Shaping OC Task Force memo 092001

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Goals Page Action Strategies Suggested Entities to be Involved in Strategy # Implementation Environment 47 ENV-3- 1 a ) Conduct a scientifically-valid survey of a representative sample of residents to determine UNC is evaluating campus expansion and modes of access . and Land Use interest and willingness to use various alternative forms of transportation . Goal 3: 47 ENV-3-2a ) Designate specific locations for public transportation nodes through the county. Nodes will Some nodes have been acknowledged , such as downtown Hillsborough , Create accommodate pedestrians , parking and bicycle racks , and be interconnected by dedicated and Hillsborough EDD , downtown Chapel Hill , and the Meadowlands Environmentally public transportation corridors . development. Rail lines need focus . Sustainable 47 ENV-3-2d) Expand the public and special transportation network , both in frequency and location . TTA buses now run to Chapel Hill and Hillsborough , with planned rail expansion in the future . Transportation Systems that Meet 47 ENV-3-2e) Place park and ride lots at appropriate locations . Park and ride lots exist throughout the county and in all municipalities but People 's Needs an adopted map would be helpful . 48 ENV-3-3c) Encourage Hillsborough to explore the possibility of creating an auto- limited zone in a portion Study conducted by Hillsborough but courthouse expansion needs to be of the downtown areas. considered . 48 ENV-34a ) Build bicycle lanes on all major thoroughfares within urban areas of the county. Many bicycle lanes have been built in Chapel Hill and Carrboro . Lanes in the northern part of the county are in the planning stages . 48 ENV-34b) Include paved shoulder (4' wide) for all upgrades to major and minor thoroughfares (re- Must work with NCDOT. paving or widening ) . 48 ENV-3-4c) Require all urban thoroughfares to have sidewalks and all rural thoroughfares to have Sidewalks now required in new developments in municipalities . Orange shoulders for bicyclists and pedestrians. County needs to set new standards differentiating between rural and suburban . 48 ENV-34d ) Build sidewalks between schools and residential areas. Code revision necessary. 48 ENV-34e) Create safe pedestrian crossings to transverse major highways where needed . Progress ongoing 48 ENV-3-5 ) Encourage use of additional transportation demand management strategies for large Suggestions have been made through the MPO to achieve these employers including carpools/vanpools , compressed work weeks , flexible work schedules , objectives . telecommuting , provision of HOV lanes (if judged efficient) , and mixed use development. 49 ENV-3-7a-b)Reduce congestion and pollution with minimal new road construction by making Comprehensive Plan housing density could help . development of multi-modal alternatives and redesign of congested intersections primary goals in the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) . 49 ENW3-8a ) Develop a new relationship between NC DOT and local Governments to build a more Ongoing meetings . creative and authoritative role for local governments . 49 ENV-3-8b ) Encourage inter-govemmental cooperation and facilitate greater citizen interest and Public knowledge of development gained through outreach programs participation in evaluating transportation plans and planning and public notice . Increased governmental cooperation taking place (courtesy review agreements , joint councils , i .e .) . Environment 50 ENV441 a) Continue current efforts to guide growth away from public water supply watersheds to prevent Work ongoing in the planning stages as part of Comprehensive Plan . and Land Use new discharges into these watersheds . Goal 4 : Pollution Prevention and Waste Reduction 50 ENV-4- 1 c) Lobby for state construction projects to come under local authority for sedimentation and County erosion control has expanded and authority grown . Lobbying erosion control monitoring and enforcement, or lobby state to adopt regulations as stringent as those of continues . Orange County.