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zz <br /> 1 Slide#9 <br /> What We Heard: Visioning Process <br /> Residents emphasized the importance of safe,connected trails that <br /> support daily movement and recreation across the county. <br /> Key Themes Priority Destinations <br /> 0 0 • Network of connectivity • Hillsborough Riverwalk <br /> Q • Connection to nature • Occoneechee Mountain <br /> Q • Safety • Blackwood Farm Park <br /> • Healthy movement • Brumley Nature Preserve <br /> • Inclusive design • Eno River State Park <br /> 0 Priority Connections <br /> 0 0 • Town-to-town connectivity between Chapel Hill,Carrboro, <br /> Q •.q9. Hillsborough,and Mebane <br /> • Quiet,nature-based corridors where feasible <br /> • Regional connectivity,especially the Mountains to Sea Trail <br /> (MST) segment in Orange County <br /> Drafa Orange County Trails Plan B—d of Caunty Ca mm luw..MO—ion April19,2026 19 <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Mikayla Hernandez reviewed feedback from the visioning process. She said they also asked <br /> 4 residents to draw their personal priorities for connectivity across the county, which is shown on the left <br /> 5 side of slide#9. <br /> 6 <br /> 7 Slide#10 <br /> What We Heard: Network Feedback <br /> After reviewing the proposed draft network,guiding principles, <br /> and preliminary prioritization,community feedback focused on how <br /> the trail segments would function on the ground. <br /> What people responded Questions&concerns <br /> positively to raised by the community <br /> • Completing gaps in the • Separation and safety on <br /> Mountains to Sea Trail road-adjacent routes <br /> • Longer,continuous • Potential impacts to <br /> nature-based routes creeks and natural areas <br /> • Clear town-to-town • Privacy near certain rural <br /> connections segments <br /> • Long-term maintenance <br /> expectations <br /> Draft Orange Coumy Trails Plan Board MCuunty Worksess Apnl 14,2026 10 <br /> 8 <br /> 9 <br /> 10 Slide#11 <br />