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OUTBOARD ORIENTATION <br /> June 5, 2025 <br /> What are the concerns or emerging issues your board has identified for the upcoming <br /> year that it plans to address, or wishes to bring to the Commissioners' attention? <br /> A) Prepare for the uncertainty of any new Transportation Authorization Bill when the current <br /> Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act expires. <br /> B) Monitor connectivity and infrastructural changes with the local jurisdictions, surrounding <br /> counties, regional agencies, and along utility easements to create a more comprehensive <br /> multimodal transportation system. <br /> C) Work with NCDOT to promote funding of multimodal projects in rural areas to a greater <br /> degree. <br /> D) Promote alternative transportation modes during peak hours via public-private partnerships <br /> through programs like TDM, innovative P3s, Business Development and other best practices <br /> across the country. <br /> E) Improve transportation planning process by encouraging local schools and other public <br /> agencies to be more involved through public engagement. <br /> F) Pursue alternative means of addressing local match and local administration requirements <br /> for non-highway projects when plausible options exist for rural, low-density areas of the <br /> County; at the same time, encourage municipal partners to pursue similar options in <br /> urbanized, higher-density municipal areas. <br /> G) Expand ways we can reach more people to increase public participation in the planning <br /> process and update the Department Public Involvement Plan with lessons learned and best <br /> practices across the Country. <br /> 30 <br />