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ORANGE COUNTY 1 <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: November 19, 2024 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 6-a <br /> SUBJECT: Transportation Multimodal Plan <br /> DEPARTMENT: Orange County Transportation Services (OCTS) <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1. Public Engagement Summary Nishith Trivedi, Transportation Director, <br /> 2. Prioritization Methodology 919-245-2007 <br /> 3. Final TMP <br /> PURPOSE: To approve the Orange County Transportation Multimodal Plan (TMP). <br /> BACKGROUND: WSP as the consultant and Orange County have completed the County's TMP. <br /> The Plan focuses on the unincorporated portions of Orange County and consolidates all approved <br /> transportation related plans, projects and programs into a single plan. WSP conducted a public <br /> involvement summary (Attachment 1) in accordance with the approved scope of work. <br /> Public Involvement: <br /> • Website launch (April 3, 2024) <br /> • Promotional outreach (April 9, 2024) <br /> • Public survey (April 9 — May 3, 2024): https://www.surveyhero.com/c/OrangeCtVTMP <br /> • Public Meetings (April 23 and 25, 2024) <br /> WSP also created a unique County specific prioritization methodology (Attachment 2) to help <br /> organize all the projects and determine — analytically — in what order the projects should be <br /> pursued. This unique Orange County Prioritization honors the goals and objectives documented <br /> in the approved plans like the two (2) Metropolitan Transportation Plans and three (3) <br /> Comprehensive Transportation Plans in Orange County. It also takes into account those <br /> documented in locally adopted plans like the County's Strategic Plan, and Access Management <br /> Plans. <br /> Methodology: <br /> • Bike/Ped Prioritization — Residential/Employment Density, Access to Schools, Points of <br /> Interest, Recreational Spaces, Bus Stops, Connect Disjointed Parts <br /> • Transit Prioritization — Increase local service, increase reginal service, Improve access to <br /> jobs/schools, Areas of high density, Points of interest, Access to hospitals <br /> • Highway Modernization/Mobility — Improve access and connectivity, manage congestion, <br /> Improve Fright movement <br /> • Other Criteria influencing Prioritization — Environmental Justice, Safety, Cost, Multimobility <br />