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ORANGE COUNTY <br /> NORTH CAROLINA <br /> 96 <br /> Average section safety scores were calculated for all Select road Calculate average <br /> roadway projects for the Safety parameter.Figure segments that safety score from <br /> are coincident the selected road <br /> 6.8 illustrates the workflow used to determine the with the project segments <br /> average section safety score.The severity scores of <br /> the selected road segments were averaged out to <br /> determine a section safety score. Figure 6.8:Average Section Safety Score Workflow <br /> If more than 50% of roadway <br /> Multimodal connection along roadway projects was Coefficient <br /> multimodall <br /> used as a metric for the Multimodal parameter.Table connection: <br /> 6.10 lists the coefficient based on the connection <br /> available.Current infrastructure and bicycle and • No bicycle or pedestrian connection <br /> pedestrian TMP projects were considered when A bicycle or pedestrian connection <br /> determining multimodal connection.If 50%of the <br /> roadway project was adjacent to a multimodal 2Bicycle and pedestrian connection <br /> connection it either received a score of 1 or 2;projects <br /> Table 6.10: Multimodal Connection Coefficients <br /> with less than 50%received a score of 0. <br /> Parcels that may become potential right-of-way were identified for all TMP project minus roadway modernization and <br /> improvement and bicycle and pedestrian bridge projects.The number of parcels impacted is a metric factored in the Cost <br /> parameter.Figure 6.9 illustrates the workflow used to determine the number of parcels impacted per project. <br /> •i _ Select parcels located Count the number of parcels <br /> _ within the buffer located within the buffer <br /> Figure 6.9: Parcels Impacted Workflow <br /> All TMP projects,apart from roadway intersections Select sections of <br /> and transit,were analyzed to assess whether they project that overlap <br /> would cross a floodplain and require construction of a floodplains Calculate <br /> bridge.The area of a potential bridge is a metric for the area of <br /> g p g bridge in <br /> Cost parameter.Figure 6.10 illustrates the workflow acres <br /> Project width or cross <br /> used to determine the area of a potential bridge.For section minimum <br /> roadway projects,the width of the bridge is designated right of way <br /> by the cross section minimum right-of-way;bicycle <br /> and pedestrian project width was determined by the <br /> project's width,as noted in the blue cell. Figure 6.10: Bridge Area Workflow <br /> Orange County Transportation Multimodal Plan PAGE 57 <br />