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111 <br /> lib <br /> ➢ Encourage bike and pedestrian amenities like bike racks and benches at commercial and multi-family <br /> development sites. <br /> ➢ Provide crosswalks where sidewalks and greenway paths facilitate and encourage crossing. <br /> ➢ Enhance connectivity and safety by connecting and rerouting side streets. <br /> Economic Development <br /> ➢ Identify the ideal land uses for parcels along the US 70 Corridor and establish coherent and comprehensive <br /> processes to encourage redevelopment. <br /> ➢ Encourage the 70 Corridor community to establish a Community Development Corporation with a for-profit <br /> development arm. <br /> ➢ Establish a small-scale mixed-use district or permitting process,revised parking requirements for commercial, <br /> office,and institutional uses,and access management standards. <br /> ➢ Create flexible parking standards that encourage shared parking by mixed-peak uses and that encourage <br /> alternate modes of transportation. <br /> Hillsborough NC-86 Connector Study <br /> The purpose of the NC 86 Connector Study was to identify feasible alternatives for connectivity in the area south of the <br /> Town,generally bounded by Eno Mountain Road,NC 86, and I-85. <br /> The project team reviewed existing plans;conducted rail crossing analysis;identified constraints and opportunities for <br /> implementation of a new connection; developed feasible and constructable alternatives for a proposed connection and <br /> provided planning-level cost estimates. <br /> As part of the two-phased corridor study,the project team provided preliminary structural design for a bridge within the <br /> resource-sensitive area.The desired connection involved traversing an area with a stream prone to flooding,major power <br /> transmission towers, and an active railroad with future realignment plans.The study coordinated all communications <br /> and reviews with the NCDOT Rail Division and NC Railroad.This project required ongoing and open communication <br /> with the Town,local stakeholders,NCDOT Rail Division as well as the NCRR. <br /> '°�88888$ea�'9��99�9898�" <br /> Hillsborough Comprehensive Sustainability Plan I In Progress <br /> Hillsborough is currently in the process of creating a comprehensive sustainability planning initiative that will set <br /> community priorities and guide priority actions for years to come.The plan will guide future development and the <br /> 109 US 70 Multimodal Corridor Study Existing Conditions Report <br />