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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOUTBoard agenda 061516AGENDA Orange Unified Transportation Board June 15, 2016 7:00 p.m. You can bring your laptops/tablets if you would like to use them. Conference Room 004 (Lower Floor) Orange County West Campus 131 West Margaret Lane, Hillsborough Time Item Title 7:00 1. Call to Order and Determination of Quorum 7:05 7:10 7:15 7:30 8:15 8:30 8:45 8:50 2. 3. 4. 4.a. 4.b. 5. 5.a. 5b. 6. 7. Approval of Minutes from April 4 , 2016 Consideration of Additions to the Agenda Regular Agenda (Action Items) Orange Unified Transportation Board (OUTBoard) Rules and Procedures Amendment (Abigaile Pittman) OUTBoard Action: Consider an amendment to the OUTBoard specific Rules and Procedures to revise its meeting time, and forward a recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC). Bicycle Safety Task Force Applicants, Proposed Revised Resolution, Task Force Charge, and Orange County Bicycle Crash Report 2007-2013) (Abigaile Pittman and Max Bushell) OUTBoard Action: To review and make a recommendation on revisions to the slate of Bicycle Safety Task Force applicants; to review and make a recommendation on a proposed amended Bicycle Safety Task Force Resolution; to receive and discuss the Orange County Bicycle Crash Report 2007-2013; and to discuss implementation of the Task Force Charge as set forth in the Resolution. Staff Updates Flow charts indicating the progress of transportation projects through the SPOT 4.0 Transportation Project Prioritization Process (STIP) 2018-2027. (Max Bushell) OUTBoard Action: Receive information. Update on NCDOT Division 7 transportation projects located in the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) planning area. (Max Bushell) Board Comments Adjournment 1 Charge of the OUTBoard (from Section I, Part C of the adopted Rules and Procedures) 1.The OUT Board is charged with advisingthe Board of County Commissioners on the planning and programming of transportation infrastructure improvements and other County transportation planning initiatives, as directed by the Board. 2.From time to time the OUT Board may be directed to provide input on regulations on which the Planning Board has primary statutory and local ordinance advisory duties. In such instances, the OUT Board shall serve in an advisory capacity to the Planning Board. Meetings (from Section IV, Part C of the adopted Rules and Procedures) C. Date, Time, and Location of Regular Meetings 3.Regular meetings of the OUT Board shall be held as needed to address items that require Board action consistent with its Charge and Duties identified herein. Meetings are held on the third Wednesday of the month. The start time and location of the meeting shall be included on the agenda and shall typically be 7:00 p.m. at the Orange County West Campus Office Building located at 131 West Margaret Lane, Hillsborough. The OUT Board Chair, in consultation with staff, shall have the authority to change the start time and location of a regular meeting to meet any special circumstances, provided the information is included on the distributed agenda. 2 Draft   MINUTES 1 Orange Unified Transportation Board 2 April 4, 2016 3 4 MEMBERS PRESENT: Alex Castro, Bingham Township Representative; Heidi Perry, At-Large Representative; 5 David Laudicina, At-Large Representative; Amy Cole, At-Large Representative; Jeff Charles, At-Large 6 Representative; Ed Vaughn, Cedar Grove Township Representative; Art Menius, At-Large Representative; John 7 Rubin, At-Large Representative; Erie Smith, Chapel Hill Township Representative; Gary Saunders, At-Large 8 Representative;9 10 MEMBERS ABSENT: Brantley Wells, Hillsborough Township Representative; Ted Triebel, Little River Township 11 Representative 12 13 STAFF PRESENT: Abigaile Pittman, Transportation/Land Use Planner; Max Bushell, Transportation Planner; 14 Meredith Pucci Administrative Assistant 15 16 OTHERS PRESENT: Matt Day, Principal Planner, Triangle Area Rural Planning Organization (TARPO) 17 18 AGENDA ITEM 1: Call to Order and Roll Call 19 20 Heidi Perry called the meeting to order. 21 22 AGENDA ITEM 2: Approval of Minutes for March 16, 2016 23 24 Minutes were approved 25 26 MOTION made by Art Menius. Seconded by Alex Castro 27 VOTE: Unanimous 28 29 AGENDA ITEM 3: Consideration of Additions of the Agenda 30 31 32 AGENDA ITEM 4a: North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Strategic Planning Office of 33 Transportation (SPOT 4.0) Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and Rural 34 Planning Organization (RPO) Project Priority Lists and Scores (Max Bushell) 35 36 OUTBoard Action: Make a recommendation to the BOCC. 37 38 Max Bushell delivered his presentation. 39 40 Matt Day stated that NCDOT has no idea when the scores will be released. 41 42 Heidi Perry asked if there was a possibility they would be ready for our next meeting. 43 44 Max Bushell said that he hopes so and that there is a BOCC meeting on April 19, where we are hoping to present the 45 scores. 46 47 Matt Day stated the RPO association is already working on a letter to send to the Secretary requesting they release 48 the scores. 49 50 3 Draft   Max Bushell explained to the Board that map ID 4 actually cannot be funded at the Regional Impact funding level 51 because it is a secondary route and is not eligible for funding, except at the Division Needs funding level. 52 53 Heidi Perry asked about improvements for bicycle and pedestrian traffic. 54 55 Matt Day explained that there are two pots of funding. There is a regional pot and a division pot. The bike and 56 pedestrian is only eligible in the division pot. Alex Castro asked, whether multi lane with pedestrian and bicycle 57 facilities is just modernization? 58 59 Matt Day explained that multi lane means that they are adding extra lanes so they are saying to make it a 4 lane 60 road.61 62 Jeff Charles said that, while they are doing that, they wanted to go ahead and put the bicycle lanes in. As it is in the 63 MPO jurisdiction, it can potentially get funded. 64 65 Max Bushell explained that highway projects can get funded in any of the three categories. 66 67 Matt Day said that you’re allowed to add bicycle as an incidental piece of a highway project. 68 69 Max Bushell said that NCDOT does not build roads anymore without two foot shoulders. That is the new standard 70 71 Matt Day added to Max’s comment that the new standard applies only to a new road. Road repaving projects, Matt 72 continues, do not have to include the addition of two foot shoulders. 73 74 Jeff Charles said that Orange County is not going to get a lot of new roads. Everything is about resurfacing and 75 making things bicycle friendly. 76 77 Max Bushell suggested that ultimately what we really need to decide here is the top three projects in each category, 78 as those are the projects likely to receive funding. 79 80 Heidi Perry asked if this is the list they had already come up with earlier in the year? 81 82 Max Bushell said that no, it is not. It is the list he put together based on his assessment and the prioritization process 83 used in the last round of prioritization. Ultimately, at this level, the projects that will likely get funded are mostly 84 interchanges or highway projects. 85 86 Art Menius asked about the necessity of improvement on i Hwy 54. 87 88 Abigaile Pittman explained that the corridor study that they are doing has been designed to answer the question as to 89 what is really needed on Hwy 54. 90 91 Matt Day explained that what the Board needs to think about with these rankings is what they believe is the most 92 important should be ranked high. He continued by stating that since they don’t have the scores, it may be advisable 93 for the group to identify the projects they don’t like, and then just accept the NCDOT rankings from highest score to 94 least for the remainder of the projects, then place the projects they don’t like at the bottom of the list. He stated that 95 this is what Chatham County did. 96 97 David Laudicina explained that he travels Hwy 54 often and in the morning it is pretty congested and that people who 98 work in Chapel Hill often times cannot afford to live there, so they are commuting and taking Hwy 54 in to work. 99 100 Heidi Perry asked if it is congested from the lack of another lane or because there isn’t smooth traffic flow. 101 4 Draft   102 David Laudicina thinks that it is a traffic flow issue and that signal improvements may be able to help. 103 104 Alex Castro agrees with Heidi that signalization could improve Hwy 54 more than adding lanes would. 105 106 Jeff Charles said that signalization causes a lot of potential problems and that it is not a simple fix. 107 108 Max Bushell explained that he needs to break number two under TARPO into two projects. 109 110 Matt Day explained that DOT required they leave the widening project in there. 111 112 Max Bushell said that from what he is hearing, the operational improvement project should be a top priority. 113 114 Matt Day agreed with Max Bushell. 115 116 Jeff Charles asked how many of the projects on the list have a chance of getting funded. 117 118 Max Bushell said that for DCHC not very many of these are likely to get funded, based on the level of competition 119 between projects across the funding region. For TARPO however they do need a complete prioritized list. 120 121 Amy Cole asked if they are talking about construction with the on-ramp and off-ramp or are they talking about the 122 actual overpasses on I-85 and Hwy 86. 123 124 Matt Day said that generally with an interchange project you’re replacing the bridge and the ramps all at the same 125 time. 126 127 Amy Cole asked if the bridge will be widened and accessible for bicycles and pedestrians. 128 129 Matt Day said typically yes. 130 131 Jeff Charles asked if they can wait on voting until they see the scores from NCDOT. 132 133 Heidi Perry explained that if they waited they wouldn’t be able to give input. 134 135 Matt Day said that the TARPO meeting when they will actually vote on it is May 19th so if the Board meets before that 136 day you can submit comments then. 137 138 Max Bushell said that he thinks the top three or four will be funded. 139 140 Matt Day said that from his experience interchange projects, interstate widening projects, and intersection projects 141 scored well. 142 143 Max Bushell explained that since they have spent an hour on this already he suggested they move the two I-40 144 projects to the bottom of the list as the group did not think those should be funded at the Regional Impact level and 145 then they should go with the NCDOT scores in order from most to least for the remainder of the projects, because 146 this is one small part of a larger public process and this will maximize the funding to Orange County. 147 148 Alex Castro asked if someone could restate the motion. 149 150 Max Bushell said the motion is to accept the NCDOT scoring as is in the DCHC MPO, but with the two I-40 projects 151 at the bottom and to otherwise rank the projects based on NCDOT scoring. For the TARPO, he said we rank the 152 5 Draft projects based on NCDOT scoring but the NC 54 widening projects will go to the bottom. The Burlington-Graham 153 MPO projects will remain as prioritized. 154 155 MOTION made by Jeff Charles; Seconded by Alex Castro 156 VOTE: Unanimous 157 158 AGENDA ITEM 4b: Bicycle Safety Task Force (Abigaile Pittman) 159 160 OUTBoard Action: Receive and review Bicycle Safety Task Force applications, provide comments and 161 recommendations, and forward to the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC). 162 163 Abigaile Pittman delivered the presentation 164 165 OUTBoard members reviewed the submitted applications and expressed approval of all 14 submittals, noting that 166 there were no applicants from the law enforcement and Chapel Hill/Carrboro Chamber of Commerce membership 167 groups. Abigaile Pittman reminded the Board that the membership groups in the Resolution are guidelines. 168 169 There was agreement that Heidi Perry and Jeff Charles would serve as liaisons to the Bicycle Safety Task Force. 170 171 Jeff Charles, Heidi Perry, Alex Castro, Art Menius and Erle Smith expressed concern about not having Orange 172 County law enforcement representation on the Task Force. They felt that constructive input from law enforcement at 173 Task Force meetings will be very important and that it would be difficult to succeed in its endeavor otherwise. They 174 noted that education is a key component of the Task Force’s mission. Law enforcement representation will allow the 175 Task Force to better know what the rules of the roads are; and disseminate this information out across the 176 motoring/bicycling population. Educational information developed by the Task Force will also be available for use by 177 Orange County law enforcement in its interactions with the public, so their input is important for this reason also. 178 179 MOTION made by Jeff Charles to: 180 x Recommend the 14 applications that were received;181 x Designated Heidi Perry and Jeff Charles as OUTBoard liaisons to the Task Force; and182 x Request that the BOCC request Charles Blackwood to select someone from the Sheriff’s Office to serve on183 the Task Force.184 185 The motion was seconded by Erle Smith 186 187 VOTE: Unanimous 188 189 AGENDA ITEM 5: Staff Updates (Abigaile Pittman) 190 Abigaile Pittman instructed the Board to review the DCHC update included in the packet at their leisure. 191 192 AGENDA ITEM 6: Board Comments 193 194 AGENDA ITEM 7: Adjournment 195 196 MOTION made by Gary Saunders to adjourn the meeting seconded by Alex Castro 197 VOTE: Unanimous 198 199 200 ___________________________________ 201 Heidi Perry, Chair 202 203 6 ORANGE COUNTY ORANGE UNIFIED TRANSPORTATION BOARD (OUTBoard) ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: June 15, 2016 Action Agenda Item No. SUBJECT: Orange Unified Transportation Board (OUTBoard) Rules and Procedures DEPARTMENT: Planning ATTACHMENT(S):INFORMATIONCONTACT: 1.Proposed revision to OUTBoard Rules and Procedures Abigaile Pittman, Transportation Planner, 245-2567 Tom Altieri, Comprehensive Planning Supervisor, 245-2575 PURPOSE:To consider a recommendation amending the OUTBoard specific Rules and Procedures to revise its meeting time. BACKGROUND:In April OUTBoard members discussed revising the starting time of its meetings from 7:00 p.m. to an earlier time to reduce the lag time between the end of the typical work day at 5:00 p.m. and the start of the meeting, and allow members to get home earlier afterwards. A follow- up poll indicated that a meeting time of 6:30 p.m. would accommodate all members. The Board did not feel that moving the meeting time up by half an hour would negatively impact civic participation. To revise the meeting time, Section IV.C.1 of the Board’s adopted Rules and Procedures must be approved by the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC). Planning staff has prepared a proposed amendment that would revise the meeting time from 7:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. (Attachment 1). The OUTBoard’s Rules and Procedures were last amended on January 21, 2016 to add a seventh (7th) at-large position to encourage membership with expertise or interest in Public Health. FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with amending the OUTBoard specific Rules and Procedures. SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: The following Orange County Social Justice Goal is associated with this item: GOAL: ENABLE FULL CIVIC PARTICIPATION Ensure that Orange County residents are able to engage government through voting and volunteering by eliminating disparities in participation and barriers to participation. The revision of the OUTBoard’s regular meeting time will result in positive outcomes related to eliminating barriers to volunteer member participation, and will not negatively impact attendance by Orange County residents. D 7 RECOMMENDATION: The staff recommends that the OUTBoard recommend the BOCC approve the proposed amendment to the Rules and Procedures. 8 06/15/2016Attachment 1 Orange Unified Transportation (OUT) BOARD POLICIES AND PROCEDURES Amendment Note: Proposed deletions to existing text are struck through. Proposed additions to existing text are depicted in red and underscored. SECTION IV. MEETINGS A. Staffing 1.Orange County staff may serve a support function to the OUT Board upon the approval of the Orange County Manager. B. Agendas 1.Items for agendas shall be approved by the OUT Board Chair and Orange County staff. C. Date, Time, and Location of Regular Meetings 1.Regular meetings of the OUT Board shall be held as needed to address items that require Board action consistent with its Charge and Duties identified herein. Meetings are held on the third Wednesday of the month. The start time and location of the meeting shall be included on the agenda and shall typically be 7:00 6:30 p.m. at the Orange County West Campus Office Building located at 131 West Margaret Lane, Hillsborough. The OUT Board Chair, in consultation with staff, shall have the authority to change the start time and location of a regular meeting to meet any special circumstances, provided the information is included on the distributed agenda. 9 ORANGE COUNTY ORANGE UNIFIED TRANSPORTATION BOARD (OUTBoard) ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: June 15, 2016 Action Agenda Item No. 4.b. SUBJECT: Bicycle Safety Task Force DEPARTMENT: Planning ATTACHMENT(S):INFORMATIONCONTACT: 1.Revised Slate of Bicycle Safety Task Force Applicants 2.Proposed Amended Bicycle Safety Task Force Resolution 3.Orange County Bicycle Crash Report 2007-2013 Abigaile Pittman, Transportation/Land Use Planner, 245-2567 Max Bushell, Transportation Planner, 245-2579 Tom Altieri, Comprehensive Planning Supervisor, 245-2575 PURPOSE:To review and make a recommendation on revisions to the slate of Bicycle Safety Task Force applicants (Attachment 1); to review and make a recommendation on a proposed amended Bicycle Safety Task Force Resolution (Attachment 2); to receive and discuss the Orange County Bicycle Crash Report 2007-2013 (Attachment 3); and to discuss implementation of the Task Force Charge as set forth in the Resolution. BACKGROUND: A process to create a County Bicycle Safety Task Force was set in motion in November, 2014 when Commissioners Price and Jacobs brought forth a petition regarding bicycle safety, requesting staff to work with the OUTBoard to develop a plan with input from key stakeholder groups. Since that time, continuing efforts by staff and the OUTBoard, with guidance and input from the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) and the Manager, have resulted in the development and acceptance of a Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Report, and a Resolution creating a Bicycle Safety Task Force with a charge focused on bicycle safety, education and research. Applicants for the Task Force were solicited from key stakeholder groups, the OUTBoard received and recommended 14 applicants; and 3 additional applications have been received through the efforts of the Manager’s office, to more fully address the membership groups per the Resolution. Additional Task Force Applicants Staff and the OUTBoard made an extensive good faith effort towards fulfilling the intent of the BOCC’s guidelines for Task Force composition. A total of fourteen (14) applications were received and presented to the OUTBoard at its meeting on April 4, 2016, representing 9 of the 11 membership groups. Since the OUTBoard meeting, in the course of the BOCC agenda review process for processing the appointment request for the applications, three (3) additional applications were received through efforts made by the County Manager’s office to address the other two membership groups (the Sheriff’s Department and the Chapel Hill/Carrboro Chamber of Commerce), and to have a member from the Visitor’s Bureau Board, rather than the Director of the Department. Therefore, the slate of applicants has been revised to more completely fulfill the 10 membership guidelines of the Resolution (Attachment 1), and has been returned to the OUTBoard for review and recommendation. Proposed Amended Resolution The Resolution authorizing the creation of a Bicycle Safety Task Force and future appointment of members to serve on the task force was originally approved by the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) at its March 1, 2016 meeting. The BOCC requested that staff work with the OUTBoard and return with a recommended list of names to be appointed to the Task Force. The application process, including recent efforts by the Manager’s office to fulfill the membership guidelines, produced sixteen (16) applicants, which is one application over the total number provided by the initially adopted Resolution. Therefore, a proposed amended Resolution increasing the total number of Task Force members to sixteen (16) is provided as Attachment 2 for the OUTBoard’s review and recommendation. Orange County Bicycle Crash Report, 2007-2013 To support and inform the efforts of the Bicycle Safety Task Force, Max Bushell of the Planning staff prepared a report on bicycle crashes in the rural parts of Orange County (Attachment 3). Crash data is originally sourced from police crash reports and provided by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) and is presented as specific locational data for pedestrian and bicycle crashes with associated information about each crash. While crashes were geocoded as close to the crash location as possible, users should be aware that the accuracy and level of precision in crash location reporting may be influenced by a number of factors, though every effort was made to ensure data accuracy. The report analyzes a total of thirty-four (34) crashes that occurred in the County between 2007 and 2013 and includes information about age, types of injuries, demographics, crash types, and road and light conditions. Included in the report is a crash cluster map, indicating where bicycle crashes are occurring more frequently in the County. The overall intent of the report is to provide meaningful information about bicycle safety, allowing the implementation of the Task Force Charge to be based on verified data. Of these bicycle crashes, three (3) bicyclists were killed and seven (7) severely injured, accounting for a combined 29 percent of all bicycle crashes between 2007 and 2013. According to the data, the majority of crash-involved cyclists were white males, while crashes typically occurred during daylight hours on straight areas of roadway without any special features, i.e. no intersections, driveways, etc. In terms of location, crashes occurred most frequently in areas directly to the west of Carrboro and between the City of Durham and the Town of Hillsborough. The analysis of the Crash Report verifies that motorists overtaking bicyclists can create hazardous conditions for both road users and that intersections also pose a threat in terms of safety. As most roads are narrow, have a limited shoulder, and have speed limits higher than 35 miles per hour, bicycle crashes are also likely to result in injuries, so it is important that the public be aware of the risks. This information can help target efforts to improve safety and also inform the activities of the Task Force. Task Force Charge The Charge of the Task Force as set forth in the Resolution (Attachment 2) is to: 1. Develop a campaign for bicycle safety, education and research; 2. Develop an implementation timetable with estimated funding request information within the first 5 meetings, and present it to the OUTBoard for review and recommendation, and review and approval by the BOCC; and 11 3. Develop an implementation report and present it to the OUTBoard for review and recommendation, and review, approval and funding commitment by the BOCC. With the Task Force appointments scheduled to be made at the June 21st BOCC meeting, plans for the implementation of the Charge need to be underway. A discussion of the Charge and ideas on Task Force meeting structure and objectives would be appropriate for the Board to undertake at this time, to be carried forward to the Task Force by the OUTBoard liaisons. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Other than staff time, there is no immediate financial impact associated with this item. SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: The following Orange County Social Justice Goal is applicable to this agenda item: x GOAL: CREATE A SAFE COMMUNITY The reduction of risks from vehicle/traffic accidents, childhood and senior injuries, gang activity, substance abuse and domestic violence. Efforts to implement the recommendations of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Report through the Bicycle Safety Task Force will result in positive outcomes related to the above Goal. RECOMMENDATION(S):The staff recommends that the OUTBoard: 1. Review and make a recommendation on revisions to the slate of Bicycle Safety Task Force applicants (Attachment 1), and forward to the BOCC; 2. Review and make and make a recommendation on the proposed amended Task Force Resolution (Attachment 2), and forward to the BOCC; 3. Receive and discuss information on the Orange County Bicycle Crash Report 2007-2013 (Attachment 3); and 4. Discuss the Task Force Charge as set forth in the Resolution and the Bicycle Crash Report and offer ideas on meeting structure and objectives. 12 Bi c y c l e Sa f e t y Ta s k Fo r c e  Ap p l i c a n t s  0ϲ/ϭϱ /2 0 1 6  At t a c h m e n t  Me m b e r s h i p C a t e g o r y A p p l i c a n t s La w e n f o r c e m e n t a g e n c i e s ( S h e r i f f ’ s D e p a r t m e n t , H i g h w a y P a t r o l ) De p u t y B r i a n W h i t e h u r s t Sc h o o l r e p r e s e n t a t i v e Sa r a P i t t s , D i r e c t o r f o r E n v i r o n m e n t a l H e a l t h a n d S a f e t y Or a n g e C o u n t y V i s i t o r ’ s B u r e a u An t h o n y C a r e y NC D O T s t a f f Ch u c k E d w a r d s , N C D O T Co u n t y a n d r e g i o n a l p l a n n i n g s t a f f Ma t t D a y , T A R P O Ab i g a i l e P i t t m a n , O r a n g e C o u n t y P l a n n i n g D e p a r t m e n t Co u n t y b u s i n e s s El i B e t z Hi l l s b o r o u g h / O r a n g e C o u n t y C h a m b e r o f C o m m e r c e Ki m T e s o r o Ch a p e l H i l l / C a r r b o r o C h a m b e r o f C o m m e r c e An t h o n y C a r e y Bi c y c l e a d v o c a c y g r o u p s Al y s o n W e s t To d d J o n e s Wi l l i a m L a n g s t o n Th o s e w h o w o r k w i t h d r i v e r ’ s e d u c a t i o n c l a s s e s a n d t r a f f i c of f e n d e r s Bu d d y H a r t l e y , D r i v e r ’ s e d u c a t i o n t e a c h e r / c o o r d i n a t o r In t e r e s t e d a n d c o n c e r n e d O r a n g e C o u n t y r e s i d e n t s Pe t e r L e o u s i s Cl i f f o r d L e a t h Pe t e r K l o p f e r Bo n n i e H a u s e r $WWDFKPHQW 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 VOLUNTEER APPLICATION ORANGE COUNTY BICYCLE TASK FORCE This application is a public document  If you are at least 18 years old, and willing to volunteer your time and expertise to the Orange County Bicycle Safety Task Force, you may complete this application and mail/email it by March 31, 2016 to the address/email below:  Orange United Transportation Board (OUTBoard) c/o Abigaile Pittman, Planning Department P.O. Box 8181 Hillsborough, NC 27278 Phone (919) 245-2567 Email: abpittman@orangecountync.gov  Your application will be considered by the Commissioners when reviewing and making appointments.   NAME:  HOME ADDRESS:  CITY: Zip Code:  PHONE: (Day) (Evening/late) (Cell)  EMAIL:  PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT: JOB TITLE:  ARE YOU AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE? Yes No  ARE YOU A MEMBER OF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING GROUPS? (Check all that apply) PLEASE LIST YOUR CURRENT COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES/ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:           Law enforcement agency School representative Orange County Visitors Bureau NCDOT Orange County business Bicycle advocacy group Orange County Planning Department staff Hillsborough/Orange Chamber of Commerce Group working with drivers education classes and/or traffic offenders Chapel Hill/Carrboro Chamber of Commerce Regional planning staff 44 BonnieHauser 4301SugarRidgeRoad Hillsborough 27278 919732-9316 same 919619-4354 bahauser@aol.com retired OrangeCountyVoice RuralRoadSafetyCoalition SchleyGrange ProjectEngageAdvisoryBoard NorthernOrangeNAACP OrangeCountySchoolsCommunityEngagement BigBrothersBigSistersoftheTriangle MapleViewAgEducaitonCenter PLEASE EXPLAIN HOW YOUR BACKGROUND EXPERIENCES ARE RELEVANT TO THIS TASK FORCE:    PLEASE EXPLAIN YOUR REASONS FOR WANTING TO SERVE ON THIS TASK FORCE:     DO YOU HAVE ANY PERSONAL OR BUSINESS INTEREST(S) THAT COULD CREATE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST (EITHER REAL OR PERCEIVED) IF YOU ARE APPOINTED TO THIS TASK FORCE? Yes No If yes, then please explain:        ARE YOU SERVING OR HAVE YOU EVER SERVED ON ANY ORANGE COUNTY TASK FORCE OR ADVISORY BOARD? Yes No If yes, please indicate which one(s):    DO NOT SUBMIT RESUMES OR ATTACHMENTS.  SIGNATURE AND DATE     Signature Date 45 Activelyforseveralyearswithexploringeducational,legalandinfrastructureoptionsto improvehowmotoristsandcyclistscansharetheroadsafely. Torepresentruralcommunitieswherecyclingispopular ProjectEngageAdvisoryBoard OCSCommunityEngagementTaskForce EmergencyServicesWorkGroup(affiliate/non-votingmember) May2,2016 RES-2016-___ ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Revised Resolution Authorizing the Creation of a Bicycle Safety Task Force, Charge, Term and Composition of Members to Serve on the Task Force WHEREAS, the issue of bicycle safety has been a topic of interest by various County groups over the past several years, including discussions by the Orange Unified Transportation Board (OUTBoard), the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC), and citizen groups; and WHEREAS, a petition related to bicycle safety was brought forward at the BOCC’s November 6, 2014 meeting during Petitions by Board Members and subsequently reviewed by the Chair/Vice Chair/Manager agenda team; and WHEREAS, in response to the petition the Manager, Chair and Vice Chair discussed the topic with NCDOT at its regular quarterly meeting; and Planning staff worked with the OUTBoard and a subcommittee to develop recommendations; and WHEREAS, the BOCC received the OUTBoard’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Report, including recommendations, at its June 16, 2015 meeting; and WHEREAS, there exists a need to address bicycle safety in accordance with the recommendations of the OUTBoard’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Report; and WHEREAS, the creation of the Bicycle Safety Task Force and approval of the composition, charge and term to same is within the purview of the BOCC; and WHEREAS, it is the best interest of the citizens of Orange County to create a Bicycle Safety Task Force; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners, by approval of this resolution, does authorize the creation of a Bicycle Safety Task Force with member composition in accordance with the following guidelines: A. Size and Composition – 1.No larger than 16 people total 2.Stakeholders from each of the groups below be included in the membership, and a Board of County Commissioner liaison: a.Law enforcement agencies (Sheriff’s Department, Highway Patrol) b.School representatives c.Orange County Visitor’s Bureau d.NCDOT staff e.County and regional planning staff $WWDFKPHQW 46 f. County business g. A representative from the Hillsborough/Orange County Chamber of Commerce and the Chapel Hill/Carrboro Chamber of Commerce h. Bicycle advocacy groups i. Those who work with driver’s education classes and traffic offenders j. Up to six (6) additional interested and concerned Orange County residents. B. Appointment – The Bicycle Safety Task Force shall be appointed by the BOCC.The staff shall return to the BOCC in May with an OUTBoard recommended list of individuals to be appointed to the Task Force. C. Term – The Bicycle Safety Task Force shall operate for a term not to exceed one (1) year from the future appointment date of the Bicycle Safety Task Force. D. Charge – The charge of the Bicycle Safety Task Force shall be the following; 1. Develop a campaign for bicycle safety education and research; 2. Develop an implementation timetable with estimated funding request information within the first 5 meetings, and present it to the OUTBoard for review and recommendation, and review and approval by the BOCC; and 3. Develop an implementation report and present it to the OUTBoard for review and recommendation, and review, approval and funding commitment by the BOCC. Upon motion of Commissioner _______ ________, seconded by Commissioner ______________, the foregoing resolution was adopted this the 1st day of March, 2016. I, Donna Baker, Clerk to the Board of Commissioners for the County of Orange, North Carolina, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true copy of so much of the proceedings of said Board at a meeting held on March 1, 2016, as relates in any way to the adoption of the foregoing and that said proceedings are recorded in the minutes of said Board. WITNESS my hand and the seal of said County, this ______ day of ___________, 2016. _____________ ___ Clerk to the Board of Commissioners 47 Orange County Bicycle Crash Report 2007—2013 Bicycle Crash Analysis for Orange County, NC * * Picture Credit: Sustainable CiƟes CollecƟve, 2015: hƩp://www.sustainableciƟescollecƟve.com/global-site-plans- grid/1118566/orange-county-poised-become-premier-cycling-desƟnaƟon-north-carolin May 2016 $WWDFKPHQW 48 Introduction In order to support and inform the efforts of the Bicycle Safety Task Force, Orange County Transportation Planning staff has prepared this report on bicycle crashes in the rural parts of Orange County. This report analyzes a total of 34 bicycle crashes that occurred in Orange County between January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2013 and includes information about age, types of injuries, demographics, crash types, and road and light conditions. The Town of Hillsborough was not included in this analysis as no bicycle crashes occurred within the town limits during this time period. The final section of this document presents a crash cluster map, indicating where bicycle crashes are occurring more frequently in Orange County. The overall intent of this document is to provide meaningful information about bicycle safety, allowing the Bicycle Safety Task Force to base any future recommendations on verified data. Data Sources The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) provides specific locational data for pedestrian and bicycle crashes as well as associated information about each crash in a format compatible with the most common mapping software, ArcGIS. The crash data is provided for the entire state of North Carolina. Orange County Transportation Planning staff obtained the data from NCDOT using their online portal (Figure 1 - http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=b4fcdc266d054a1ca075b60715f88aef); clipped the crash data to the Orange County boundary, also removing crash data from Chapel Hill/Carrboro; and performed a spatial analysis on the remaining bicycle crashes. The results of this analysis are presented in the following sections. This crash data is periodically updated by NCDOT. This analysis will be updated upon receipt of the new data, with 2014 data available this winter. Crash Analysis Overall, 34 bicycle crashes occurred in Orange County (outside of Chapel Hill/Carrboro) between January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2013. All of these crashes were defined as occurring in rural areas, did not occur in any municipality or other jurisdiction and, in each case, the bicyclists involved in these crashes were in the travel lane riding with traffic. In all but one case, the weather was clear; the other instance occurred on a cloudy day, just after a storm event. It is also important to note that overall, alcohol was involved in three of these crashes. Figure 1: Web Interface for Bicycle and Pedestrian Crashes 50 In the following sections, Orange County Transportation Planning staff will present additional information about bicyclist age, injury severity, race and sex of crash-involved bicyclists, crash types, road conditions, and light conditions. Bicyclist Age Of the 34 crashes occurring in Orange County between January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2013, 13 or 38% of crashes involved bicyclists between the age of 50 and 59, while bicyclists between the age of 20 and 24 and bicyclists between the age of 60 and 69 accounted for the second-highest affected age groups. It is unclear if older adults represent a higher percentage of bicycle crashes or if crashes are equally distributed among the age groups of riders in rural Orange County. Injury Severity Of the 34 bicycle crashes, three (3) crashes resulted in a fatality, seven (7) in a disabling injury, 15 in an evident injury, seven (7) in a possible injury, and two (2) in no injury. Overall, more than one half of crashes (64.7 percent) resulted in a serious injury (disabling and evident injuries). Considering that 20 crashes occurred in areas with a speed limit of 40 – 45 miles per hour and 11 crashes occurred in areas with a speed limit of 50 – 55 miles per hour, these severities are not surprising. Only three (3) crashes occurred in an area with a speed limit of 30 – 35 miles per hour. These severities highlight the fact that crashes in rural areas are likely to be more severe, based on the higher automobile speeds and limited space on rural roads to accommodate joint bicycle and automobile traffic. 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 0% 1 (3%) 0% 1 (3%) 5 (15%) 1 (3%) 4 (12%) 4 (12%) 13 (38%) 5 (15%) 0% Age Groups 0-5 6-10 11-15 16-19 20-24 25-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% K: KilledA: Disabling Injury B: Evident Injury C: Possible Injury O: No Injury 3 (8.8%) 7 (20.6%) 15 (44.1%) 7 (20.6%) 2 (5.9%) Injury Severity 51 Race and Sex In terms of bicyclist race and sex, 85 percent of bicyclists involved in a crash are white and 79 percent are male. Only three cyclists involved in a crash were black and one was categorized as “other”, while 21 percent of crash-involved cyclists are female. Without good information about the demographics of bicyclists riding in rural Orange County, it is hard to state definitively that one group of people is more likely to be involved in a crash than any other. However, this information generally reflects the demographics of bicyclists on Orange County rural roads based on anecdotal evidence and likely doesn’t support the conclusion that white male cyclists tend to be involved in a crash to a larger degree than female bicyclists or people of other races. Crash Group/Type Perhaps the most important information included as part of the bicycle and pedestrian crash data is the crash group/crash type. This information provides a clearer picture of how the crash occurred and is helpful in determining which, if any, infrastructure or behavior issues are creating unsafe conditions for motorists or bicyclists. For those bicycle crashes occurring in Orange County, the “Motorist Overtaking Bicyclist” crash group is, perhaps unsurprisingly, the most prevalent, accounting for more than half (53 percent) of all crashes involving bicyclists. In examining this in more detail, the specific crash types are “Motorist Overtaking – Misjudged Space”, “Motorist Overtaking – Undetected Bicyclist”, and “Motorist Overtaking – Other/Unknown.” This crash type is directly related to the existing conditions for bicyclists on rural Orange County roads, namely narrow, high-speed travel lanes, minimal shoulders, and, at least in some areas, limited sight distances at curves. Other crash groups, including “Motorist Left Turn/Merge”, “Motorist Right Turn/Merge”, and “Bicyclist Left Turn/Merge”, relate directly to turning movements by either the bicyclist or the motorist as the primary reason for the crash, while “Motorist Failure to Yield” is similar to “Motorist Overtaking Bicyclist.” Only one reported “Loss of 0.0% 20.0% 40.0% 60.0% 80.0% 100.0% WhiteBlackOther 29 (85.3%) 3 (8.8%) 2 (5.9%) Bicyclist by Race 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% MaleFemale 27 (79.4%) 7 (20.6%) Bicyclist by Sex 52 Control/Turning Error” crash and one “Parallel Paths – Other/Unknown” crash occurred over this seven year period. Generally, the interaction of motor vehicles and bicycles away from intersections accounts for the largest percentage of crashes, while conflict points during turning movements by either motorists or bicyclists are also significant crash considerations. These conclusions are reinforced by an examination of the roadway character and roadway features at the crash locations. Roadway Features and Roadway Character As expected, an examination of roadway features at crash locations confirms that, while traditional conflict points such as driveways, four-way stops, and T-intersections can be treacherous locations for bicyclists, particularly in rural areas where drivers may not be expecting non-motorized users, most bicycle crashes in rural Orange County (62 percent) occur along areas of roadway with no special features. In fact, the character of the roadway is more often straight and level (41 percent of crashes) or straight and at a grade (32 percent of crashes), than curved at a grade, curved and level, or curved and at a hillcrest (total 26 0.0% 20.0% 40.0% 60.0% 5 (14.7%) 18 (52.9%) 4 (11.8%) 3 (8.8%) 2 (5.9%) 1 (2.9%) 1 (2.9%) Crash Group Motorist Left Turn / Merge Motorist Overtaking Bicyclist Motorist Right Turn / Merge Bicyclist Left Turn / Merge Motorist Failed to Yield - Sign- Controlled Intersection Loss of Control / Turning Error 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% Driveway, Private Four-Way Intersection T-IntersectionNo Special Feature 4 (11.8%) 2 (5.9%) 7 (20.6%) 21 (61.8%) Roadway Feature 53 percent) for more than half of all crashes involving bicyclists. This would indicate that, at least in a rural context, situations involving the interaction of motorists and bicyclists at speed along open road are more dangerous for bicyclists than at intersections, where traffic is slower. Light Conditions In terms of the light conditions at the time of a bicycle and motor vehicle crash, more than 80 percent of crashes (28) occurred during daylight, with 1 crash, or 3 percent, occurring at dusk, and five (5) crashes, or 15 percent, occurring at night on an unlighted roadway. This is likely due the lower number of trips made by bicycle at night in rural Orange County. Each of the crashes that occurred under dark conditions was a “Motorist Overtaking Bicyclist” crash, of which two (2) resulted in a fatality. The remaining four (4) crashes all resulted in an injury. Crashes occurring away from intersections in dark conditions were particularly likely to result in a more severe injury. Overall, this analysis indicates certain notable trends about crashes involving bicyclists in rural areas of Orange County. More likely than not, bicycle crashes will result in some kind of injury, are the result of a motorist overtaking the cyclist, and occur away from intersections during daylight conditions. While intersection crash types are also notable for their frequency, crashes involving overtaking vehicles on roadways without special features constitute the most common bicycle crash during this time period. Crash Map Using the data provided by NCDOT, Orange County Transportation Planning staff prepared a map of all bicycle crashes occurring in rural Orange County. Crashes that resulted in a fatality are indicated in red 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% Straight - Grade Straight - Level Straight - Hillcrest Curve - Grade Curve - Level Curve - Hillcrest 11 (32.4%) 14 (41.2%) 3 (8.8%) 1 (2.9%) 3 (8.8%) 2 (5.9%) Roadway Character 0.0% 20.0% 40.0% 60.0% 80.0% 100.0% DaylightDuskDark - Roadway Not Lighted 28 (82.4%) 1 (2.9%) 5 (14.7%) Light Condition Daylight Dusk Dark - Roadway Not Lighted 54 and all other crashes are displayed using yellow. One fatality occurred on NC 54 at Hatch Road, while the other occurred on Pleasant Green Road just south of St Marys Road. Using the Kernel Density tool in ArcGIS, the clustering of crash points was calculated and mapped using red, blue, and yellow to emphasize high, medium, and low levels of clustering, respectively. As expected, one major cluster of bicycle crashes is located to the west of Carrboro; this area is very popular with recreational riders and rides originating in Carrboro often terminate at Mapleview Dairy, which lies just outside the crash cluster. More surprising is the large crash cluster between the Town of Hillsborough and the City of Durham, which encompasses areas of the Eno River State Park, the confluence of three highways (US 70, US 70A, and NC 751), and a favored bicycle route, Old State Highway 10. Thirteen (13) of 34 crashes in the entire rural area of the County can be found in this area, making it a particularly dangerous area for bicyclists. 55 56 Conclusion This analysis verifies what many bicyclists in rural Orange County already know, namely that motorists overtaking bicyclists can create hazardous conditions for both road users and that intersections also pose a threat in terms of safety. As most roads are narrow, have a limited shoulder, and have speed limits higher than 35 miles per hour, bicycle crashes are also likely to result in an injury, so it is especially important to be aware of the risks. Based on anecdotal evidence, bicycle crashes are occurring in areas with substantial numbers of cyclists, most notably to the west of Carrboro. However, the area between the Town of Hillsborough and the City of Durham may not have as high a volume of bicyclists, indicating that this area is particularly dangerous. Both the area west of Carrboro and the area between the Town of Hillsborough and the City of Durham merit special consideration in terms of safety infrastructure improvements, education efforts, and enforcement. Additionally, more information about high volume bicycle routes and areas where people are bicycling should be gathered to enhance this analysis. This information can help target efforts to improve safety and also inform the creation of a priority bicycle network in rural Orange County. 57 ORANGE COUNTY ORANGE UNIFIED TRANSPORTATION BOARD (OUTBoard) ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: June 15, 2016 Action Agenda Item No. SUBJECT: Transportation Projects Funding Status Update DEPARTMENT: Planning ATTACHMENT(S):INFORMATIONCONTACT: 1.Prioritized Projects Resolution 2.Projects Flow Chart Max Bushell, Transportation Planner, 245-2582 Abigaile Pittman, Transportation/Land Use Planner, 245-2567 Tom Altieri, Comprehensive Planning Supervisor, 245-2575 PURPOSE:To receive an update on the funding status and local input point allocation for transportation projects in Orange County. BACKGROUND:At the April 4, 2016 meeting, the OUTBoard approved a methodology for prioritizing transportation projects in Orange County in the absence of Strategic Planning Office of Transportation Prioritization 4.0 (SPOT P4.0) project scores and discussed project priorities. Since that meeting, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) released the SPOT P4.0 scores and opened the window for the application of local input points by each Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)/Rural Planning Organization (RPO). Using the OUTBoard methodology, Orange County transportation planning staff prepared a prioritized list of transportation projects, which was formally approved by the Orange County Board of County Commissioners in a resolution (Attachment 1) on May 5, 2016. This prioritized list served as a basis for each MPO/RPO to apply their prioritization process and assign local input points. Following a public comment period, each MPO/RPO is in the process of approving the local input point allocations. The NCDOT Division process for allocating their local input points is also currently underway. It is important to note that the Triangle Area Rural Planning Organization (TARPO) and the Burlington-Graham Metropolitan Planning Organization (B-G MPO) applied local input points to transportation projects at both the Regional Impact and the Division Needs levels, though the B-G MPO has not yet finalized their local input point allocations. As such, this transportation project flow chart reflects the final local input point allocation for Orange County projects in the TARPO, but not the B-G MPO jurisdiction. The Durham Chapel Hill Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) will allocate local input points at the Division Needs level upon receipt of the Regional Impact level funding allocation results, likely in August/September 2016. The attached flow chart (Attachment 2) provides a graphic representation of the Orange County projects that received local input points from the relevant MPO/RPO. Color, ledger size (11” x 17”) copies of the flow chart will be provided at the meeting. D 58 FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with reviewing the transportation projects flow chart. SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: The following Orange County Social Justice Goal is associated with this item: GOAL: ENABLE FULL CIVIC PARTICIPATION Ensure that Orange County residents are able to engage government through voting and volunteering by eliminating disparities in participation and barriers to participation. This transportation projects funding flow chart will result in positive outcomes related to engaging the volunteer and citizen-based OUTBoard with the SPOT P4.0 project prioritization process. 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B U R N S & S O N S C O . , IN C . Ki r k m a n , P E , Ch r i s t o p h e r D $5 , 9 4 0 , 3 2 3 . 0 0 0 6 / 0 1 / 2 0 1 5 0 6 / 0 1 / 2 0 1 5 1 1 / 0 1 / 2 0 1 8 8 . 5 0 2 3 . 7 0 C2 0 3 7 0 9 2 2 S E C T I O N S O F S E C O N D A R Y R O A D S . C A R O L I N A S UN R O C K L L C K i r k m a n , P E , Ch r i s t o p h e r D $1 , 8 1 5 , 0 2 3 . 6 0 0 4 / 1 5 / 2 0 1 6 1 1 / 2 0 / 2 0 1 6 DG 0 0 2 5 5 W - 5 2 0 7 I S R 1 0 0 5 ( J O N E S F E R R Y R O A D ) A N D D A V I E ST R E E T I N C A R R B O R O S. T . W O O T E N CO R P O R A T I O N Ki r k m a n , P E , Ch r i s t o p h e r D $5 8 5 , 5 7 7 . 2 8 0 9 / 0 8 / 2 0 1 5 1 0 / 0 1 / 2 0 1 5 0 7 / 0 8 / 2 0 1 6 1 0 0 . 0 0 7 5 . 1 7 DG 0 0 2 6 6 2 S E C O N D A R Y R O A D S I N A L A M A N C E CO U N T Y A N D 6 S E C O N D A R Y R O A D I N OR A N G E C O U N T Y RI L E Y P A V I N G I N C K i r k m a n , P E , Ch r i s t o p h e r D $4 4 9 , 4 9 3 . 4 2 0 4 / 1 5 / 2 0 1 6 0 6 / 0 1 / 2 0 1 6 0 6 / 3 0 / 2 0 1 6 DG 0 0 2 7 1 S R 1 5 3 8 ( N E W S H A R O N CH U R C H R O A D ) FR O M S R 1 5 4 8 ( S C H L E Y R O A D ) T O N C 1 5 7 (G U E S S R O A D ) CA R O L I N A S U N R O C K L L C K i r k m a n , P E , Ch r i s t o p h e r D $5 8 4 , 3 9 7 . 1 3 0 4 / 1 5 / 2 0 1 6 0 8 / 3 1 / 2 0 1 6 DG 0 0 2 7 7 U S 1 5 - 5 0 1 , N C 8 6 , S O U T H R O A D C A R O L I N A S UN R O C K L L C K i r k m a n , P E , Ch r i s t o p h e r D $1 , 2 5 9 , 2 5 9 . 6 1 0 4 / 1 5 / 2 0 1 6 1 1 / 1 8 / 2 0 1 6 DG 0 0 2 7 8 W - 5 6 0 1 D J U P G R A D E G U A RD R A I L E N D U N I T S O N I - 4 0 IN O R A N G E C O U N T Y RE Y N O L D S F E N C E & GU A R D R A I L I N C Ki r k m a n , P E , Ch r i s t o p h e r D $1 1 2 , 6 5 0 . 0 0 0 3 / 2 8 / 2 0 1 6 0 6 / 1 0 / 2 0 1 6 67