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12 <br /> Vision & Goals <br /> At the first steering committee meeting in March <br /> 2025, members of the Orange County Parks and <br /> Recreation Council (PRC) shared their perspectives <br /> on opportunities and goals for the Trails Plan Project Goals <br /> project.This discussion formed the basis of the <br /> project goals listed to the right, which focus on Spark <br /> themes of engagement, connectivity, and equity— connected <br /> all of which were highlighted by community equitable, <br /> members during visioning. ith ' ' <br /> inclusive, and engaging <br /> Additional conversations with the steering outreach process, <br /> committee, discussions with project leadership, <br /> inputs gathered from the vision workshops, and <br /> survey data were all synthesized to develop the 02 Develop , <br /> Orange County Trails Plan vision statement below. reflects _Trails• <br /> vision • aligns with other <br /> county • municipality <br /> Vision Statement efforts, <br /> • Pedestrian <br /> Orange County will be a <br /> place where a safe, inclusive <br /> network of trails connects 03 Create a comprehensive <br /> people of all ages and abilities network of connectivity <br /> to each other, to nature, and between of <br /> to the places they love.These interest including work, <br /> trails will make it easy to travel home, school, commerce, <br /> by foot or bike rather than car, and public <br /> encourage healthy movement, <br /> strengthen our communities, 04 and access • <br /> excellent <br /> and foster equitable access to recreation <br /> the natural beauty that defines parks <br /> opportunities . . . - <br /> the Piedmont region. <br /> population, . - <br /> rural areas of the county. <br /> The co-created vision and goals provided a "north <br /> star"throughout the planning process and, 05 Identifyexisting they serve as the foundation for the connections to com • _ <br /> proposed trail network, guiding principles, and Mountains to Sea Trail (MST) <br /> implementation recommendations. segment in Orange County. <br /> Draft Orange County Trails Plan 1 9 <br />