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Agenda 05-07-24; 6-b - Approval of the Orange County US 70 Multimodal Corridor Study (MCS)
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61 <br /> US 70 Multimodal Corridor Study <br /> 4.4.2 Bicycle Facilities <br /> There are no dedicated bicycle facilities on either the US 70 or US 70 Business corridor (Figure 16).There are <br /> narrow paved shoulders, generally three or less feet wide, along the two-lane section of roadway, which <br /> represents the largest portion of the corridor. These shoulders are not wide enough for cyclists to ride <br /> completely out of the travel lane. Neither Share the Road signs nor shared lane markings were found along <br /> the corridor to indicate the presence of bicyclists. <br /> 4.4.3 Observed Pedestrian and Bicycle Trips <br /> Pedestrian counts were collected for this study at the intersections listed above. These counts revealed a total <br /> of 192 pedestrians crossing the corridor during the count periods. A total of 131 pedestrians were observed in <br /> Mebane at Third Street (100) and Fifth Street (31). In the Hillsborough segment of the corridor,49 pedestrians <br /> were observed at Faucette 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 <br /> on roads and 24 used sidewalks. Over 40% of the cyclists (46) were observed on the eastern portion of the <br /> corridor near Pleasant Green Road (22) and NC 751 (24). All 22 cyclists at the Pleasant Green Road intersection <br /> were using the road, and half(11) were traveling on US 70 through the intersection.Two cyclists were turning <br /> onto or off US 70, and nine were traveling across US 70 between Pleasant Green Road and Mt. Hermon <br /> Church Road. <br /> At NC 751, 88% (21) of cyclists were using the road. Eight cyclists were traveling on US 70 through the <br /> intersection, and six were turning onto or off US 70. The seven remaining cyclists on the road were observed <br /> along the old road alignment between NC 751 and Old NC 10. Five used this pavement section to turn right <br /> on NC 751, and the remaining two crossed NC 751 to continue eastbound on US 70 towards Durham. <br /> Although the pavement section ends without connecting to Old NC 10, a well-traversed path or maintained <br /> strip of grass can be seen, suggesting cyclists may be using this old alignment to avoid the section of US 70 <br /> between NC 751 and Old NC 10. <br /> Due to large traffic volumes, high travel speeds, and limited accommodations, most cyclists who utilize this <br /> corridor are likely experienced and more comfortable operating alongside vehicular traffic. Most cyclists are <br /> generally less experienced, and therefore, choose to avoid riding along this corridor. <br /> 52 Existing Conditions and Critical Issues <br />
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