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Page 28-Orange County,NC I Bicycle&Pedestrian Plan Bicycle&Pedestrian Plan I Orange County,NC-Page 29 Road Types and Design Speeds •--• •• Orange County's road system includes Even on local and collector roads, 1 r a mix of local roads,rural highways, speeds can be high. In fact: - I 1 Speed Limits and regional corridors.About 77% I 1 of roads in the County are classified Approximately 42%of roads in - • • • - 50-65 MPH I 1 as local, meaning they carry less the County have a posted speed ...- - 45 MPH 1 �1 a threshold at 1 1 traffic and often serve neighborhoods limit over 40 mph; • - • - - • • - 40 MPH or rural homes.These roads may which walking and biking become •--• ••• 20-35 MPH 1 r5 7 �y 1 • • • \�� 1 feel quieter, but they can also lack significantly less comfortable • • - • -• 1 sidewalks or shoulders,and their and more dangerous.On roads r Study Area s6, 1 without shoulders,crosswalks, ' • •- ' ' 1 narrowness can limit options for safe Municipaliti 1 or designated space for people • •• • •• _• 1 Ki walking or biking,especially in more 0 1 outside vehicles,even a short •-- included i is • • • • planni rural settings. walk or bike trip can feel risky. . _ � � 0 0 � _ � 1 The rest include major and minor _ _ • _ 1 { Over 1,500 miles of roads in collectors,which connect local roads 1 1 the County are considered to larger arterials.These roads often • • • • - • • 1 �. 1 "bikeable"based on width and • • • • • 1 run past schools, parks,or small connectivity; but many of these _ • • • i MEBANE connec G�1 town centers,making them criticali roads lack pavement markings I• j• HILLSBOROUGH -1 CH.1 , links for everyday travel and strong 70 candidates for pedestrian and bicycle signage,or other safety features. •• _ • • • i _ _ 1 �; While they may be physically wide • ••• improvements.At the top of the • - 1 road hierarchy are arterial roads, enough to ride on,they often do . 1 _ _ not feel safe or inviting for most _ _ . freeways,and interstates,which users • • •• • • A L A M A N C E ® 70 1 carry the highest traffic volumes • fee • and speeds.These are essential _ I ` .• for regional movement, but they're - 7 ` 751 generally not designed for walking or I _ / 1 biking,and often lack safe crossings • • r` 1 or shoulders. - -• r: '%`• 1 • 1 1 ------------ ------------------ K 1 1 1 54 CARRBORO CHAPEL HILL 1 D U R H A M 86 54 ' ' • �"� 15 1 j� 1 �. �. - � Miles — O 0 1 2 � � — •. � 46 ..� Source:(NCDOT,2024) CHATHAM