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ATTACHMENT 3 <br />12 <br />0 -2 <br />DURHAM- CHAPEL HILL- CARRBORO <br />METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION <br />TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PROJECT REQUEST <br />Project Title • NC 86 Bicycle Lanes( Paved Shoulders) <br />Estimated Cost_ $1,000,000 <br />Re uestjn7 A _ncv. Orange County <br />Provide paved shoulders along NC 86 from Hillsborough to <br />Chapel Hill. <br />Proj . ct _ tip =tr.,� • This mad is popular route for bicyclists to travel from Chapel Hill <br />to the rural roads that intersect with NC 86, two (2) new schools <br />have been constructed along NC 86, and this route is part of the <br />DCHC Regional Bicycle Plan and the NCDOT TIP Project E- <br />2913. <br />Project Eyaluatinr� Critertev <br />1. An element of the "Interim Comprehensive Transportation Plan" YP_c <br />2. Consistent with the MPO's Air Quality Finding Ye_ . <br />3.'Degree of Congestion (volume%apacity) n <br />4. Safety (e.g., accidents 1100 million vehicle miles of travel) requested q7V <br />S. Promotes National Highway System Afn <br />6. Reduces use of single- occupant vehicle YP.v <br />7 Provides for more transportation choices YET <br />8. Promotes energy conservation Ya.c <br />9. Has minimal impact on the natural environment Ye.c <br />10. Encourages economic development <br />consistent with adopted land use plans • s Ina <br />: 11. Adverse impacts do not disproportionately <br />affect low- income populations es <br />