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78 <br /> Partnerships <br /> With a phased roadmap in place,the next step is understanding who can help advance projects and how <br /> they can be funded. The most effective trail systems are built through coordinated efforts between counties, <br /> municipalities, state agencies, regional conservancies, and utility partners—each contributing distinct <br /> capabilities, relationships, and resources.9,11 In Orange County, partnerships support land access, stewardship, <br /> inter-agency coordination, and competitive funding while helping new trails integrate with parl<s, roadways, <br /> water resources, and conservation priorities across jurisdictional boundaries. The following partners will play <br /> I<ey roles in delivering both near-term and long-term segments in the Orange County Trails Plan. <br /> COUNTY LEADERSHIP NC State Parks/NC Trails Program: Provides <br /> • Orange County DEAPR: Provides project guidance for natural-surface trails, MST <br /> management, stewardship of county resources, routing, and state-level technical,funding, and <br /> coordination with other departments, and implementation support.9,10 <br /> operations and maintenance oversight. NCDOT: Offers technical support, corridor <br /> • Other County Departments: Transportation, planning, multi-modal guidance, and <br /> Planning, and the County Attorney's Office coordinates shared-use path feasibility within <br /> support development-related reviews and roadway rights-of-way.11 Discussions will be <br /> coordination. critical for coordinating potential road routes. <br /> • Orange County Sheriffs Office and REGIONAL&CONSERVATION PARTNERS <br /> Emergency Services: Support safety planning Triangle Land Conservancy(TLC):Coordinates <br /> for crossings, access points, and emergency access and alignment near conservation lands <br /> response considerations along trails. and supports nature-based trail stewardship. <br /> MUNICIPAL PARTNERS OWASA: Manages water-supply lands where <br /> • Towns of Chapel Hill, Carrboro, trailheads or access must be carefully sited; <br /> Hillsborough,and City of Mebane: Critical provides guidance for protection of sensitive <br /> for town-to-town and greenway system water resources. <br /> connections, rights-of-way integration, and Duke Forest: Manages forest lands where <br /> public engagement within town limits. coordination may be needed for trail interfaces <br /> or access points. <br /> • Eno River Association: Supports coordination <br /> for trails within the Eno River Basin. <br /> Partnership Benefits Friends of the MST: Ensures alignment <br /> Speeds up project delivery consistency, signage standards, and <br /> through coordinated efforts long-distance connectivity for statewide MST <br /> routing.' <br /> OBoosts funding success with <br /> unified, multi-partner applications UTILITY PARTNERS <br /> • Duke Energy: Manages transmission <br /> Expands access options easements where trails may be feasible with <br /> via shared land and easements design accommodations and clear-zone <br /> requirements. <br /> Supports long-term trail upkeep <br /> through shared stewardship Additional private utilities may assist with <br /> siting, relocations, or corridor coordination. <br /> Draft Orange County Trails Plan 75 <br />