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7 <br /> REGIONAL PRIORITY LIST FOR THE 2011 —2017 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT <br /> PROGRAM <br /> WHEREAS, the North Carolina Board of Transportation, every two years, prepares a <br /> Transportation Improvement Program that identifies transportation projects scheduled for State <br /> and Federal funding over the next seven years; and <br /> WHEREAS, the North Carolina Board of Transportation solicits input for identifying <br /> transportation projects of local and regional importance to be included in the FY 2011-2017 <br /> Transportation Improvement Program; and <br /> WHEREAS, North Carolina has established Rural Planning Organizations (RPO) to coordinate <br /> regional transportation planning in rural areas in cooperation with the North Carolina <br /> Department of Transportation; and <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County is a member of the Triangle Area Rural Planning Organization <br /> charged with developing and prioritizing proposed transportation projects that the RPO <br /> believes should be included in the State Transportation Improvement Program; and <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County gives priority to identified safety needs on existing roads and <br /> bridges, to other transportation projects that encourage alternatives to automobile travel, to <br /> projects that minimize adverse impacts on the natural environment and cultural sites, and to <br /> those projects that foster economic development in the designated Economic Development <br /> Districts; and <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County strongly encourages the North Carolina Department of <br /> Transportation (NCDOT) to design all highway projects, where appropriate, to accommodate <br /> bicycle and pedestrian traffic to provide alternative means of transportation that may result in <br /> reduced automobile traffic and related air and water impacts; and <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County encourages the NCDOT to design all <br /> new or replacement bridges with sufficient clearance to <br /> allow wildlife to cross safely under them, and to allow <br /> pedestrian passage along any existing or planned trail- <br /> system connectors; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Orange County Board of Commissioners that: <br /> The Board of County Commissioners endorses the attached project priority list of <br /> transportation projects to be considered for inclusion in the FY 2011-2017 Transportation <br /> Improvement Program. <br /> 7. Reports <br /> DEFERRED <br /> a. Solid Waste Process Technology Assessment <br /> The Board was to consider receiving an assessment report of solid waste processing <br /> technologies as possible alternative to landfilling as a primary means of waste disposal. <br />