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Page 38-Orange County,NC I Bicycle&Pedestrian Plan Bicycle&Pedestrian Plan I Orange County,NC-Page 39 <br /> PERSON <br /> A Safer Path Forward -• - • - • •• ••- <br /> Orange County has already taken and serious injuries:the Triangle West areas east of Mebane as priority — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — <br /> steps to address transportation TPO Vision Zero Plan(2025)and the corridors based on their crash history. 1 <br /> I 1 <br /> safety. In October 2022,the Burlington-Graham Transportation Regional High Injury , 1 <br /> Orange County Board of County Safety Plan(2022). These corridors often serve important Network(HIN),All Modes <br /> I 1 <br /> Commissioners adopted a Vision Zero regional travel functions and � HIN Corridors 1 1 <br /> resolution,committing to eliminating These plans use tools such as the High carry higher volumes of traffic at 1 <br /> Injury Network(HIN)to identify the higher speeds.Without dedicated r Study Area <br /> traffic-related fatalities and serious 1 r5, 1 <br /> injuries by 2050. small percentage of roadways where infrastructure such as sidewalks, Municipalities n t 1 5� " 1 <br /> a large share of severe crashes occur. safe crossings,or separated bicycle included in 86 1 <br /> Different parts of Orange County are The Triangle West TPO Vision Zero facilities,they can present significant planning of t 1 <br /> served by two Metropolitan Planning Plan(2025)identified corridors like challenges for people walking and , 1 <br /> Organizations(MPOs):the Triangle NC 86 South,Old Fayetteville Road, biking. 1 <br /> West Transportation Planning and US 70 East. 1 <br /> Organization in the eastern portion These efforts reflect a growing 1 <br /> of the County,and the Burlington- Although these corridors represent commitment to improving safety. 1 y 1 <br /> just 10%of roadway miles,they This plan builds on that foundation 1 0 <br /> Graham Metropolitan Planning <br /> account for nearly 60%of severe by focusing on targeted,context- <br /> Organization in the western portion. <br /> and fatal crashes within the TPO's sensitive improvements in MEBANE Eno River 1 <br /> Each MPO has developed a regional boundaries.Similarly,the Burlingto k,- 1 HILLSBOROUGH State Park 1 CH.1 <br /> US,O w � Marys <br /> transportation safety plan focused Graham MPO Transportation Safe#y� �� 70 1 <br /> on reducing traffic-related fatalities Plan(2022)identifies NC 54 and rural <br /> 1 <br /> r� ALAMANCE 1 �,<° v 70 <br /> r <br /> 86 ld NC 10 �5' <br /> 1 � 1 <br /> 1 Duke 1 <br /> Forest 1 <br /> 2 <br /> Us y <br /> i 1 <br /> DairylenaR 1 <br />*� J I �� '-•- • • • - [541 Nos41y CHAPEL HILL 1 DURHAM <br /> � 1 <br /> i • - - • •• • • • • 86 54 <br /> 1 <br /> 1- f -- - - • -• • • • • • • i�y1.6 CARRBORO 1 <br /> Fe 1 <br /> oves <br /> O I <br /> 111111[= Miles <br /> I 0 1 2 � � � � - - � �°1 <br /> C <br /> En <br /> Source:(TWTPO,2025)&(Toole Design,2025) <br /> CHATHAM <br />