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ORANGE COUNTY GOVERNMENT TRANSPORTATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT Revised: November 24, 2024 Multimodal Impact Assessment (MIA) This research paper is Orange County Transportation Services (OCTS) Director's request for a Multimodal Assessment (MMA) report, prepared in accordance with the County’s Development Review Process (Attachment 1). Commonly referred to as a DAC Transportation Report, this document serves as the Transportation Director’s recommendation for enhancing the transportation component of the review process. It aligns with best practices for Transportation Impact Assessments (TIA) and Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA). The report emphasizes the implementation of key County plans, policies, and programs, with the objective of improving multimodal transportation planning and integration.: • Complete Street and Vision Zero Policy • Transportation Multimodal Plan • Unified Development Ordinance • Safe Routes to School and Transit Plan(s) • Orange County Transportation Priorities • County’s Non-State Transportation Improvement Projects Mission Statement: Orange County is a visionary leader in providing governmental services valued by our community, beyond those required by law, in an equitable, sustainable, innovative, and efficient way. Research Summary: In an effort to implement the County’s Strategic Plan for 2025-2029 and the other programs listed above, OCTS was successful in helping the County obtain a sidewalk maintenance agreement and a municipal agreement with North Carolina Department of Transportation. This helped secure federal and regional funding for professional planning and engineering projects, for two major areas of the County. Now, OCTS aims to establish a resource to help achieve the County’s mission, especially as it relates to multimodal travel. The Multimodal Impact Assessment (MIA) has become a common practice in many places across the county and has become a best practice for managing the various transportation related impacts that developing properties impose on residents and businesses The MIA is the result of extensive research into nationwide best practices, local regulations, and procedures, and has been reviewed by the County’s Legal and Planning Department. It now seeks the assistance of the County’s Transportation Advisory Services and the Orange Unified Transportation Board. This report provides a brief explanation of the MIA, particularly its implementation through the Development Review Committee (DAC) process, with a specific focus on the Department’s DAC memo. Fees collected from the MIA will be utilized to execute three guiding principles of the County’s Strategic Plan: Stewardship and Advocacy, Social Justice and Climate Action, and Sustainability. The MIA represents OCTS’s commitment to applying Diversity, Equity, and