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43 <br /> APPROVED MINUTES EXCERPT <br /> 90 Nish: Yes, that is why NCDOT has changed their process and working better to accommodate all modes, <br /> 91 including bike/ped, transit, and others, not just the car. <br /> 92 <br /> 93 Randy Marshall: Did these other similar corridors include bike/Ped? <br /> 94 <br /> 95 Nish: Yes <br /> 96 <br /> 97 Nish concluded the presentation with staff requesting OUTBoard recommend BOCC approve the study <br /> 98 and continue coordination and collaborating with all its partners along the entire corridor. The TAS met <br /> 99 last Friday and recommended approval. <br /> 100 <br /> 101 Art Minus: Would like the corridor to stay rural. <br /> 102 <br /> 103 Amy Cole: Thank you for the detail presentation, it is good to see that bike/ped and transit were <br /> 104 included in the study. <br /> 105 <br /> 106 Randy Marshall: yes, the area is going to grow and traffic will increase. We need to think of the bigger <br /> 107 picture and make sure everyone is safe getting to their destination. <br /> 108 <br /> 109 Art Minus: I'm still opposed to the widening but do understand the need to address the problems along <br /> 110 the corridor. We should not always be accommodating cars. <br /> 111 <br /> 112 Randy Marshall: Understand why we shouldn't widen roads but growth will continue. <br /> 113 <br /> 114 Michael Hughes: I see why we should not widen roads but some areas, carefully studies like these, need <br /> 115 a comprehensive improvement this. <br /> 116 <br /> 117 Motion: Randy Marshall Second: Michael Hughes <br /> 118 Dissent: Art Minus <br /> 119 Vote: 4-1 for Approval <br /> 120 <br /> 121 Nish: When I present this to BOCC, I will present the full discussion including the dissent <br /> 122 <br /> 3 <br />