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20 <br /> RELATED STUDY RELEVANT FINDINGS FORTHE TRAILS PLAN <br /> • One of the plan's major recommendations is to build additional <br /> trails and create connections between parks, preserves, and <br /> open spaces including potential links to Duke Forest and <br /> Eno River State Park along with existing municipal greenway <br /> systems, which could be made possible through joint funding <br /> opportunities. <br /> • The plan encourages a detailed master plan for the Mountains to <br /> Sea Trail (MST) to identify a route across the county and ensure <br /> it does not become a gap in the statewide trail system. <br /> • Public input in focus groups encourages opening some future <br /> planned park properties for limited interim use (such as nature <br /> trails with signage) before full park development occurs. <br /> • Trail design guidance emphasizes sustainable construction <br /> practices, clear wayfinding, appropriate trailhead amenities, and <br /> equitable access for all residents. <br /> Orange County • Orange County has an approved, adopted MST route map that <br /> Mountains to Sea Trail the Trails Plan should reflect. <br /> (MST) <br /> Adopted January 2018 • The approved MST route runs southwest to northeast from the <br /> Haw River near Saxaphahaw (Alamance County) to Seven Mile <br /> Creek Nature Area, to Hillsborough Riverwalk, to Eno River State <br /> Park before entering Durham County. <br /> • Completed sections of the MST in Orange County include <br /> 3.2 miles on the Hillsborough Riverwalk, 3.9 miles within Eno <br /> River State Park, and a section in the Seven Mile Creek Natural <br /> Area with the Friends of MST providing interim road-route <br /> connections for through-hikers. <br /> • The County maintains an MST hub page with the adopted map <br /> and progress reports to guide alignment and coordination. <br /> Carrboro Connects • The plan commits to equitable multi-modal access, expanding <br /> Comprehensive Plan safe walking, biking, and transit opportunities with priority for <br /> Adopted June2022 BIPOC, lower-income, and differently-a bledresidents. <br /> • A priority corridors map targets near-term improvements like <br /> protected lanes, crossings, and traffic-calming strategies on <br /> several main Carrboro roads including Estes Drive, Hillsborough <br /> Road,Jones Ferry Road, NC-54, N. and S. Greensboro Roads, <br /> among many others. <br /> Draft Orange County Trails Plan 17 <br />