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Page 42-Orange County,NC I Bicycle&Pedestrian Plan Bicycle&Pedestrian Plan I Orange County,NC-Page 43 <br /> KEY TAKEAWAYS <br /> e <br /> People biKing Serve <br /> for worK, Roads <br /> errands Many Typesi <br /> and local of Trips <br /> corme,otions <br /> Travel <br /> .a _rns CH.1 <br /> st roads in unincorporated Orange County were designed primarily for vehicles,but today they serve many <br /> - Already ifferent types of trips. People walk, bike,and access nearby destinations along these same corridors,often <br /> Mulfimodal without dedicated space or separation from traffic. Improving safety and comfort recluries approaches that <br /> Adults with strollers off en reflect how these roads are actually used today. <br /> walKing for daily needs <br /> F Safety <br /> Risks Are <br /> rpp" -7 <br /> - . <br /> Preventable <br /> L: <br /> People in Orange County are already walking and biking for erran hoo, recreation,and health.These <br /> trips happen on both urban sidewalks and rural shoulders. Pla in ounty's jurisdiction has opportunity <br /> to better recognize how people move today and where sma a co make those trips safer. Between 2007 and 2022,41 people were killed and 61 severely injured while walking or biking in Orange County. <br /> This plan focuses on walking and biking within the roa net rk hile recognizing that off-road trails Nearly half of these crashes(48 out of 102)occurred in unincorporated areas.This plan focuses on identifying <br /> are also an important part of the broader sys an oun advancing a separate Trails Plan,which the most important locations for improvements—places where better infrastructure can prevent harm and <br /> complements this effort by expanding recr onal a ff- d connections across the County. support everyday travel. <br />