC 86, Arthur 140 Minus, Orange Grove, and Dairyland Roads. Over the past two years DEAPR has worked on this byway which will 141 link downtown Chapel Hill to Jordan Lake. The proposed byway is 15 miles long and features a number of locations 142 with historical, natural, recreational, and educational values.143 144 Abigaile Pittman updated the Board on the Triangle Air Quality Report released by the DCHC MPO for public 145 comment and the TAC approved the key components at their December meeting. She noted that staff has reviewed 146 it and has no comments. 147 148 Abigaile Pittman noted that the DCHC MPO 2040 MTP written report was released and approved back in December 149 2012 but the maps were released a few weeks ago and they had a mess of names for projects without real 150 descriptions and complicated financial spreadsheets but no maps. She reported that the bike map had several 151 issues and planning staff made comments to DCHC MPO TAC and as a result TAC approved changes to plan last 152 Wednesday when they met. Abigaile further noted that this is a compromise as some parts they wouldn’t change 153 and some they did. 154 155 Jeff Charles noted that in his communications he agreed that it is a good compromise regarding Old NC 86.156 157 Sam Lasris asked about the route alternative to NC 86 N around Coleman Loop Rd and Abigaile offered to bring all 158 the maps to the next meeting for the OUTBoard’s review of the changes.159 160 Abigaile Pittman advised the OUTBoard on the workshop for TARPOfor locally coordinated human services 161 transportation. The workshop will be held on April 16th from 9 am to noon at Southern Human Services in Chapel 162 Hill. She advised it will focus on the needs of rural Orange and Chatham Counties as part of the larger TARPO 163 region and will not focus on the urban transit services provided by Chapel Hill Transit or Triangle Transitbut more 164 rural services provided by Orange Public Transit and Chatham Transit Network. This plan ensures that transit 165 5