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2 <br /> This effort is not part of the State Parks Mountains to Sea Trail effort, or a new Great Trails <br /> State initiative from the N.C. Department of Transportation. Both of these efforts may, however, <br /> be connected to the eventual Triangle Trails Initiative. The East Coast Greenway Alliance is a <br /> multi-state effort to promote and create a trail connecting up and down the Atlantic coast states. <br /> This greenway includes the Durham American Tobacco Trail, Raleigh greenways and Wake <br /> County trails (current and proposed). The East Coast Greenway does not enter Orange County <br /> but runs north to south through Raleigh and Durham. However, branches connecting to this <br /> greenway could connect in future to trails and greenways in Orange County, and this is part of <br /> the early vision of the future trails planning effort by the TTI. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with the adoption of the proposed <br /> resolution. No funding request for Orange County consideration has been prepared or submitted <br /> to date for the TTI project, although the group is currently engaged in a funding strategy. <br /> SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: There is no Orange County Social Justice Goal impact associated <br /> with the proposed resolution. <br /> ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: There is no Orange County Environmental Responsibility Goal <br /> impact associated with the resolution. However, connections and extensions of trails may also <br /> create interconnected open spaces and parks, with corridors for habitat and wildlife throughout <br /> the region. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board adopt and authorize the <br /> Chair to sign the proposed resolution. <br />