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50 <br /> lib <br /> 1.3.3 Pedestrian and Bicycle Trips <br /> Pedestrian counts were collected for this study at the intersections listed above. These counts revealed a total of 192 <br /> pedestrians crossing the corridor during the count periods.A total of 131 pedestrians were observed in Mebane at Third <br /> Street(100)and Fifth Street(31).In the Hillsborough segment of the corridor,49 pedestrians were observed at Faucette <br /> Mill Road(30),NC 86(11),St.Mary's Road(7),and Orange High School Road(1). <br /> Bicycle counts collected for this study revealed a total of 99 cyclists at nine intersections.Of these,75 traveled on roads <br /> and 24 used sidewalks.Over 40%of the cyclists (46)were observed on the eastern portion of the corridor near Pleasant <br /> Green Road(22)and NC 751 (24).All 22 cyclists at the Pleasant Green Road intersection were using the road,and half(11) <br /> were traveling on US 70 through the intersection.Two cyclists were turning onto or off US 70,and nine were traveling <br /> across US 70 between Pleasant Green Road and Mt.Hermon Church Road. <br /> At NC 751,88%(21)of cyclists were using the road.Eight cyclists were traveling on US 70 through the intersection,and <br /> six were turning onto or off US 70.The seven remaining cyclists on the road were observed along the old road alignment <br /> between NC 751 and Old NC 10.Five used this pavement section to turn right on NC 751,and the remaining two crossed <br /> NC 751 to continue eastbound on US 70 towards Durham.Although the pavement section ends without connecting to <br /> Old NC 10,a well-traversed path or maintained strip of grass can be seen,suggesting cyclists may be using this old <br /> alignment to avoid the section of US 70 between NC 751 and Old NC 10. <br /> Due to large traffic volumes,high travel speeds, and limited accommodations,most cyclists who utilize this corridor are <br /> likely experienced and more comfortable operating alongside vehicular traffic.For example,cycling clubs and groups <br /> organizing rides throughout the week in the corridor's vicinity are generally experienced and used to the conditions. <br /> Most cyclists are generally less experienced, and therefore,choose to avoid riding along this corridor(see Figure 16). <br /> 48 US 70 Multimodal Corridor Study Existing Conditions Report <br />