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• Access management starts at the state level through enabling legislation; • State-enabling legislation dictates power given to local jurisdictions; and • Land use planning techniques can be used to promote access management. This regulatory framework is detailed in the following section. A. State and Local Regulations Under State law - North Carolina General Statutes (N.C.G.S.) § 136-66.2 - Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) and municipalities shall develop Comprehensive Transportation Plans (CTPs) in cooperation with the NCDOT. Orange County’s is divided among three regional transportation agencies, each with a CTP. These agencies work with Orange County to meet state and federal regulations for all transportation projects, plans, and programs. They also ensure transportation planning is continuing, coordinated, and comprehensive (23 U.S.C. 134-135). • Burlington-Graham Metropolitan Planning Organization (BG MPO) • Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) • Triangle Area Rural Planning Organization (TARPO) TARPO’s CTP was adopted in 2013 and provides transportation project recommendations for Orange County’s rural areas, while the MPO CTPs address the urbanized areas. DCHC MPO CTP was adopted in 2017 and a BG MPO CTP is currently underway. It is important to note that the CTPs do not include every road on the highway system. As such, in accordance with state law, to complement the CTP roadway element, municipalities and MPOs may develop collector street plans. Additionally, locally approved transportation plans, such as the E-B-M AMP, may contain street or highway right-of-way alignment and dedication requirements, and collectively function as the collector street plan for the MPO or municipality as referenced in N.C.G.S. § 136-66.2. The Orange County Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) section 2.5.3.(v) and reiterated in section 6.10.A.1.(b), includes the requirements for reserving and dedicating right of way or requiring road construction listed in Access Management Plans or on the CTP. Specific mention is also made to the dedication of right of way based on the concepts shown on the CTP and locally adopted transportation plans, in accordance with N.C.G.S. § 136 66.2 and § 136 66.10. The CTP, collector street plan and locally adopted transportation plans pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 136-66.2 serve as the comprehensive legal framework referenced in N.C.G.S. § 136-66.10(a), addressing the reservation and dedication of right-of-way under local ordinances. 25