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RrS -2023 - 059 Attachment 2 <br /> j . <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> A RESOLUTION APPROVING ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS FOR THE <br /> BURLINGTON -GRAHAM AND DURHAM -CHAPEL HILL -CARRBORO METROPOLITAN <br /> PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS ( BGMPO AND DCHC MPO ) AND THE TRIANGLE AREA RURAL <br /> PLANNING ORGANIZATION ( TARPO ) FOR CONSIDERATION IN THE STATE PRIORITIZATION <br /> OF TRANSPORTATION PROCESS AND STATE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM <br /> WHEREAS , the North Carolina Board of Transportation ( BOT) , every two years , prepares a Statewide <br /> Transportation Improvement Program ( STIP ) that identifies transportation projects to be implemented <br /> over the next ten years with State and Federal funding ; and <br /> WHEREAS , the North Carolina BOT solicits input for identifying transportation projects of local and <br /> regional importance to be included in the STIP ; and <br /> WHEREAS , the DCHC MPO , BGMPO and TARPO Boards are charged with the development of their <br /> respective Transportation Improvement Program (TIP ) ; and <br /> WHEREAS , Orange County is a member jurisdiction of the BGMPO , TARPO and DCHC MPO ; and <br /> WHEREAS , Orange County gives priority to identified safety needs on existing roads and bridges , to <br /> transportation projects that encourage alternatives to automobile travel , to projects that minimize <br /> adverse impacts on the natural environment and cultural sites , and to those projects that foster <br /> economic development in the County ' s designated Economic Development Districts ; and <br /> WHEREAS , Orange County strongly encourages the North Carolina Department of Transportation <br /> ( NCDOT) to design all highway projects , where appropriate , to accommodate bicycle and pedestrian <br /> traffic to provide alternative means of transportation that may result in reduced automobile traffic and <br /> related air and water impacts ; and <br /> WHEREAS , on October 18 , 2022 , Orange County Board of County Commissioners adopted a <br /> resolutions the County ' s Complete Street Policy and Vision Zero Policy ; and <br /> WHEREAS , Orange County encourages the NCDOT to design , all new or replacement bridges with <br /> sufficient clearance to allow wildlife to cross safely under them , and to allow pedestrian passage along <br /> any existing or planned trail -system connectors ; and <br /> WHEREAS , Orange County encourages the NCDOT to design all roads , bridges , and right- of-way so <br /> as to protect ecosystems and non - renewable resources ; and <br /> WHEREAS , Orange County has outlined its transportation needs within the BGMPO , TARPO and <br /> DCHC MPO planning areas in attachments to this resolution ; and <br /> NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED by the Orange County Board of Commissioners that the <br /> Board endorses the following list of transportation projects to be submitted for scoring by the State <br /> and to ultimately be considered for inclusion in the STIP . <br />