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5 / 18 / 99 <br /> IVY AL DATE AN :D TI:M ELY , PROVISION -. OF: <br /> Q <br /> PAKLANC'� ANC . NATURAL Pt <br /> CORRIDtRS <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 and development of greenways , trails , and linear parks , <br /> School/ park combinations ; <br /> Acquisition of open space and natural areas for low - impact recreation ; <br /> Land - banking ; - <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 land - banking possibilities are pursued , a <br /> fluid and flexible process must be developed . This would allow for revisions as <br /> well as the introduction of new priorities , along with a timetable that ranks <br /> needs and establishes a reasonable timeframe to assure the communities ' <br /> recreational needs are being met . A model along the lines of the NCDOT <br /> seven - year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP ) might be a starting <br /> 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 /> ' s . <br /> One of the most prominent needs identified in both urban and rural areas are <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 /> 21 <br />