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US 70 Multimodal Corridor Study • Manage travel demand for future development in the Efland-Buckhorn-Mebane economic development area (Objective B.3). o B.3.1: Implement and regularly update the Efland-Buckhorn-Mebane Access Management Plan (updated 2019). o B.3.2: Update the Efland-Buckhorn-Mebane Access Management Plan to include pedestrian, bicycle, and transit connectivity recommendations. • Manage travel demand resulting from trips to and from schools (Objective D.3). o D.3.1: Conduct NCDOT Municipal School Transportation Assistance (MSTA) school study to address circulation, queuing, and storage needs specific to Orange High and Middle School complex. 5.1.1.2 Goal 2: Prioritize bicycle and pedestrian connectivity through the corridor. To achieve Goal 2, improvement projects should: • Establish alternative east-west bicycle routes to US 70 between Mebane and Hillsborough (Objective A.7/B.4/C.4). o A.1.1: Develop protected bicycle route on Holt Street from Tate Avenue to 1It Street. o A.1.2: Install signage to encourage bicycle use along E.Washington Street and Lebanon Road. o A.1.3: Develop protected bicycle route on Washington Street from Sargents Path to Buckhorn Road. o B.4.1: Develop protected bicycle route on Lebanon Road from Doe Run Road to Old Paths Trail. o B.4.2: Develop protected bicycle route along Richmond Road from Lebanon Road to Efland- Cheeks Park and Community Center; connect the route south across US 70 to shared-use path proposed to run parallel to 140. o C.4.1:Add sharrows and signage to establish bike route along the length of Faucette Mill Road north of the Hillsboro Town border. o C.4.2: Construct an off-road bicycle path that connects Faucette Mill Road with Lebanon Road across the Eno River. • Accommodate all transportation modes in roadway improvement projects (Objective A.7/B.8/C.9/D.8/E.2/F.7). o A.7.1: Construct a minimum 5-foot sidewalk on north side of US 70 from 9t" Street to Ashbury Blvd. o A.7.2: Include a 10-foot shared-use path on the north side and a 5-foot sidewalk on the south side of US 70 from McBane Store Road to Buckhorn Road to accompany the long-term typical section widening; install bicycle pattern rumble strips in the short-term. o B.8.1: Include a 10-foot shared-use path on the north side and a 5-foot sidewalk on the south side of US 70 from Buckhorn Road to Lloyds Dairy Road to accompany the long-term typical section widening; install bicycle pattern rumble strips in the short-term. 73 Recommendations