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5/ 211 <br /> 6/ 99 <br /> 1/ . A �� EQUATE �4► ND TIMELY' R VIS1N ® F <br /> ,PA► RKLAND A .ND ; NATU,RAL 11 <br /> CORRIDORS <br /> A . Ensuring Recreation Needs Are Met <br /> In Section II of this document , recreation needs have been identified for each <br /> of the jurisdictions within Orange County , using previous works and new <br /> assessments . While there are some differences between the jurisdictions , in <br /> general the needs fall into the following major categories : <br /> • Acquisition of lands for long - term park use ( " land - banking " ) , <br /> • School / park combinations ; <br /> • Acquisition of open space and natural areas for low - impact recreation ; <br /> • Acquisition and development of greenways , trails , and linear parks ; <br /> • Active recreation facilities and / or gymnasiums <br /> • Larger community/ district parks with a mixture of activities <br /> • Neighborhood - scale parks <br /> If coordinated capital funding and long - term land acquisition is pursued , a <br /> flexible process must be developed that would allow for revisions as well as <br /> the introduction of new priorities with a timetable that ranks needs and <br /> establishes a reasonable timeframe to assure the communities ' recreational <br /> needs are being met . A model along the lines of the NCDOT seven - year <br /> Transportation Improvement Program ( TIP ) might be a starting point . <br /> A multi jurisdictional committee charged with evaluating needs , funding <br /> availability and long - term plans could undertake the development of this <br /> mechanism . <br /> B . Greenways in Urban Areas and Wildlife Corridors <br /> in Rural Areas <br /> identified in both urban and rural areas are <br /> One of the most prominent needs <br /> the need to preserve green corridors . These corridors serve a variety of <br /> recreation needs , while preserving visual and natural resources . In rural <br /> areas , the need for wildlife corridors has been documented - areas that serve <br /> as connectors between watersheds along streamways and ridges . Inside the <br /> Towns , paved or gravel trails along utility easements and streamways have <br /> been and continue to be a high priority - such as the much - used Bolin Creek <br /> Greenway in Chapel Hill . Other types of corridors merge these two concepts , <br /> serving as a combination of the two ( such as Eno River State Park and the <br /> planned Riverwalk in Hillsborough / Orange County ) . <br /> 19 <br />