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11 <br /> Some of the key highlights of the Plan include: <br /> • Students walking and cycling to school include — Orange Middle and High School, <br /> Hillsborough Elementary, Efland Cheeks Global Elementary, Gravely Hill Middle, River <br /> Park Elementary, Pathways Elementary, and Cedar Ridge High School <br /> • Recommendations include: <br /> - Crosswalks at intersections and mid-block crosswalks near schools <br /> - Reduced speed zones and other traffic calming measures <br /> - Extending sidewalks to rural areas and filling in gaps in urban areas <br /> - Multi-use Paths and Greenways along major corridors and some secondary roads <br /> The County's Transportation Advisory Service (TAS) and Orange Unified Transportation Board <br /> (OUTBoard) recommended the SRTS be approved by the Board of County Commissioners. <br /> TAS Action: <br /> September 26, 2024— Unanimous approval <br /> OUTBoard Action: <br /> September 30, 2024— Unanimous approval with: <br /> • Narrative emphasizing each school to pursue Municipal and School Transportation <br /> Assistance (MSTA) with the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) to <br /> address car line and its impact on State roads. <br /> • Add lineal feet or miles - to each sidewalk, bike lane, and/or side path <br /> • Increase priority for - No parking on state/town roads near schools, speed limit reduction <br /> and bike/ped recommendations. <br /> The final 2024 Orange County Safe Routes to School Plan was updated with OUTBoard action. <br /> Nishith Trivedi, Transportation Director, made the following presentation: <br /> Slide #1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> NORTH CAROLINA <br /> Orange County <br /> Safe Routes to School Plan <br />