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15 <br />felt that it is good to have a visible commitment to the environment such as rooftop solar and a green roof on a <br />new public building. Some CFE members felt that new public buildings like these should have these sustainability <br />features as standard elements and not grant-funded additions. <br />If insufficient funds remain to fully fund this project based on its rank,the CFE would recommend partial funding <br />with the remainder of the funds available ($57,567.50 as calculated by the CFE as they did not recommend any <br />funding for the Carrboro Arts Center Bike Rack and Charging Station element). <br />Based on the stated timeline that the project is not going to break ground until 2022,the CFE encourages the <br />applicant to apply for the rest of the funding in the next round of grants. <br />7 Ranked Project—Wayfinding Implementation <br />Applicant(Collaborators):Town of Chapel Hill <br />Funding Requested: $100,000 <br />Recommended Funding Level: $0 <br />Total Score(Out of 25 pts): 14.9 <br />Project Description: "These funds would be used to implement a Town-wide wayfinding signage program for <br />those walking, rolling and biking around Town.The wayfinding signage would be used to highlight locations <br />important to the community like parks, schools, and key shopping destinations and assist people in getting there <br />without a car. Emphasis would be placed on providing wayfinding in low-income and historically Black <br />communities around town." <br />The Town is currently requesting proposals to create a Town-wide wayfinding strategy and this funding would <br />enable implementation while being a platform to ensure that the wayfinding strategies are effective.The grant <br />would fund signage for the near and mid-term phases of the wayfinding strategy." <br />The project would also fund a redesign of the Chapel Hill Bicycle and Greenways Map, which covers the entirety <br />of Chapel Hill and Carrboro. Staff estimates a potential audience of 29,000, based on community survey results." <br />Project Benefits: "The proposed project will provide wayfinding signage and maps to the community to identify <br />key destinations for those on foot and on bike in Chapel Hill.This project would place permanent signage on <br />streets with information on how long it would take to get to key destinations like parks, schools, and businesses. <br />There would also be on-road painted signage in some locations where signage isn't appropriate or feasible. <br />The Town's end goal for the program is for people to notice the signage, use it to walk or bike somewhere they <br />may have otherwise driven to, and make it a regular habit going forward.This encouragement will be paired <br />with infrastructure improvements to create an improved and connected network. <br />The program will benefit all who walk and bike on the routes with signage. While routes have not been <br />finalized,Town staff estimates that around 8,000 people live in census blocks along each of the 5 priority <br />corridors in the Town's Mobility Plan. Based on this number and the plan to implement 5 routes, up to 40,000 <br />residents could benefit, as well as visitors from neighboring communities. <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: FC54AC26-7897-4270-8EA1-D754CD59EA76