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zz <br /> Slide#9 <br /> Q 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 /> • Network of connectivity • Hillsborough Riverwalk <br /> Qp Q • Connection to nature • Occoneechee Mountain <br /> • Safety • Blackwood Farm Park <br /> 0 • Healthy movement • Brumley Nature Preserve <br /> • Inclusive design • Eno River State Park <br /> - Q <br /> Q Priority Connections <br /> Q.o Q • Town-to-town connectivity between Chapel Hill,Carrboro, <br /> QQ� ''� Hillsborough,and Mebane <br /> 6V,� • Quiet,nature-based corridors where feasible <br /> 0 Regional connectivity,especially the Mountains to Sea Trail <br /> (MST) segment in Orange County <br /> Drab Orange C—y Trails Wan Board of C.my Co mm l sslaness -114,:076 9 <br /> Mikayla Hernandez reviewed feedback from the visioning process. She said they also asked <br /> residents to draw their personal priorities for connectivity across the county, which is shown on the left <br /> side of slide#9. <br /> 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 /> Drab Orange C-My hails Plan Board MCo ly Commissioners W,kse is Ap.114,1026 10 <br /> Slide#11 <br />