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DRAFT <br /> 113 Other roads like Buckhorn Road are also experiencing their own development pressures, especially in <br /> 114 the fringes of urban areas. <br /> 115 <br /> 116 Art Minus: Traffic in Orange County is going to increase anyways. <br /> 117 <br /> 118 Nish: Yes, that is why NCDOT has changed their process and working better to accommodate all modes, <br /> 119 including bike/ped, transit, and others, not just the car. <br /> 120 <br /> 121 Randy Marshall: Did these other similar corridors include bike/Ped? <br /> 122 <br /> 123 Nish: Yes <br /> 124 <br /> 125 Nish concluded the presentation with staff requesting OUTBoard recommend BOCC approve the study <br /> 126 and continue coordination and collaborating with all its partners along the entire corridor. The TAS met <br /> 127 last Friday and recommended approval. <br /> 128 <br /> 129 Art Minus: Would like the corridor to stay rural. <br /> 130 <br /> 131 Amy Cole: Thank you for the detail presentation, it is good to see that bike/ped and transit were <br /> 132 included in the study. <br /> 133 <br /> 134 Randy Marshall: yes, the area is going to grow and traffic will increase. We need to think of the bigger <br /> 135 picture and make sure everyone is safe getting to their destination. <br /> 136 <br /> 137 Art Minus: I'm still opposed to the widening but do understand the need to address the problems along <br /> 138 the corridor. We should not always be accommodating cars. <br /> 139 <br /> 140 Randy Marshall: Understand why we shouldn't widen roads but growth will continue. <br /> 141 <br /> 142 Michael Hughes: I see why we should not widen roads but some areas, carefully studies like these, need <br /> 143 a comprehensive improvement this. <br /> 144 <br /> 145 Motion: Randy Marshall Second: Michael Hughes <br /> 146 Dissent: Art Minus <br /> 147 Vote: 4-1 for Approval <br /> 148 <br /> 149 Nish: When I present this to BOCC, I will present the full discussion including the dissent <br /> 150 <br /> 151 AGENDA ITEM 6: STAFF REPORT/UPDATES <br /> 152 Nish provided the updates for NCDOT projects. <br /> 153 <br /> 154 AGENDA ITEM 7:ADJOURNMENT <br /> 155 OUTBoard meeting was adjourned <br /> 4 <br />