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ORANGE COUNTY <br /> NORTH CAROLINA <br /> 67 <br /> Project Types <br /> Projects were categorized using the NCDOT CTP Transit and Rail <br /> standards.The following section provides definitions of Fixed Guideway:These include Commuter Rail Transit <br /> project classifications. and projects on a separate corridor. <br /> Roadway Regional Fixed Bus Corridor:These include bus routes <br /> Access Management/Operations:Access management that travel to different regions and counties. <br /> projects are those designed to improve capacity and <br /> safety of the roadway and may include intersection Rural Fixed Bus Corridor:These include bus routes that <br /> and safety improvements along a corridor.Operations serve rural areas. <br /> projects are those design to improvement management of Urban Fixed Bus Corridor:These include bus routes that <br /> the roadway systems and include safety and maintenance serve urban areas and municipalities. <br /> projects. <br /> Congestion/Mobility:Congestion projects are those <br /> designed to lessen traffic congestion and typically involve <br /> adding additional lanes to a roadway.Mobility projects <br /> are those designed to provide better connectivity and <br /> access and may include projects on new location. <br /> Modernization:Modernization projects include those I <br /> designed to update the roadway to NCDOT design <br /> standards.They may include improving the cross section <br /> to current standards by increasing travel lane widths, <br /> adding shoulders,improving sight distance,adding turn <br /> lanes,and accommodating multimodal needs. <br /> Other:These are projects that do not fit into one of the <br /> above categories.They include pavement rehabilitation, <br /> Intellitgent Transportation Systems strategies,signal <br /> and surveillance upgrades,wayfinding and messaging <br /> improvements,and economic development projects. `� -1 �-- <br /> Bicycle and Pedestrian -� • <br /> Bicycle:These projects include paved shoulders,shared _ <br /> markings,and dedicated bicycle lanes. — '► <br /> Pedestrian:These projects include sidewalks and I <br /> pedestrian paths. : <br /> Bicycle and Pedestrian:These projects are those that <br /> recommend both bicycle and pedestrian facilities along <br /> the same segment. <br /> Multiuse Path:These projects include physically <br /> separated paths for use by both cyclists and pedestrians. ' <br /> Trail:These projects are off-road trails,including paved <br /> and unpaved trails.They are part of larger trail networks ' <br /> and may follow creeks or other natural features. <br /> PAGE 28 Orange County Transportation Multimodal Plan <br />