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D R A F T 55 Abigaile Pittman responded that the dash lineson the maprepresent frontage roads and then further into areas 56 future developmentwouldalso use access roads. Basically future road networks would be off US 70. Entering US 57 70 would occur at identified safe access points. 58 59 Paul Guthrie raised a question about the proposed transit stop which was just a place where one could possibly be in 60 the area. He added that the long range plan for the NC Railroad for potential commuter rail between Goldsboro and 61 Greensboro is a long term strategy. There is the likelihood that the junction of the Chapel Hill/Carrboro spurof the 62 railroad will be in our area where there might be a switching station for passengers from a long term future 63 north/south Orange County transit system. While working on the Hillsborough rail station committee one thing 64 discussed was that they couldonly locateAmtrak stations so often and if they put a station where they have here,65 andthen they have the Durham station,they will have a problem of either in the future putting a stop at the junction 66 or they would not interested in having Hillsboroughas a stop because of the overabundance of stations. It would be 67 relatively easy to have a station at the Chapel Hill/Carrboro spur junction with the necessary parking. One thing most 68 people don’t understand, including some of the people who building along the railroad, is that it’s a 360-foot right-of-69 way. It is a large right-of-way and it’s owned by the NCRailroad Company which was created by the state of North 70 Carolina. Even in downtown Durham, that 360-foot right- of-way is not always honored so that’s an issue. He 71 continued that inthe foreseeable future, within10 years, the railroad track will be double tracked from where it ends 72 its double track in the first third of the eastern part of the map and all those tussles that are now too low will have to 73 be expanded which means they would be rebuilt. The third issue is that is now a residential neighborhood and to put 74 a railroad commuter station in the middle of a neighborhood like that is not very good far sighted planning. A 75 broader issue which is not on our agendaisthat some of that residential housing in the middle of this area is all 76 single family units thatare not going to disappear in ten years,so the question is how you deal with that area in terms 77 of transportation access. Most of the other transportation suggestions are very well done and thought out. Paul 78 informed the Board that in the area of NC 10 there are onlytwo discernible business enterprises;it is basically 79 modest homes.80 81 Sam Lasris noted that the question is what it will bein 2030 or 2070.82 83 Paul Guthrie answered that it depends on how the transportation planning takes place and what kind of structure you 84 put on Old NC 10.85 86 Sam Lasris added that he thinks most of the action is really centering on US 70 and I-85 and not Old NC 10 and he 87 thinks that in 2070 it will be like15-501 between Durham and Chapel Hill and basically NC 10 and the areas beyond 88 that will remain pretty much unscathed because it’s not where the action really is.89 90 Paul Guthrie added that how the County handles the development of Old NC 10 may determine that outcome.91 92 Abigaile Pittman noted that the Plan contains criteria that there be no access by non-residential development through 93 the 10 year transition area until it commences a transition with urban densities/ intensities.94 95 Sam Lasris moved that the OUTBoard approve the recommendation. Paul Guthrie asked that a member amend the 96 motion to include a request that the Planning Board keep the OUTBoard informed of progress on this issue. Alex 97 Castro made that motion and Sam Lasris seconded it.98 99 Amy Cole noted that she thinks there are a lot of people that unfortunately are too late in having their voices heard.100 101 Abigaile Pittman responded that the staff proposes to review protections measures for Old NC 10.102 103 AmyCole continued that she acknowledges the protection considerationsbut there are a lot of lowincome homes.104 105 Abigaile Pittman responded that they are not in a position to undo the land use plan and zoning approvals that the106 BOCC has already done.She added that they are in a position moving forward to offer options for protection.107 108 4 ReturntoAgenda