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43 <br /> PLANNING & INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT <br /> Craig N. Benedict, AICP, Director <br /> Administration 131 W. Margaret Lane <br /> (919) 245-2575 Suite 201 <br /> (919) 644-3002 (FAX) ORANGE COUNTY P. O. Box 8181 <br /> www.orangecountync.gov NORTH CAROLINA Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: Orange Unified Transportation Board <br /> FROM: Nishith Trivedi, Orange County Transportation Planner <br /> CC: Craig Benedict, Orange County Planning Director <br /> Tom Altieri, Comprehensive Planning Supervisor <br /> DATE: February 16, 2022 <br /> SUBJECT: Orange County US-70 Multimodal Corridor Study <br /> Attachment: Orange County US-70 West Multimodal Corridor Map <br /> This memorandum is to provide information to the Orange Unified Transportation Board <br /> (OUTBoard) on the upcoming US-70 Multimodal Corridor Study in Alamance and Orange <br /> County. <br /> Background <br /> The US-70 regional corridor continues to experience significant residential and employment <br /> growth; the population of Mebane has doubled in the last decade, and Mebane, Orange <br /> County and Hillsborough have already approved several thousand new residential units— <br /> scheduled for completion in the next few years—that will have an impact on the corridor. In <br /> addition, low-income and minority populations are concentrated along various segments of <br /> the corridor, particularly between Hillsborough and Mebane. The US 70 Multimodal Corridor <br /> Study will create a much-needed transportation plan for a fast growth corridor, and will ensure <br /> a unified, coherent process for the two counties, two municipalities and two MPOs that have <br /> planning authority in the area. <br /> Study Area: <br /> NC 119 By-Pass in Alamance County to US 751 in eastern Orange County (see attached <br /> map). <br /> Scope Elements <br /> • Coordination with Core Technical Team (CTT) <br /> o One staff member each from Mebane, Hillsborough, Orange County, DCHC MPO, <br /> BG MPO, and NCDOT Division 7. <br /> o Meets monthly throughout the duration of the study. <br /> • Existing Conditions Analysis <br /> o Land use, Triangle Regional Model (TRM), local priorities, environmental, all <br /> modes, current and future trends, etc. <br /> o Alternatives evaluation (no build, context sensitive solution, ultimate vision) <br /> o All currently adopted local and regional plan, program, studies, etc. <br /> o Including those during the study (e.g. Orange County Transit Plan) <br /> • Public Engagement and Environmental Justice (EJ) <br /> o Public Engagement Plan with comprehensive list of stakeholders <br /> o Reaching out to EJ communities of concern along the corridor <br />