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C. Goals and Objectives This update advances goals and objectives of the Orange County’s adopted 2030 Comprehensive Plan (adopted in 2008) to ensure land use decisions take into consideration their impact on the transportation network. Specific goals and objectives advanced include: Economic Development (ED) Goal 2: Infrastructure that supports desired development. • Objective ED-2.1: Encourage compact and higher density development in areas served by water and sewer. • Objective ED-2.2: Encourage mixed use projects that support walkable communities. • Objective ED-2.3: Promote public transportation, alternative modes of transportation, and encourage carpooling and park-and-ride participation. • Objective ED-2.5: Identify lands suitable to accommodate the expansion and growth of commercial and industrial uses in the County. Land Use (LU) Goal 1: Fiscally and environmentally responsible, sustainable growth, consistent with the provision of adequate services and facilities and a high quality of life. • Objective LU-1.1: Coordinate the location of higher intensity / high density residential and non-residential development with existing or planned locations of public transportation, commercial and community services, and adequate supporting infrastructure (i.e., water and sewer, high- speed internet access, streets, and sidewalks), while avoiding areas with protected natural and cultural resources. This could be achieved by increasing allowable densities and creating new mixed-use zoning districts where adequate public services are available. • Objective LU-1.2: Evaluate and report on whether existing and approved locations for future residential and non-residential developments are coordinated with the location of public transportation, commercial and community services, and adequate supporting infrastructure (i.e., water and sewer services, high-speed internet access, streets and sidewalks). Transportation (T) Goal 3: Integrated land use planning and transportation planning that serves existing development, supports future development, and is consistent with the County’s land use plans which include provisions for preserving the natural environment and community character. • Objective T-3.3: Determine the policies to guide connectivity within and between residential developments based on their impact on neighborhood character. • Objective T-3.4: Direct development to higher density mixed-use districts along transit corridors and make necessary multi-modal transportation improvements to service lands that are slated for future intense development, such as Economic Development Districts. • Objective T-3.5: Use innovative techniques to increase mobility and reduce rush hour congestion. Additionally this AMP advances the Efland Mebane Small Area Plan’s following goals and objectives: Goal: In the future, the planning area should be well served by reliable infrastructure to accommodate orderly, planned growth. The planning area will retain the core village area that will be the center of community life. An efficient multi-modal transportation system will operate in the area and commercial and light industrial uses both in the planning area and nearby will provide job opportunities to area residents. There will be a mix of housing types and sizes that will be economically accessible to a broad spectrum of working people. Parks and greenspace will be connected by a system of greenways that will allow people to enjoy a high-quality outdoor environment while also serving as corridors for wildlife migration. • Objective: Orderly and planned expansion of the sewer system and a sufficient public water supply system. • Objective: Preservation of community character while allowing for planned, sustainable residential and non-residential growth. • Objective: Provision of an efficient, multi-modal transportation system. • Objective: A greater level of intergovernmental coordination between Orange County and the other governmental entities in the planning area. Given that a portion of the E-B-M AMP planning area is within the City of Mebane as designated in the city’s 2017 Mebane by Design Comprehensive Land Development Plan and addressed in the water and sewer agreement between Orange County and Mebane, Mebane in coordination with Orange County may seek to extend additional water and sewer lines into the planning area. Based on these policies, it is expected that any future development within the E-B-M planning area that requests water and sewer service from the City of Mebane may at some point be annexed by the City of Mebane. The planning process takes the adjacent city into consideration. D. Planned Projects I-85 bisects the planning area and is scheduled for pavement rehabilitation through NCDOT’s adopted FY 2018-2027 State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). • TIP I-5954 & TIP I-5958 - I-40/I-85 pavement rehabilitation totaling $18,365,000 and covering 7.4 miles. Three projects from the FY 2016-2025 STIP remain critically important in Orange County and have a total project cost of $53,795,000. These projects are • SPOT ID – H140373 - Mattress Factory Road - extended to US-70 0.04 miles - $17,300,000 • SPOT ID – H090193 - I-40 - convert grade separation into interchange - 0.08 miles - $21,700,000 • SPOT ID – H090557 - SR 111 - multi-lane with bike/ped accommodations – 1.10 miles - $14,795,000 While these projects will not be part of the FY 2020-2029 STIP, they are an Orange County priority for the E-B-M planning area. Other projects include modernizing 7.29 miles of Buckhorn Road with paved shoulders and establishing and/or increasing ridership on Orange County Public Transit’s routes in the area. All of these projects are presented on the map in FIGURE 4. 28