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18 <br /> Page 1 of 2 Heidi Perry <br /> Volunteer Application <br /> Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br /> Name: Heidi Perry <br /> Name Called: <br /> Home Address: 407 Robert Hunt Dr. <br /> Carrboro NC 27510 <br /> Phone: 919-618-8199 <br /> Email: heidiperov@gmail.com <br /> Year of OC Residence: 1977 <br /> Township of Residence: Chapel Hill <br /> Zone of Residence: Carrboro City Limits <br /> Gender Identity: Female <br /> Ethnic Background: White <br /> Age Range: 60+ <br /> Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: <br /> I am a board/founding member of the Carrboro Bicycle Coalition, an advocacy group in <br /> Carrboro, and am also on the board of BikeWalk NC, a statewide safe streets advocate. I <br /> have served on committees with members of NCDOT to produce a Best Practices guide <br /> as well as serving on the state's Highway Safety Plan. I help put on an annual statewide <br /> Transportation Summit geared toward vulnerable road users. I have previously served on <br /> the OUTBoard, and on Carrboro's Transportation Advisory Board. <br /> Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: <br /> Previously served on the OUTBoard. <br /> Boards/Commissions applied for: <br /> Orange Unified Transportation Board <br /> Please explain how your background, education and experience is relevant to this board <br /> I have been a safe roads advocate for over 40 years. I chaired the Bicycle Safety Task Force in <br /> 2018. 1 attend most MPO meetings for our area. I am very well informed, quite familiar with <br /> Vision Zero, Complete Streets, and the Safe Systems approach to transportation, and I am very <br /> multimodal in my transportation choices, using buses, bikes, walking, driving, and trains to get <br /> around the state. <br /> Please explain your reasons for wanting to serve on this board <br /> I think I can bring a safety, equity, and environmental eye to the discussions of road changes. <br /> How would your particpation on this board contribute to the diversity of viewpoints? <br /> My multimodal lifestyle will bring a lot of insight into how to move people, not just cars. I have <br /> traveled using public transit in a dozen countries, and have seen how it is possible to use bus <br /> travel and bike travel to also improve car travel. <br /> Do you have any personal or business interest(s) that could create a conflict of interest <br /> (either real or perceived) if you are appointed to this board? <br />