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Draft <br /> 4/ 28/ 99 <br /> • Larger community/district parks with a mixture of activities <br /> • Neighborhood-scale parks <br /> I'f coordinated capital funding and land-banking possibilities <br /> are pursued, a fluid and flexible process must be developed <br /> that allows for revision and introduction of new needs, along <br /> with a timetable that prioritizes needs and establishes a <br /> reasonable timeframe to make sure that the needs of the <br /> communities are being met. A model along the lines of the <br /> NCDOT seven -year Transportation .improvement Program (TZP) <br /> might be a starting point. <br /> A multi-jurisdictional committee charged with evaluating <br /> needs, funding availability and long- term plans could <br /> undertake the development of this mechanism . <br /> B . Greenways in Urban Areas and Wildlife Corridors <br /> in Rural Areas <br /> One of the most prominent needs identified in both urban and <br /> rural areas are the need to preserve green corridors. These <br /> corridors serve a variety of recreation needs, while preserving <br /> visual and natural resources. In rural areas, the need for <br /> wildlife corridors has been documented - areas that serve as <br /> connectors between watersheds along streamways and ridges. <br /> Inside the Towns, paved or gravel trails along utility easements <br /> and streamways have been and continue to be a high priority ans <br /> such as the much - used Bolin Creek Greenway in Chapel Hill. <br /> Other types of corridors merge these two concepts, serving as <br /> a combination of the two (such as Eno River State Park and the <br /> planned Riverwalk in Hillsborough/Orange County) . <br /> 1 . Greenways <br /> to the past 15 years, a considerable degree of planning has <br /> occurred in the towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro for <br /> greenways. In 1985, the Town of Chapel Hill received a <br /> Greenways Task Force Report that led to the creation of a <br /> Greenways Commission, and the planning and development of <br /> Bolin Creek Greenway. In 1996, a Comprehensive Greenways <br /> Master Plan was adopted that outlines future greenways, <br /> funding and construction plans and priorities. The -1996 plan <br /> focused on'four new greenway trails: Lower Booker Creek <br /> (Phase II), Upper Booker Creek, Dry Creek (phase I) and Dry <br /> Creek (Phase II). <br /> 20 <br />