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131 <br />Tom Aitieri <br />From: tmaguire@newspaper.com <br />Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 11.:19 AM <br />To: CompPlanUpdate <br />Subject: Comments <br />I have reviewed the updated version of the Orange County master plan and offer these brief <br />comments in making three recommendations. <br />The first is that I do not believe that transportation other than automobilies ought to be <br />considered "alternative". Rather, I think that all transportation modes ought to be <br />considered on .the same basis. An automobile is one, a bus another, trains, feet, bicycles, <br />etc. None is more "equal" than any other. <br />The second is that I believe we should commit ourselves to having as fully functional a <br />sidewalk network. in Orange County as we do one for automobiles. In other. words,- if we are <br />going to consider comprehensive plans for how our automobiles and other vehicles get <br />around the county, we should do the same for. people who choose to walk. The current <br />sidewalk route throughout the county is abysmal and demands and deserve the same level of <br />attention as that given to the road system. <br />The third is that I do not recall seeing in the document a comprehensive discussion of <br />energy production and use in the county. Perhaps I just missed it, but I think any master <br />plan today ought to contain information on energy consumption and on local energy <br />production. Again, I would not use the term "alternative". Solar energy ,production, .for <br />example, deserves to be treated in exactly the same way as any other energy we produce <br />here. <br />Thanks for considering these views. <br />Terry Maguire <br />143 Graylyn Drive <br />Chapel Hill, NC 27516 <br />919-960-4503 <br />mail2web.com - Microsoft° Exchange solutions from a leading provider - <br />http:%/link.mail2web.com/Business/Exchange <br />1 <br />