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4 Chapter 9: Transportation Element <br />~.. <br />3 <br />5 •- <br />6 <br />7 , <br />8 •- <br />9 <br />10 •- <br />11 <br />12 ; <br />13 ~- <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 The Triangle Area Rural Planninp Organization (TARPO) coordinates <br />21 the transportation planning in the rural areas of Oran_pe County and <br />22 Chatham County outside the Metropolitan Boundary Area and for all <br />23 of Lee and Moore Counties. (See Map 9-1.) Trian_ple J Council of <br />24 Governments is the administrator and lead planning a_pency for the <br />2s TARPO, and coordinates transportation plans and programs and <br />26 land use policies and programs in the four-couniy planning area. <br />27 The general purpose and responsibilities of the Rural Planninp <br />28 Organization are to: <br />29 <br />30 1. Develop long-ran_pe local and regional multi-modal <br />31 transportation plans in cooperation with the area Metropolitan <br />32 Planninp Or_panizations (MPOs) and the NCDOT. <br />33 <br />34 2. Provide a forum for public participation in the rural <br />35 transportation planningq process. <br />36 <br />37 3. Develop and prioritize su_pgestions for transportation protects <br />38 that the RPO believes should be included in the State <br />39 Transportation Improvement Program (ST1P). <br />40 <br />41 4. Provide transportation-related information to local governments <br />42 and other interested organizations. <br />43 <br />c?vaiCouv~~y Cavvrpre~+usn.~:we~''7.a,w Public Hearing Draft 5-6-08 Page 9-6 <br />