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27 <br /> 1 Commissioner Marcoplos said most include the component of widening the road enough <br /> 2 to include bike travel. He said maybe this will happen some day. <br /> 3 <br /> 4 <br /> 5 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS (revised) <br /> 6 <br /> 7 A RESOLUTION ENDORSING ORANGE COUNTY'S LIST OF TRANSPORTATION <br /> 8 PROJECTS FOR THE BURLINGTON-GRAHAM AND DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO <br /> 9 METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS (BGMPO AND DCHC MPO) AND THE <br /> 10 TRIANGLE AREA RURAL PLANNING ORGANIZATION FOR CONSIDERATION OF <br /> 11 INCLUSION IN THE 2022 — 2031 STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT <br /> 12 PROGRAM <br /> 13 <br /> 14 WHEREAS, the North Carolina Board of Transportation (BOT), every two years, prepares a <br /> 15 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) that identifies transportation projects to <br /> 16 be implemented over the next ten years with State and Federal funding; and <br /> 17 <br /> 18 WHEREAS, the North Carolina BOT solicits input for identifying transportation projects of local <br /> 19 and regional importance to be included in the FY 2022-2031 STIP; and <br /> 20 <br /> 21 WHEREAS, the BGMPO and TARPO Transportation Advisory Committees and the DCHC <br /> 22 MPO Board are charged with the development of a Metropolitan Transportation Improvement <br /> 23 Program (MTIP) or regional priority list; and <br /> 24 <br /> 25 WHEREAS, Orange County is a member jurisdiction of the BGMPO, TARPO and DCHC MPO; <br /> 26 and <br /> 27 <br /> 28 WHEREAS, Orange County gives priority to identified safety needs on existing roads and <br /> 29 bridges, to transportation projects that encourage alternatives to automobile travel, to projects <br /> 30 that minimize adverse impacts on the natural environment and cultural sites, and to those <br /> 31 projects that foster economic development in the County's designated Economic Development <br /> 32 Districts; and <br /> 33 <br /> 34 WHEREAS, Orange County strongly encourages the North Carolina Department of <br /> 35 Transportation (NCDOT) to design all highway projects, where appropriate, to accommodate <br /> 36 bicycle and pedestrian traffic to provide alternative means of transportation that may result in <br /> 37 reduced automobile traffic and related air and water impacts; and <br /> 38 <br /> 39 WHEREAS, Orange County encourages the NCDOT to design all new or replacement bridges <br /> 40 with sufficient clearance to allow wildlife to cross safely under them, and to allow pedestrian <br /> 41 passage along any existing or planned trail-system connectors; and <br /> 42 <br /> 43 WHEREAS, Orange County encourages the NCDOT to design all roads, bridges, and rights-of- <br /> 44 way so as to protect ecosystems and non-renewable resources; and <br /> 45 <br /> 46 WHEREAS, Orange County has outlined its transportation needs within the BGMPO, TARPO <br /> 47 and DCHC MPO planning areas in attachments to this resolution; and <br /> 48 <br />