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35 <br /> Draft Trail Network Engagement (cont.) <br /> TRAIL SEGMENT PRIORITIZATION <br /> Based on input gathered to date—including conversations with the steering committee, site visit findings, <br /> discussions with project leadership,feedback on the countywide vision, and five key initial evaluation <br /> criteria—the Trails Plan project team placed each of the trail segments in a draft order of priority in <br /> preparation for this round of engagement. <br /> At the workshops and pop-up events, participants <br /> used color-coded dots to vote on whether Possible Traii Segment Prioritization <br /> The U proposed trail segments have been placed in a draft order of priority Voting LW d <br /> segments should be higher(green dot) lower(red basedoninPormationreceivedro date. •Sh-ldwiththis pft,itpriodry <br /> � .u:«°mrede°tamanareya°rtnaagnis°n the erafterderafpri«Iry. •snowdbeMgnerpe°ruy <br /> dot), or remain in place (blue dot) on the draft you an alsolikky— itn`omme"ts on the post`'to the right. •Should be'o' priority <br /> priority list. In the online survey, respondents <br /> dragged segments into a 1-12 ranking. Because P b UNC4mpusto CRRCsge SLi.,) 00000 <br /> (Rail to Trail via NCRR Cogen Line) • •• <br /> Chapel Hill WHillsborough •N•• <br /> the engagement sessions used the same activity, I (NCRRCogenU.toC.-CreekParkAl <br /> NC 86 and Waterston,Dr) <br /> the combined results offer a clear picture of which MST-Alamance Ow yto Sewn Mile •••• <br /> 1 Cmk Natural Arw •• <br /> segments are valued most by the community. The (Natur,trail) <br /> MST-EnoRl—Std*ParkWDurWa •••••• <br /> following results represent a strong preference Natpr<trall) ���•• • <br /> for nature trails over road routes, a desire for safe 4 Hlllid—ghR'vennikNalunlAnalo ��0 <br /> (Nat—mil) <br /> and separated routes on higher-speed roads, and CedmGrov<ParktoKingsHlgh-yPark •••••••• <br /> (NaNr<trail via Eno River) <br /> support for improving regional connectivity and MST-Alamance 0oFintyto8even Mlle • <br /> completing MST gaps. �' (Road Houle)'" • <br /> LRrh RlwrParkto Cedar Grow Park • <br /> Q (Newt,trail via Northeast Park and <br /> lln <br /> Qualities of Top Ranking Trails M baeFarm, •• <br /> Mebanalo Nln,kaato •••• ••• <br /> }7 Oaoroutevla USTDh)West HIIIAw/ <br /> • MST connections °°°°° "eeM°°°`°'°' <br /> (R..d Rlwr d.N Cedar Grove Park •• <br /> • Rail to trail concept 9u� (Road route via Northeast Park and <br /> Breeze Farm) <br /> • Long, continuous nature trails CaWWWChapl Hill to Hills_91, ••• <br /> (Road route via Old NC 86) •••••••• ••• <br /> ffi Lake Michael Park to Panther 11-1, ••••••• <br /> Lowest Nature Preserve to Hillsborough <br /> Qualities of Low Ranking Trails p^o^b (Road rourevi,Lebanon Rd) <br /> • Road-adjacent routes <br /> • Perceived as less scenic Dot voting results from in-person participants who shared <br /> • Unclear separation from traffic their priorities for the 12 proposed segments <br /> MST-Eno River State Park to Durham(Nature trail) 4.26 <br /> Seven Mile Creek Natural Area to Hillsborough Riverwalk(Nature trail) 4.28 <br /> UNC Campus to University Station(Rail to Trail via NCRR CoGen Line) 4.48 <br /> MST-Alamance County to Seven Mile Creek Natural Area(Nature trail) 4.81 <br /> Chapel Hill to Hillsborough(Road route via NC 86&Waterstone Dr) 5.03 <br /> Carrboro to Hillsborough(Road route via Old NC 86) 6.11 <br /> Cedar Grove Park to Kings Highway Park(Nature Trail via Eno River) 6.17 <br /> Mebane to Hillsborough(Road route via US-70 to West Hill Ave/Occoneechee Mtn) 7.17 <br /> MST-Alamance County to Seven Mile Creek Natural Area(Road route) 7.83 <br /> Little River Park to Cedar Grove Park(Nature trail via Northeast Park&Breeze Farm) 7.87 <br /> Little River Park to Cedar Grove Park(Road route via Northeast Park&Breeze Farm) =9.59 <br /> Lake Michael Park to Panther Branch Nature Preserve(Road route via Lebanon Rd) M10.38 <br /> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 <br /> Top AVERAGE SEGMENT RANKING(SURVEY) Lowest <br /> priority priority <br /> 32 Draft Orange County Trails Plan <br />