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25 <br /> 1 Slide#15 <br /> Segment Prioritization <br /> Prioritizing trail segments helps Orange County strategically focus time and resources,advance projects that <br /> deliver the greatest benefit first,and provide a transparent,repeatable framework for future decision-making. <br /> How Priorities Were Set:A Four-Step Process <br /> 01 02 03 04 <br /> Analyst Scoring Public Input Comparison& Combined Priority <br /> Initial scoring of Community feedback Weighting Order <br /> each segment on the draft priority Inputs were Weighted results <br /> using a consistent order through normalized and were combined to <br /> set of evaluation workshops and an weighted to balance produce the draft <br /> criteria(local need, online survey,using technical feasibility priority order that <br /> cost efficiency, a dot voting exercise and community will be evolved as <br /> connectivity,guiding and ranking activity perspective, segments are refined. <br /> principle alignment, respectively. <br /> community support) <br /> Draft Orarpe County Trails Plan Board or County Commissioners Workuasion Apd114,2026 ab <br /> 2 <br /> 3 <br /> 4 Slide#16 <br /> Priority Order of Segments <br /> The draft priority order reflects a combination of community <br /> preferences and feasibility considerations. Highest-ranking segments <br /> generally share the following <br /> Q MST•Eno River State Park to Durham(Nature trail) characteristics: <br /> z <br /> O Chapel Hill to Hillsborough(RoadrouteviaNC86&WaterstoneDrtoCatesCreekPark) • Strong community support <br /> a <br /> O SO MST-Seven Mile Creekisatural Amato HlllsboroughRiverwalk(Nature trail) • Nature-based or separated <br /> QMST-Ala mance County to Seven Mile Creek Natural Area(Nature trail) trail experiences <br /> • Clear connections to parks, <br /> of UNCCampustoUniversity Station(Rai Ito Trail via NCRRCoGenLine) towns,and the MST <br /> © Carrboro to Hillsborough(Road route via Old NC 86) <br /> 7O Cedar Grove Park to Kings Highway Park(Nature Trail via Eno River) Reminder: <br /> 66 Mebane to Kings Highway Park(Nature trail via Duke Energy transmission easement) This priority order represents a <br /> Mebane to Hillsborough(Road route via US-70 to West Hill Ave/Occoneechee Mtn) planning-level snapshot and will <br /> continue to evolve as segments <br /> MST-Alamance County to Seven Mile Creek Natural Area(Road route) <br /> are refined. <br /> O M Little River Park to Cedar Grove Park(Nature trail via Northeast Park&Breeze Farm) <br /> Fe <br /> vi Lake Michael Pas rkto Panther Branch Natural Area(Road route via Lebanon Rd) <br /> 3 <br /> O m Little River Park to Cedar Grove Park(Road route via Northeast Park&Breeze Farm) <br /> Draft0rarge County Trails Plan' Board orCounty Commiss"m Worksosslon April 14,2026 16 <br /> 5 <br /> 6 Mikayla Hernandez said the priority order of segments in slide #16 is not a construction or build <br /> 7 schedule. <br /> 8 <br /> 9 <br />