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DRAFT <br />5 <br />Heidi Perry: Can we not include this in the High Impact Low Cost project submissions?212 <br />213 <br />Abigaile Pittman: There are specific criteria for High Impact Low Cost program projects, and it may best be discussed 214 <br />with NCDOT and evaluated for spot safety program improvements first.215 <br />216 <br />Abigaile Pittman reviewed the Emerging Issues section of the Work Plan.217 <br />218 <br />Randy Marshall: Are the state bridge improvements that are projected to be done pretty much completed?219 <br />220 <br />Abigaile Pittman: There are remaining bridges scheduled on the NCDOT project list through 2020, and probably more to 221 <br />come after that.222 <br />223 <br />Jenn Sykes: I’d like to add to #5 regarding promoting alternative transportation modes that we work to ensure there is a 224 <br />focus on helping to promote anything via the bus or bike in areas that are struggling economically in town. 225 <br />226 <br />Johanna Birckmayer: I was wondering if you could join with the Health Department and Social Services to do more and 227 <br />educate about bus routes.228 <br />229 <br />Jenn Sykes: I know from another board that I am on that they are trying to become more consolidated to provide more 230 <br />outreach to these areas.231 <br />232 <br />Abigaile Pittman: What we come up with has to fit within the context of the OUTBoard’s charge, and not overlap with 233 <br />OPT’s work projects.234 <br />235 <br />Randy Marshall: Are some of these areas on fixed routes? What about requesting a bus stop? There could be a fixed 236 <br />advertisement with a schedule on the inside of it. I don’t know what the shelters cost, but even just a bench to start with. 237 <br />Maybe pull funds from Parks and Recreation. Maybe the Health Department could buy half a bench. If you get multiple238 <br />sources of funding for those things which have fairly finite costs, you may be able to do something.239 <br />240 <br />Jenn Sykes: Yes, some of these areas are on fixed routes and some of them are as simple as saying this stop is here 241 <br />and improving the sign on it. 242 <br />243 <br />Abigaile Pittman reviewed the OUTBoard’s charge and initiatives.244 <br />245 <br />Heidi Perry: Maybe literature posted at the Fairview Park, or churches in the area or stores in the area.246 <br />247 <br />Jenn Sykes: Or at the Efland Ruritan Rodeo once a year.248 <br />249 <br />Abigaile Pittman: I think the concept for the OUTBoard would be to collaborate or support Orange Public Transportation 250 <br />(OPT) efforts.251 <br />252 <br />Art Menius: We want to work with OPT to reach underserved populations with transportation resources that are253 <br />available to them as citizens.254 <br />255 <br />Abigaile Pittman: I suggest we leave the ‘as citizens’ off.256 <br />257 <br />Eric Broo: Is the I-40 widening project something we should be discussing and adding to this list of emerging issues258 <br />since it is going to be one of the larger projects for this year that will be on the minds of the Board of County 259 <br />Commissioners and the NCDOT? 260 <br />261 <br />Abigaile Pittman: I don’t believe the OUTBoard has any additional role now; it’s really the NCDOT and the County 262 <br />Commissioners at this stage.263 <br />264