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109 <br /> lib <br /> Goals relevant to this plan include enhancing local and regional connectivity and increasing safety and accessibility.The <br /> plan also identified key destinations and barriers to connectivity,such as bridge crossings and high traffic roadways. <br /> n. <br /> The Connectivity Plan includes recommendations for sidewalk construction and maintenance,new crosswalk locations, <br /> bicycle facilities and routes, and greenways.The plan highlights the need for updating the sidewalk ordinance and <br /> connecting sidewalk fragments built by developers,pedestrian safety improvements, and increasing accessibility to parks. <br /> Key recommendations for the U.S. 70 Corridor include: <br /> ➢ Paved and marked bicycle lanes to be implemented on US 70/Cornelius Street and US 70A from Old NC 86 to <br /> Meadowlands Drive. <br /> ➢ Additional bicycle lanes are recommended on a section of North Churton Street between Corbin Street and US 70 <br /> Bypass. <br /> ➢ Construction of new sidewalk/shared use path infrastructure along US 70 (in Town limits)and US 70 from Forest <br /> Ridge to Meadowlands Drive <br /> ➢ Update the Orange County Bike Plan to incorporate additional bike routes for the US 70/I-85 Connector. <br /> ➢ It also outlines design policy for sidewalks,bike lanes,crosswalks,greenways and shared use paths,and trails <br /> and footpaths. <br /> 2006 Hillsborough Churton Street Strategic Plan <br /> The Churton Street Strategic Plan was developed to create a strategic plan for the future design and development of <br /> Churton Street, an important economic and cultural corridor for the Town.The plan aims to provide recommendations to <br /> improve the appearance of Churton Street and adjacent properties,increase private investment along the corridor, <br /> improve wayfinding,mobility, and access for users of the corridor. <br /> The plan provides recommendations for transportation improvements,corridor revitalization,and signage.Specific <br /> recommendations include: <br /> Transportation and Open Space <br /> ➢ Give the corridor a boulevard treatment with planted median where feasible north and south of downtown. <br /> ➢ Improve the corridor with modern roundabouts at key intersections, striped bike lanes where feasible,continuous <br /> sidewalks along corridor, and minimized curb cuts,traffic signals,and left turns where feasible. <br /> ➢ Connect to parks,create pedestrian plazas and mini parks along the corridor,and add a bicycle path on Exchange <br /> Park Lane. <br /> 107 US 70 Multimodal Corridor Study Existing Conditions Report <br />