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The subcommittee recognizes the historical and cultural significance of these properties and to the maximum extent practicable, recommends low intensity uses adjacent thereto. Proposed Scenic Road Corridors: Two sections of road in the planning area are proposed for scenic corridors. These include all of New Hope Church Road in the study area and Old NC 10 from its intersection with University Station Road west to the railroad overpass in the vicinity of Strayhorn Hills. The winding nature of the roads, vistas of existing and former farmland, and repeated transitions of forest -to -open (especially along New Hope Church Road) contribute to scenic qualities along the two roads. Existing Farmland: The Strayhorn farm is currently the only active farm in the study area. The subcommittee has chosen not to establish a separate category to set it apart from surrounding properties. They felt one of the best ways to keep the land in farming was by reducing impacts when land adjacent to it developed. The strategy has been to propose the lowest intensity uses practicable adjacent to the farm. For the most part, this is a continuation of existing development patterns on adjacent lands. Existing Neighborhoods: The subcommittee placed a high priority on the character of existing development and proposed that future development be compatible in scale. New adjacent development should, wherever practicable, be of the same density. Where this is not possible, a density transition from lower - intensity to higher- intensity areas should be provided. Land Use Intensitv Cateaories In undeveloped portions of the planning area where residential development might ultimately take place, the subcommittee defined three land use intensity levels: higher, intermediate, and lower. Higher Intensity Areas: Generally synonymous with the 10 and 20 year transition areas in the existing plan or adjacent to areas proposed for future development on an urban scale. Most of these areas lie in the west and northwest parts of the planning area. There is however, one smaller portion situated on the eastern tip of the area adjacent to the I -85 /US 70 EDD. A possible density range for areas classified as higher intensity might be development on lots one -half to one -and one -half acres in size. Intermediate Intensity Areas: Generally lie between higher and lower intensity areas. The largest area of intermediate intensity includes Strayhorn Hills and the area to the east bounded by Old NC 10, University Station Road, and I -85. A second area of intermediate intensity lies on both sides of University Station Road south of Old NC 10. Finally, a third and somewhat smaller area west of NC 86 separates the southwestern corner of Duke Forest C