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" Chapter 9: Transportation Element <br />4.`~I c <br />2 9.6. LINKS TO OTHER ELEMENTS <br />3 Transportation planning and land use planning are interlinked processes. Like land use <br />4 planning, natural resource protection, economic development, housing, and other planning <br />5 efforts reinforce and inform transportation planning efforts. Below is a listing of objectives <br />6 from other Elements that are linked to transportation planning objectives. <br />7 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT <br />8 Objective ED-2.3 (Ongoing): <br />9 Promote public transportation, alternative modes of transportation, and encourage <br />10 carpooling and park-and-ride participation. <br />11 LAND USE <br />12 Objective LU-3.2: (Ongoing) <br />13 Coordinate land use patterns to facilitate the expanded use of non-auto modes of <br />14 travel, the increased occupancy of automobiles, and the development and use of <br />15 an energy-efficient transportation systems. <br />16 Objective LU-3.10: (Medium Term) <br />17 Identify prime viewsheds along major transportation corridors and other areas, <br />18 and amend County land use ordinances to ensure long-term protection of <br />19 viewsheds. <br />20 NATURAL AND CULTURAL SYSTEMS <br />21 Obiective AE-7 (Ongoina): <br />22 Expand and enhance Orange County's public transportation system. <br />23 Objective AE-8 (Ongoing): <br />24 Improve transportation efficiency: promote more public transportation, ride <br />25 sharing, and alternative transportation such as bicycles and walking. <br />26 Objective NA-16 (Long Term): <br />27 Create a system of public and private open space and conservation areas, <br />28 including parks, nature preserves, and scenic vistas representative of the Orange <br />29 County landscape. <br />30 PARKS AND RECREATION <br />31 Objective PR-5.4: (Short Term) <br />32 Encourage development of a system of private open space and conservation areas, <br />33 including nature preserves, parks, linear parks, and scenic vistas compatible with <br />34 the character of Orange County. <br />35 SERVICES AND FACILITIES <br />36 Objective PS-T-2: (Ongoing) <br />37 Ensure that all state roads in the County receive non-duplicated -names to be <br />38 posted on signs at intersections and that all houses are numbered in order to <br />39 improve the responsible time of law enforcement and emergency vehicles. <br />40 Objective PS-T-S: (Short Terms <br />~~ <br />or~~co~.ty c~-eh~~iveii''7.a.w Public Hearing Draft 5-6-08 Page 9-35 <br />