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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: April 1, 2025 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 6-a <br /> SUBJECT: Orange County Transportation Priority List for SPOT 8 / FY 2027-2036 STIP <br /> DEPARTMENT: Orange County Transportation Services (OCTS) <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1. Projects in CPRPO Nishith Trivedi, Transportation Director, <br /> 2. Projects in TWTPO 919-245-2007 <br /> 3. Projects in BGMPO <br /> 4. Draft Resolution <br /> PURPOSE: To approve the resolution for Orange County Transportation Priorities for Strategic <br /> Prioritization of Transportation version 8 (SPOT 8) and the subsequent State Transportation <br /> Improvement Program Fiscal Year 2027 — 2036 (STIP) <br /> BACKGROUND: Every two years, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) <br /> initiates the Strategic Prioritization Office of Transportation (SPOT) process to develop the State <br /> Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) for the next ten (10) years. This process, conducted <br /> in accordance with North Carolina General Statute 136 Article 14B, follows a data-driven <br /> approach to allocating the State's limited financial resources across three (3) funding categories. <br /> These funds are distributed among North Carolina's seven (7) regions, which encompass fourteen <br /> (14) divisions and 100 counties. <br /> Projects submitted for state funding are evaluated based on a structured scoring methodology <br /> that incorporates both quantitative data and local input points: <br /> • Statewide Impact — 100% data-driven <br /> • Regional Mobility— 70% data, 15% Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)/Rural Planning <br /> Organization (RPO) points, 15% NCDOT division points <br /> • Division Needs — 50% data, 25% MPO/RPO points, 25% NCDOT division points <br /> Orange County submits the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC)-approved priorities to the <br /> relevant regional TPO/MPOs and RPOs for those boards' consideration (Attachments 1 —3). Each <br /> MPO and RPO, based on population size and centerline miles, submits a limited number of <br /> projects per transportation mode to NCDOT for scoring. <br /> Key Updates: <br /> • Project list are the same as SPOT 7 with some independent bicycle and pedestrian projects <br /> removed, as they are restricted to local and federal funding sources. <br /> • Highway projects have been consolidated into multimodal initiatives, ensuring alignment with <br /> state and County Complete Streets policy. <br />