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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOUTBoard agenda 052015AGENDA Orange Unified Transportation Board May 20, 2015 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 Roll Call 7:05 7:25 7:50 2. 3. 4. 4.a. 5. 5.a. 5.b Approval of Minutes from March 18, 2015 and April 15, 2015 Consideration of Additions to the Agenda Transportation Services, Orange Public Transportation (OPT) Transportation Related Technologies - Review of new transportation related technologies for promoting public transportation commuting alternatives. (Peter Murphy) OUTBoard Action: Receive and review information, provide comments. Regular Agenda (Action Items) Orange County Transportation Project Priority List – The Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) transportation projects for the Burlington-Graham Metropolitan Planning Organization (BGMPO), Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro (DCHC) MPO, and the Triangle Rural Planning Organization (TARPO), to be submitted for consideration of inclusion in the 2018-2027 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). (Bret Martin) OUTBoard Action: Staff recommends that the Board consider and recommend to the BOCC the list of priority transportation projects for each MPO/RPO to be submitted for consideration of inclusion in the 2018-2027 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). Bicycle Safety – Continuation of the Board’s April 15 discussion regarding the plan to address the Board of County Commissioners’ petition related to bicycle safety (Attachment 1). The Draft Bicycle Plan is provided as Attachment 2. (Heidi Perov, Abigaile Pittman) OUTBoard Action: Receive and review information, provide comments, and forward to the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) with, or without a recommendation of endorsement. 1 8:45 8:55 9:00 6. 7. 8. Staff Updates a.Mountains-to-Sea North Carolina State Trail Draft Master Plan http://www.ncmountainstosea.org/ b.Eno Mountain Road Relocation Feasibility Study Board Comments Adjournment - The OUTBoard will not meet in June. Charge of the OUTBoard (from Section I, Part C of the adopted Rules and Procedures) 1.The OUT Board is charged with advising the 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 directedto 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 thePlanning 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 D R A F T MINUTES 1 ORANGE UNIFIED TRANSPORTATION BOARD2 MARCH 18,20153 4 5 MEMBERS PRESENT: Paul Guthrie, Chapel Hill Township Member; Alex Castro, Bingham Township Member; 6 Brantley Wells, Hillsborough Township Member; Heidi Perry, Bicycle At-large Member; Ted Triebel, Little River 7 Township Member; Art Menius, Economic Development At-large Member; Tom Magnuson, Pedestrian Access & 8 Safety At-large Member; Amy Cole, Transit At-large Member. 9 10 11 MEMBERS ABSENT:Ed Vaughn, Cedar Grove Township Member; Gary Saunders, Environmental At-large 12 Member; Cheeks Township Member - Vacant; Planning At-large Member – Vacant; Eno Township Member – 13 Vacant. 14 15 16 STAFF PRESENT: Craig Benedict, Planning Director; Janice Tyler, Department on Aging Director; Nancy Coston, 17 Social Services Director; Janet Sparks, Child Support Enforcement Director; Peter Murphy, Transportation 18 Administrator; Malcum Massenburg, Assistant Transportation Administrator; Tom Altieri, Comprehensive 19 Planning Supervisor; Bret Martin, Transportation Planner; Abigaile Pittman, Transportation/Land Use Planner; 20 Eileen Nilson, Mobility Manager; Donna King, Health Dept; Tina Love, Administrative Assistant III 21 22 23 OTHERS PRESENT:Jeff Charles, John Rees 24 25 26 AGENDA ITEM I: CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL27 28 29 AGENDA ITEM II: INTRODUCTIONS30 31 Craig Benedict: Later in the agenda, we will talk about the new formation of the OUTBoard with some additional 32 representatives that have to do with the County’s Human Services agencies. Also, the National Association of 33 Counties has declared April County Government month and this year’s theme is transportation. We have met 34 with internal departments and want to unfold this quickly and ask for help as we move into the next month to talk 35 about two events. One is a County Expo on April 10 and the second event that will include a bus tour including 36 the Commissioners on April 24. This is an afternoon event that will take the BOCC and a few select people on a 37 tour of one of our new routes to get an idea of individuals that will use this service. 38 39 Heidi Perry: What are the hours. 40 41 Craig Benedict: We are estimating it would be from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 42 43 44 AGENDA ITEM III: APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR DECEMBER 17,2014 45 46 MOTION made by Art Menius to approve December 17, 2014 Minutes. Seconded by Alex Castro. 47 Minutes were unanimously approved. 48 49 Art Menius: There was a couple of housekeeping items in the Minutes that don’t seem to be on the agenda. 50 One was a list of roads scheduled for maintenance and the other was Heidi asked Abigaile to create a history of 51 how projects got on the STIP. 52 53 3 OUTLINE MINUTES 1 ORANGE UNIFIED TRANSPORTATION BOARD2 APRIL 15,2015 3 4 5 MEMBERS PRESENT: Paul Guthrie, Chair and Chapel Hill Township Representative; Alex Castro, Vice-Chair and 6 Bingham Township Representative; Brantley Wells, Hillsborough Township Representative; Heidi Perry, At-7 Large Representative; Ted Triebel, Little River Township Representative; Art Menius, At-Large Representative; 8 Tom Magnuson, At-Large Representative; Ed Vaughn, Cedar Grove Township Representative; Gary Saunders, 9 At-Large Representative; David Laudicina, At-Large Representative; John Rubin, At-Large Representative 10 11 12 MEMBERS ABSENT:Amy Cole, At-Large Representative; Eno Township Representative - Vacant; 13 14 15 STAFF PRESENT: Abigaile Pittman, Transportation/Land Use Planner 16 17 OTHERS PRESENT:Jeff Charles, John Rees 18 19 20 AGENDA ITEM I: CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL;INTRODUCTIONS21 22 23 AGENDA ITEM II: APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR MARCH18,2015–THE MINUTES FOR THE MARCH 1824 MEETING WILL BE REVIEWED AND VOTED ON AT THE MAY 20 MEETING WHEN THE 25 TRANSPORTATION SERVICES ADVISORY GROUP MEETS AGAIN.26 27 AGENDA ITEM III: CONSIDERATION OF ADDITIONS OF THE AGENDA28 29 No additions to the Agenda were made. 30 31 32 AGENDA ITEM IV: REGULAR AGENDA33 A.BICYCLE SAFETY - At the OUTBoard’s March 18 meeting there was a discussion 34 regarding the plan to address the Board of County Commissioners’ petition related to 35 bicycle safety (Attachment 1). The Chair gave direction for representatives of the two 36 groups that will be participating in discussions on recommendations for bicycle safety 37 policies and procedures at the April 15 and May 20 meetings. A letter was written to 38 each representative from the Chair providing guidance (Attachment 2). 39 40 Paul Guthrie: I would like to remind the OUTBoard members and the public that in this meeting you must seek 41 recognition and have me recognize you before you address this advisory board or another member of the Board 42 or staff. Our purpose tonight is to seek and consider good advice, information and practices for bike and auto 43 safety on the streets and roads of Orange County. This dialogue tonight and next month will need to recognize a 44 couple of essential realities which are: (a) County government in North Carolina by and large does not govern 45 the public roads of the state, design, building maintenance or passage of the laws of governance, and for that 46 matter (by and large) their policing. (b) Counties to not issue driver’s licenses or test bike riders. This Board’s 47 sole function is to respond to the BOCC, with advice on issues based upon the best information it can gather 48 based its members understanding of issues and facts, and predictable outcomes. 49 50 Abigaile Pittman: Reviewed plan. 51 52 4 OUTLINE Alex Castro: We have a group of expert bicyclists which include Heidi, Jeff, John, Cliff, Tom, myself and another 53 lady. We have worked on putting together a plan of action with regard to making recommendations on what can 54 be done to improve bicycle safety. We have chosen not to get into the law because there is an active House Bill 55 that would task the Department of Transportation to look at the existing bicycle laws and report to the Joint 56 Transportation Committee by the end of the year. 57 58 Abigaile Pittman: Are you able to fill in some of the details? 59 60 Alex Castro: I don’t feel I am the voice for this group. Heidi? 61 62 Heidi Perry: We are not quite ready to discuss it. We only have had one meeting. The task objectives came 63 from the BOCC. We have talked about several things and made a lot of progress. Education needs to be first 64 and foremost - how do we get it out it a more efficient way. 65 66 Paul Guthrie: Do you have a timeline? Are there any problems we can help with as far as framing? 67 68 Heidi Perry: Making sure it is comprehensive and specific. We need to have the Sheriff’s Department 69 70 Tom Magnuson: I don’t have much experience with this board. What are the mechanisms to get the county to 71 cooperate in generating material? Targeting PSAs may be the best vehicle we have. 72 73 Jeff Charles: I am impressed with this new working group. Education is a key. Because of the new legislation 74 whatever we do could be out of date in six months. We need the Orange County Highway Patrol rather than 75 Sheriff’s Department to get involved; and maybe the Orange County attorneys that would be prosecuting the 76 cases. 77 78 Paul Guthrie: These need to be serious conversations between the professionals. 79 80 Alex Castro: We have had Chris Knox, Highway Patrol involved in our discussions. I would recommend that he 81 be invited to the next OUTBoard meeting and he could comment on the law enforcement issues. 82 83 Jeff Charles: We need to address road rage incidents. We need to develop a process for the motorists and 84 cyclists to deal with this. 85 86 Art Menius: It is clear there is a problem due to the tragedies that have happened. Isn’t there a compromise to 87 be made? There is an issue of education and enforcement. 88 89 Heidi Perry: I agree but when there is an incident it is never addressed and gives the appearance that it goes 90 away. How do we get the incidents recorded so they don’t disappear? 91 92 John Rubin: I am a motorist and a cyclist. Jeff Newman, Prosecutors Office is a good guy who may be willing to 93 put in some extra hours. 94 95 Alex Castro: We want to adapt Best Practices law enforcement for cyclists. One big problem is ignorance. 96 Maybe use maps like ones from Chapel Hill and Durham, that need to be posted in the field and give safety 97 greater prominence. 98 99 Paul Guthrie: Regarding Carrboro, what types of things have you promoted in the education sector in Carrboro? 100 101 Heidi Perry: We work closely with the Carrboro Police Department, we do bike light giveaways, bike rodeos for 102 the kids, etc. When we give a light to someone we actually install them and give them bike laws; we have night 103 rides.104 105 5 OUTLINE Paul Guthrie: Are the county schools involved? 106 107 Heidi Perry: Let’s Go NC is the curriculum they use. 108 109 Paul Guthrie: Has anyone had any education with motorists? 110 111 John Rees: In a perfect world, we would spend more time with driver’s education. 112 113 Jeff Charles: The real target here is not the young driver but the 18-plus aged drivers. Why don’t we get auto 114 dealers involved to hand out pamphlets when they sell cars? 115 116 Abigaile Pittman: What about DMV? 117 118 Jeff Charles: Certainly DMV but this is a state problem. The bigger issue is about pelotons. We still need to 119 target the older drivers first. 120 121 Heidi Perry: We do traffic skills classes for riders. Two courses of action, one is for transportation planners and 122 the other is geared towards law enforcement officers. The dealer suggestion is great. 123 124 Art Menius: The kids in driver’s education today can be reached in class because they learn to drive with bikers 125 today, which is common. 126 127 David Laudicina: Aren’t most car dealers in Orange County? 128 129 Heidi Perry: Car rental places? 130 131 Jeff Charles: Many cyclists do 4,000 miles per year but there is not enough documentation of the incidents. 132 133 Paul Guthrie: We need broad based education. We may want to think about ways and vehicles we can build 134 the outreach for the people we have been talking about. Send them to Abigaile to share with all of us. 135 136 Alex Castro: We’re on that path. 137 138 Paul Guthrie: How do we handle the unfocused problem for the BOCC that often our roads are inadequate? 139 140 John Rees: Actually the roads in Orange County are very adequate. Maybe it would be better to say cyclist and 141 motorist coexistence is inadequate. We need better recording of incidents. 142 143 Tom Magnuson: What about crowd sourcing? 144 145 John Rees: The new thing is a GPS type of documentation. 146 147 Jeff Charles: Wiki Maps for commenting and recording of incidents, heat map and self-reporting of areas. 148 149 Alex Castro: Technology: what are the experts doing? What technology is adaptable? We can use that to 150 educate the riders. 151 152 John Rees: Don’t focus the Wiki maps on just cyclists. Use if for a broader range of people. 153 154 Tom Magnuson: They are called hazard maps. 155 156 Art Menius: Or co-existence maps. 157 158 6 OUTLINE Paul Guthrie: Signage for slow moving equipment, etc. Maybe signage would be helpful. 159 160 Jeff Charles: Like a broader purpose for the maps but being able to differentiate between motorist, cyclist and 161 pedestrian comments. 162 163 Paul Guthrie: How much coordination can we expect between municipalities and the county when we try to build 164 a county wide system? 165 166 Alex Castro: I don’t see a problem with getting the municipalities and counties to cooperate.167 168 Jeff Charles: Carrboro and Chapel Hill are ahead of the county in bicycle planning. I am on the transportation 169 and connectivity board of Chapel Hill to get them to consider routes in Orange County. 170 171 Paul Guthrie: How much cycling commuter traffic do we have now? 172 173 Heidi Perry: No one knows. 174 175 Tom Magnuson: Does DOT have the ability to measure that? 176 177 Heidi Perry: There are bike counters for the road. We have two of those in the County. 178 179 Paul Guthrie: Do traffic lights have the ability to count the number of bikes? 180 181 John Rees: I don’t think so. 182 183 Alex Castro: On Martin Luther King South of Estes, they installed new lighting for cyclists at the crosswalk. 184 Chapel Hill is investing $16.4 Million to improve intersections and roads. 185 186 Tom Magnuson: One of our messages to BOCC is to acquire technology. 187 188 Gary Saunders: They replaced a standard flashing light at the crosswalk with a yellow strobe light. 189 190 Ted Triebel: Technical things and mechanical things cost money and education is relatively cheap. The thing 191 that is missing is more the intangible like respect, patience, etc. 192 193 Paul Guthrie: Abigaile, have you or anyone reached out to the County Attorney or Institute of Government? 194 195 Heidi Perry: Bill in House now – HB 232, Session 2015 is in the Senate now to have NCDOT form a committee 196 to study the laws that pertain to bicyclists. 197 198 Alex Castro: Verla Insko, State Representative NC House District 56 Representing Orange County Chapel 199 Hill/Carrboro, is a supporter. The Bill passed with a vote of 116-0. 200 201 Paul Guthrie: It seems if the bill recommends the establishment of a committee to do this, this should have 202 meaning for the BOCC.203 204 Heidi Perry: We are waiting to see. 205 206 Jeff Charles: The purpose of BOCC petition was the people in the county were asking for a restriction of bicycle 207 riding in the county. We are talking more positive about bicycle riders. 208 209 Abigaile Pittman: The last BOCC meeting is June 16. You have to back up from that several weeks to get the 210 information on their calendar. Will the group be ready at the next meeting in May? 211 7 OUTLINE 212 Paul Guthrie: I was under the impression the BOCC wanted a skeleton to them in June. I think we need to do 213 as much as we can by the May meeting and if there are loose ends, we say there are and say it may take us 214 longer. 215 216 Alex Castro: We should provide a report to Abigaile by May 13. 217 218 Abigaile Pittman: That would work for our internal deadline. 219 220 Paul Guthrie: If appropriate, notify the BOCC that we plan to have a report to them at their June meeting. 221 222 Heidi Perry: We could have a plan in place with lots of specific details. 223 224 Alex Castro: We have parts that are basically finished. 225 226 Paul Guthrie: Is there any disagreement with what I have suggested? (no replies). 227 228 Abigaile Pittman: Will your report include recommendations? 229 230 Heidi Perry: I would think so. We will have an action plan and who will carry that will be a matter of whose 231 department it belongs to. 232 233 Jeff Charles: We are only talking about modifying the education to be the most current with the latest law. 234 235 236 OUTBoard Action:Discussed issues related to bicycle safety and committee work 237 on the issue, and continued to May 20 meeting. (Note: no motion made; not 238 necessary at this time.) 239 240 B. NCDOT / Orange County Resurfacing Schedule/Program 2016 – NCDOT has 241 recently provided Planning staff with a list of roads on the 2016 Resurfacing 242 Schedule/Program, and which they are currently preparing for contract (Attachment 243 3). They are requesting comments by April 20, 2015. 244 245 Abigaile Pittman: Abigaile Pittman provided a handout entitled ‘Roadway Segments Recommended in 246 Adopted Plans and explained the Planning staff has reviewed the reviewed the 247 resurfacing program and provided a summary of pertinent improvements found in 248 adopted plans, for the OUTBoard’s information. She explained that should the 249 OUTBoard have any comments, planning staff will transmit them to NCDOT along 250 with the summary. 251 252 Tom Magnuson: Can we make a recommendation to DOT or legislature when they pave a road to push the 253 driveway paving at least four feet off the road? 254 255 Ed Vaughn: Those that are paved are off a little bit. 256 257 Abigaile Pittman: That is the sort of issue that would be at our discussion here with a DOT representative, or at 258 the county/DOT quarterly luncheon. 259 260 Abigaile Pittman: Reviewed the handout. 261 262 Alex Castro: They have been putting rumble strips on the shoulders, how does that fit into the bicyclist issue? 263 Has any thought been put into where these are placed? 264 8 OUTLINE 265 Abigaile Pittman: That is another question that could be put on the list for discussion with DOT. 266 267 Heidi Perry: Is it standard or can we specify that they be placed two feet from the outside of the white line 268 instead of the inside? 269 270 Abigaile Pittman: I don’t know. 271 272 Heidi Perry: Do we rank the comments/projects? 273 274 Paul Guthrie: Do you want to rank them? 275 276 David Laudicina: What about Dobbins Road? It seems like that would be a good place to avoid 15-501. That is 277 number 14 on list. 278 279 Brantley Wells: You could ask but if you add up the numbers, you would take a full road width through there. 280 You will also need to look at the utilities down the road. 281 282 Paul Guthrie: Most of the utilities are beyond the ditch. 283 284 Heidi Perry: If I were going to rank them it would be almost the opposite from what is on the sheet. Provided 285 suggested ranking of list. 286 287 Paul Guthrie: Anyone want to make a motion? 288 289 OUTBoard Action:Reviewed and endorsed comments for forwarding to NCDOT.290 291 MOTION made by Heidi Perry to endorse Planning staff’s comments subject to the below prioritization order, 292 and requested that staff transmit its recommendation to NCDOT: 293 1. Old NC 86 from just south of Farm House Drive to North Radius of New Hope Church Road 294 2. Arthur Minnis Road from Old NC 86 to Rocky Ridge Road 295 3. New Hope Church Road from Old NC 86 to NC 86 296 4. Lake Orange Road from NC 86 to End of Maintenance 297 5. Walker Road from NC 57 to New Sharon Church Road 298 Seconded by Alex Castro. 299 VOTE: Unanimous 300 301 Heidi Perry discussed adding additional comments to the motion: 1) that the additional pavement for the 302 recommended road widenings is extended into driveways; and 2) that rumble strips be used that provide breaks 303 for bicyclists to cross. 304 305 MOTION to add the additional comments to the original motion made by Heidi Perry 306 Seconded by Tom Magnuson. 307 308 VOTE: Unanimous 309 310 AGENDA ITEM V: STAFF UPDATES311 Board of County Commissioners revisions to Advisory Board Policy and the 312 OUTBoard Rules of Procedure – Update on the revisions by Abigaile Pittman 313 314 Abigaile Pittman: Explained recent Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) revisions to the General Advisory 315 Board Policy and the OUTBoard Rules of Procedure, and provided handouts. Abigaile also explained the 316 9 OUTLINE charge of the OUTBoard as an advisory board vs. the charge of the OUTBoard in its role as the Transportation 317 Services Advisory Group. 318 319 Heidi Perry: By this board, we are actually on two boards. 320 321 Alex Castro: The State Transportation Improvement Program is out. They had a public hearing about a month 322 ago. Another one that came out was the rail program. Both are really the first implementation of the new 323 priorities given by the State Government transportation issues. Discussed map. 324 325 OUTBoard Action:Received updates 326 327 AGENDA ITEM VII: BOARD COMMENTS328 OUTBoard Action: Received comments. 329 330 AGENDA ITEM VIII: ADJOURNMENT331 332 MOTION was made by Heidi Perry, seconded by Ed Vaughn to adjourn. 333 334 VOTE: Unanimous 335 10 D R A F T Abigaile Pittman: We have a presentation later on the STIP and we can discuss that. 54 55 Bret Martin: There is a maintenance schedule by DOT every year in the summer that programs where they will 56 repave. I have that from this past summer I can share. They won’t release it until the summer. 57 58 Paul Gutherie: Let’s put that on hold. 59 60 Heidi Perry: The schedule from last year, does it have things on it that have not been done? 61 62 Bret Martin: I look at it once a year to see if there are any opportunities for bikeway opportunities and there are 63 hardly ever any. 64 65 Heidi Perry: That was the reason we wanted to see it to see what roads were coming up. 66 67 Craig Benedict: They try to get it done before the winter. I will check into that. 68 69 Bret Martin: If you would like it to be normal practice, we could bring that every year. 70 71 Paul Gutherie: That would be a great idea. 72 73 74 AGENDA ITEM IV: CONSIDERATIONS OF ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA75 76 77 AGENDA ITEM V: REGULAR AGENDA78 A.) Transportation Services, Orange County Public Transportation (OPT) 79 i. Introduction of representatives 80 ii. Review of importance of transportation services function of the OUTBoard (Peter 81 Murphy) 82 iii. Endorsement of BOCC Action: OPT Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Plan. 83 (Bret Martin and Peter Murphy) 84 iv. Endorsement of BOCC Action: OPT Title VI of the Civil Rights Act Plan. Title VI 85 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin in programs and 86 activities receiving federal financial assistance. Introduction to the Title VI Plan to be 87 provided at the meeting. (Bret Martin and Peter Murphy) 88 v. Information Item: National County Government Month (April) Transportation Themed 89 Event(s) 90 OUTBoard Action:Receive information, discuss and provide comments; and 91 endorse BOCC actions on ADA Plan and Title VI Plan 92 B.) Draft Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan (STIP) – Review Planning 93 staff’s comments on the Draft STIP. 94 OUTBoard Action:Receive information, and provide any comments the Board may 95 have96 97 98 Abigaile Pittman: Introduction of members. We will have a meeting with these members quarterly. The next 99 meeting would be February, May, September and November. 100 101 Peter Murphy: Review of importance of transportation services function of the OUTBoard. 102 103 Paul Gutherie: How do you visualize these quarterly meetings, open forums or documented topics, etc. 104 105 Peter Murphy: They have to be open to the general public in the hearing format. 106 107 11 D R A F T Craig Benedict: About the expansion of the OPT system, in the past 10 years, there has not been anything new but now we 108 have new funding sources from a few different locations. Another funding source is 5311, which is a rural community 109 transpiration system. There are also 5307 funds for urban areas. 110 111 Paul Gutherie: The theme of your April meeting is the kickoff of a large expansion in service. 112 113 Craig Benedict: We want to rebrand OPT having it work well with all the other transit providers. As an interim measure we 114 will order generic bus signs with an Orange County symbol until we brand them with their own symbol. 115 116 Bret Martin: Review of Endorsement of BOCC Action: OPT Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Plan. 117 118 Janice Tyler: For seniors our social work staff could approve folks for Chapel Hill Easy Rider; would ya'll consider that here,119 that our team could certify someone without seeing a medical provider? 120 121 Bret Martin: I can’t answer that. Continued review. 122 123 Tom Magnuson: Can we make changes at this late date? 124 125 Bret Martin: If it is something that is definitely governed by the plan adopted by the BOCC, then the answer is no but 126 something that would result in an administrative decision, then yes. 127 128 Tom Magnuson: I took issue with the appeal process. From the user standpoint, that will be uncomfortable. The people 129 who rejected me are going to evaluate the rejection. 130 131 Bret Martin: We run into issues of decisions being made by people who do not meet often enough. 132 133 Paul Gutherie: Is there a hearing officer independent of the operating departments? 134 135 Craig Benedict: If someone disagrees with my decision, it will go to the Board of Adjustment. I would keep a record of 136 comments.137 138 Ted Triebel: Regarding the expanded service into Alamance County, was there cooperation between the two counties, and 139 is there a funding source from Alamance County to OPT? 140 141 Bret Martin: The answer to your second question is no. The answer to your first question is yes. 142 143 MOTION made by Heidi Perry to endorse the resolution as modified by the BOCC and that we revisit the issues 144 of fares and complaints procedures three months after the beginning of the system and at three month intervals. 145 Seconded by ___________ 146 147 Alex Castro: You said revisit, I think the subject of further study is those issues you mentioned. We need to 148 spend time looking at provision and coming up with more definitive words. 149 150 Paul Gutherie: Would you accept the idea the OUTBoard would continue to look at these issues for procedural 151 and administrative changes? 152 153 MOTION made by Heidi Perry to endorse the resolution as modified by the BOCC and that we revisit the issues 154 of fares and complaints procedures for procedural and administrative changes three months after the beginning 155 of the system and at three month intervals. Seconded by ___________ 156 VOTE: Unanimous 157 158 Bret Martin: Review of Endorsement of BOCC Action: OPT Title VI of the Civil Rights Act Plan. Title VI prohibits 159 discrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin in programs and activities receiving federal financial 160 assistance. Introduction to the Title VI Plan to be provided at the meeting. 161 162 Heidi Perry: When someone completes this form, where does it go? 163 164 12 D R A F T Bret Martin: They can send the complaint to the OPT Administrator or file a compliant with the Federal Transit 165 Administrators Office of Civil Rights. 166 167 Ted Triebel: You said something about the make-up of the OUTBoard because we make important decisions 168 about transpiration but as far as I know, we don’t make decisions. This is not a decision making board. 169 170 Bret Martin: The NCDOT State Management Plan they developed to tell the FDA how they are governing their 171 sub-recipients who are using federal funding for rural transportation regarding who we are serving, and how we 172 are serving them requires and relies on the input and decisions of this board. The business decisions are in the 173 hands of the Board of County Commissioners. Malcum, can you concur? 174 175 Malcum Massenburg: At the DOT level, one of the first questions before sending anything to the BOCC, is 176 whether their transportation services advisory board has reviewed and approved that document. 177 178 Paul Gutherie: We are getting this after the fact instead of before the fact. 179 180 Craig Benedict: This is not a final deciding board. 181 182 Bret Martin: The preference would have been for these items to come before the OUTBoard first. 183 184 Heidi Perry: I am reading the charge and we do not have the final say. 185 186 Bret Martin: That is true, the BOCC has the final say, but that is not true with the State Management Plan. 187 188 Paul Gutherie: This function we have just discussed is a new function for this board and we can sort that out. 189 We should adopt and endorse what the BOCC did, and I would even welcome a second motion to ask staff to 190 look carefully into what needs to be done to amend the overall guidance with regards to the responsibility of this 191 board to encompass the powers that have been assigned to us. 192 193 MOTION made Art Menius to endorse the action of the BOCC adopting the resolution adopting the Orange 194 Public Transportation Title VI Plan Program. Seconded by Alex Castro 195 VOTE: Unanimous 196 197 MOTION made by Paul Gutherie for the committee of this board to draft revisions to the statement of 198 responsibility of this board to fit its new roles in managing of the Title VI Plan and the Americans with Disabilities 199 Act Plan. Seconded by Alex Castro 200 VOTE: Unanimous 201 202 203 Bret Martin: Draft Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan (STIP) – Review Planning staff’s comments on 204 the Draft STIP. 205 206 207 AGENDA ITEM VI: STAFF UPDATES208 Bicycle Safety – Update on the BOCC petition for planning staff to work with the 209 OUTBoard to discuss bicycle safety. 210 OUTBoard Action:Receive updates 211 212 213 Abigaile Pittman: Review Bicycle Safety. 214 215 Alex Castro: This is a draft bill introduced in the General Assembly on March 12, House Bill 232. 216 217 13 D R A F T 218 Abigaile Pittman: Alex, would you give us an overview of the bill? 219 220 221 Jeff Charles: A lot of concerns raised by your group in Orange County were the fact that there was large groups 222 of bicyclists impeding traffic. There was wording in laws in bicyclist states was that cyclists couldn’t ride more 223 than two abreast nor impede traffic. That simple statement seems to do away with motorist concerns. I would 224 hope the legislature would look to what is going on in these states as we try to improve the health of our young 225 children and adults. 226 227 Alex Castro: Continued overview of bill. 228 229 Jeff Charles: One thing I am concerned about is motorist delays and mentioning about how bicyclists are 230 impeding emergency vehicles. It is fine to understand we may delay motorist sometimes. We have had four 231 incidents of road rage since June. We have had two deaths in the last six months. I am trying to understand the 232 weight being given to motorists. It is also important to protect bicyclists. 233 234 Alex Castro: My wife is a triathlete and sometimes I am dragged with her as a trainer. One of the positive things 235 was to ask for increased law enforcement presence. I got the law enforcement community involved. I think it is 236 important to form a work group with members of this community and the cyclists and put something together that 237 is useful to improve the safety of the road. 238 239 Tom Magnuson: I am the newest member of the OUTBoard and don’t understand our role in this discussion. I 240 experience the same thing as a pedestrian. 241 242 Paul Gutherie: This committee generated through staff an Orange County Bicycle Route Map as one of its 243 activities. I think we can be influential in that. Jeff, you are right on target but this is an issue that is bigger than 244 one or two. Number one, we have very lousy drivers in this county and surrounding areas. Second, I think 245 some folks are unclear on the rule of the road pertaining to bicyclists. Third, many of our highways are totally 246 unsafe for bicyclists and finally, we can take a hard look at the routes we promote for bicyclist use. 247 248 Heidi Perry: I ride recreationally and I do ride my bike to work daily. Roads are there for transportation and I 249 don’t think they should be closed to everyone and not just bikes. I think education is huge. When we talk about 250 motorcyclists and cyclists, let’s just talk about people because we are all people. 251 252 Abigaile Pittman: This is an update. I imagine Bonnie Hauser will be here next month to address the discussion 253 of bicycle safety. 254 255 Alex Castro: Bonnie is not the primary person on this. I have taken this because of my role on the OUTBoard. 256 With regard to your comment regarding the suggesting routing for bicyclists on the county map, there are some 257 areas that are unsafe for cyclists. 258 259 Tom Magnuson: Looking into ways of trying to change the way people see the road. Don’t get close enough 260 they can’t fall. The place we may want to focus on is driver’s education. 261 262 Abigaile Pittman: I need clarification. The plan for addressing bicycle safety issues, that went to the BOCC is 263 coming back to the OUTBoard in April and May, and then the group will report back to the BOCC in June. There 264 seems to be a different suggestion by Alex of taking it outside the OUTBoard and then reporting back. 265 266 Alex Castro: The point is, who will do the work? Is staff taking this on? I am suggesting a group including 267 members of the OUTBoard and others can come up with suggestions and come back to the meeting. 268 269 Jeff Charles: What type of meetings would these be? 270 14 D R A F T 271 Paul Gutherie: As long as this body receives a recommendation from the OUTBoard, and that it is fully 272 discussed in a public way, which would be the cleanest way. 273 274 Abigaile Pittman: It is an efficient use of time to have separate people that are reviewing the issues, as long as 275 we are using the same plan that went before the BOCC. 276 277 Tom Altieri: The plan that is in your packet is a plan that has been reviewed by the County Manager and 278 reviewed and this plan was laid out to reflect a process in which would be supported by staff resources. This is 279 the plan, and staff will support the OUTBoard. 280 281 Alex Castro: The outreach meeting isn’t attended very well. 282 283 Paul Gutherie: I think that is a presentation made to this board when we have a major agenda item to present to 284 the BOCC. We have it on the agenda the next two meetings. The most important thing is to pull together a list 285 of recommendations. 286 287 Jeff Charles: Unfortunately, we are talking about an emotional issue and cyclists will want to show up and that is 288 why I came up with a number of about 10. 289 290 Paul Gutherie: I will not support limiting access to this committee by any individual that wants to come but I am 291 advising you to come in with a consensus from your constituents. 292 293 294 295 296 MOTION made by Seconded by 297 VOTE: Unanimous 298 299 AGENDA ITEM VII: BOARD COMMENTS300 OUTBoard Action: Receive comments. 301 302 303 304 AGENDA ITEM VIII: ADJOURNMENT305 306 The meeting was adjourned by consensus. 307 15 Item 4.a. ORANGE COUNTY ORANGE UNIFIED TRANSPORTATION BOARD (OUTBoard) ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date:May 20, 2015 Action Agenda Item No.4.a. SUBJECT: Transportation Related Technologies DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N)N ATTACHMENT(S):INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter Murphy, Transportation Manager, OPT, 245-2002 PURPOSE:To review transportation related technologies promoting public transportation commuting and provide feedback for further review. BACKGROUND: OPT currently uses limited technologies in its operations of transporting passengers. This includes the use of CTS public transportation software and Seon bus surveillance video system. CTS software is utilized to maintain OPT’s client data base for scheduling, billing and reporting. Current use provides the bus driver and office staff with daily printed schedules for work flow and data capturing. After route completion, passenger information including times, miles, passenger counts, etc. are manually entered into the CTS system. Monthly invoicing and reports are generated for a variety of uses. Seon surveillance system is installed in all of OPT’s vehicles and provides recorded views from the front of the vehicle outward and several views inside the vehicle with a primary focus on the vehicle entry points. The system records during all times of vehicle operation and twenty minutes after shutdown. Noted events are automatically downloaded at the base terminal each evening and stored for review. The system also captures GPS locations, mapping data, vehicle speeds and g-force measurements. Both of these systems are utilized internally at OPT and help enhance the service for the riding public. Additional technologies are available and the usage of upgraded technology could allow OPT to: 1)Utilize real-time information to contact, route and reroute drivers in the event of passenger cancelations or road closure; 2) Capture operational information electronically; and/or 3) Provide additional operational information to the riders and general public. OPT staff is currently researching technologies to assist them in providing a better and more cost effective service to its passengers. These technologies include but are not limited to: a.Passenger callback systems which can call passengers at the end of the business day to confirm they are scheduled for service and the time of their scheduled pick-up.16 Item 4.a. This system also has the ability to call passengers in the event of inclement weather and notify them of changes to service. The cost of the system would vary based on design but rough cost estimates are: A one-time design cost of up to $10,000 and $980 for a 7000 block of minutes for six months. The design cost would vary based on the specifications provided to the contractor. b.Mobile Data Terminals (MTD’s) with Automatic Vehicle Locator system (AVLs). The MTD system tablets would be mounted in each vehicle and provide the dispatcher the ability to communicate in real-time with the transit vehicle. This system will interact with our current dispatch software and allow passengers to be added to or deleted virtually. Drivers would be able to instantaneously see the change and react accordingly. Cost: The cost of the AVL system includes roughly $400 per tablet, per vehicle; this would be a one-time cost. The initial retrofitting of each vehicle to accept the tablets would be approximately $200 per vehicle; this would be a one-time cost. The licensing and software cost for each unit purchased would be an annual fee and would be determined by the type of system purchased. c.Automated Passenger Counters (APC’s): The Automated Passenger Counter system automatically counts the number of people boarding and debarking vehicles on a daily basis. This information would allow OPT to change service requirements based on passenger ridership. The cost for this service would average a one-time $6600 cost of the equipment per unit, with an annual maintenance cost of roughly $600. d.AVL and Route Prediction Software: Utilizes sensors mounted in the vehicles and provides vehicle tracking through internet and mobile devices for real time bus arrival predictions. Available for the public to observe locations of bus routes and projected arrival times by location or route. Costs associated with this software are still being reviewed; additional information will be presented at the meeting. RECOMMENDATIONS: The Staff recommends the OUTBoard and any additional County staff representatives: 1.Receive the information 2.Provide feedback, suggestions for consideration and recommend a priority order for further review. 1 ORANGE COUNTY ORANGE UNIFIED TRANSPORTATION BOARD (OUTBoard) ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date:May 20, 2015 Action Agenda Item No.5.a. SUBJECT: Orange County MPO and RPO Transportation Project Priority Lists DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N)No ATTACHMENT(S): 1.BGMPO Priority Project Descriptions and SPOT 3.0 Scores 2.BGMPO Project List Map 3.TARPO Priority Project Descriptions and SPOT 3.0 Scores 4.TARPO Project List Map 5.DCHC MPO Priority Project Descriptions and SPOT 3.0 Scores 6.DCHC MPO Project List Map INFORMATION CONTACT: Bret Martin, Transportation Planner, 245-2582 Tom Altieri, Comprehensive Planning Supervisor, 245-2579 Abigaile Pittman, Transportation/Land Use Planner, 245-2567 PURPOSE: To consider and recommend to the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) transportation projects for the Burlington-Graham Metropolitan Planning Organization (BGMPO), Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro (DCHC) MPO, and the Triangle Rural Planning Organization (TARPO) to be submitted for consideration of inclusion in the 2018-2027 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). BACKGROUND:Biennially, the North Carolina Board of Transportation (BOT) adopts a multi-year Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) containing funding and scheduling information for transportation projects throughout the state including those for highways, aviation facilities, public transportation, ferry travel, freight rail, and bicycle and pedestrian facilities. The STIP is the major tool the State uses for the implementation of locally and regionally adopted transportation plans from which projects are conceived for programming consideration. In 2013 and 2014, the State, in conjunction with the metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) and rural planning organizations (RPOs) throughout the state, completed the prioritization process for the 2016-2025 STIP, which is scheduled to be finalized and adopted by the North Carolina Board of Transportation in July 2015. The State is once again beginning the process of developing the 2018-2027 STIP, which is scheduled to be finalized and adopted in July 2017, and will be requesting local input for transportation project priorities to be submitted through each local government’s respective MPO or RPO. Implicit in this process is the application of the Strategic Mobility Formula (SMF) developed as part of the Strategic Transportation Investments (STI) legislation adopted in 2013 as well as an updated scoring methodology that institutes some changes to the inputs and weights used to rank projects for consideration and inclusion in the STIP that differ from the inputs and weights used for the development of the 2016-2025 STIP.Although the development of this slightly modified methodology    has not yet been finalized by the North CarolinaDepartment of Transportation (NCDOT), it is important to note that these changes may have someimplications for many of the projects Orange County has previously submitted and willlikely be submitting in this next iteration of priorities. Further information on the SMF is accessible using the following weblink: http://www.ncdot.gov/download/strategictransportationinvestments/Strategic_Mobility_Formula_Fact_ Sheet.pdf Further information on the BOT-recommended scoring/ranking methodology for the last iteration of STIP development (SPOT 3.0) is accessible using the following weblink: http://www.ncdot.gov/download/strategictransportationinvestments/Prioritization.pdf In preparation for the State’s new ranking and programming process, Orange County will be asked to submit a priority list of projects to the BGMPO, DCHC MPO and TARPO for proposed projects contained within each organization’s respective planning area. Based on the State’s timeline for the adoption of its final 2018-2027 STIP, any new projects, project deletions from the existing database, or changes to project descriptions are to be entered into the new database in October for scoring by the State. As such, the Orange Unified Transportation Board (OUTBoard) is scheduled to consider and recommend to the BOCC project lists for BGMPO, TARPO and DCHC MPO at its May 20th meeting to be forwarded to the BOCC for consideration at its June 2nd meeting. Attachments Attachments 1, 3 and 5 are the lists of projects to be submitted for each of BGMPO’s, TARPO’s and DCHC MPO’s planning areas, respectively, to be scored by the State and considered for inclusion in the 2018-2027 STIP. Attachments 2, 4 and 6 are maps depicting the locations of the projects on each list for BGMPO, TARPO and DCHC MPO, respectively. Descriptions for each project and explanations of their need are also provided in Attachments 1, 3 and 5. RECOMMENDATION(S): Staff recommends that the Board consider and recommend to the BOCC the list of priority transportation projects for each MPO/RPO to be submitted for consideration of inclusion in the 2018-2027 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) 1 It e m 5 . a . 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Ne e d : N C D O T p r o j e c t i o n s r e v e a l t h a t t r a f f i c o n N C 5 4 f r o m O r a n g e G r o v e R o a d t o F a y e t t e v i l l e R o a d w i l l s u b s t a n t i a l l y e x c e e d t h e ex i s t i n g r o a d w a y c a p a c i t y b y 20 3 5 , w a r r a n t i n g a n i n c r e a s e i n c a p a c i t y t h r o u g h w i d e n i n g . N C D O T t r a f f i c f i g u r e s a l r e a d y i n d i c a t e t h a t t r a f f i c a l o n g t h e s e g m e nt o f N C 5 4 f r o m B u t l e r Ro a d / D o d s o n s C r o s s R o a d t o N e v i l l e R o a d i s a t c a p a c i t y a n d w i l l o n l y c o n t i n u e t o s u b s t a n t i a l l y e x c e e d c a p a c i t y i n f u t u r e y e a r s . G i v e n t h e s e f i g u r e s , i t i s a l s o li k e l y t h a t t r a f f i c a l o n g t h e s e g m e n t o f N C 5 4 f r o m N e v i l l e R o a d t o O l d F a y e t t e v i l l e R o a d i s a l s o a t o r o v e r c a p a c i t y . A m o n g a ll p r o j e c t s r e c o m m e n d e d i n t h e OC C T P , t h i s p r o j e c t w o u l d l i k e l y s c o r e t h e h i g h e s t r e l a t i v e t o o t h e r p r o j e c t s g i v e n t h e i m p r o v e m e n t s t h e p r o j e c t w o u l d p r o v i d e fo r b o t h c o n g e s t i o n a n d b e n e f i t - co s t f a c t o r s . T h i s p r o j e c t i s a l s o e l i g i b l e f o r f u n d i n g a t b o t h t h e r e g i o n a l a n d d i v i s i o n a l t i e r s , p r o v i d i n g i t a g r e a t e r o p p o r tu n i t y t o b e f u n d e d t h a n p r o j e c t s t h a t a r e on l y e l i g i b l e f o r f u n d i n g a t t h e d i v i s i o n t i e r . Th i s p r o j e c t w i l l a l s o b e s u b m i t t e d a s p a r t o f t h e D C H C M P O p r o j e c t l i s t b e c a u s e i t o v e r l a p s t h e M P O ’ s p l a n n i n g a r e a b o u n d a r y . 23 . 4 5 R e g i o n a l 17 . 3 7 D i v i s i o n 2 NC 5 4 W i d e n i n g o r A l t e r n a t i v e Op e r a t i o n a l I m p r o v e m e n t s (D o d s o n s C r o s s r o a d s / B u t l e r Ro a d t o O l d F a y e t t e v i l l e R o a d ) De s c r i p t i o n : W i d e n N C 5 4 f r o m D o d s o n s C r o s s r o a d s / B u t l e r R o a d ( S R 1 1 0 2 / 1 9 5 1 ) t o O l d F a y e t t e v i l l e R o a d ( S R 1 9 3 7 / 1 1 0 7 ) f r o m a t w o (2 ) - l a n e , 2 4 - f o o t un d i v i d e d t h o r o u g h f a r e t o a f o u r ( 4 ) - l a n e d i v i d e d b o u l e v a r d t y p e t h o r o u g h f a r e w i t h a t r a v e l - p r o h i b i t i v e m e d i a n t o i m p r o v e m o b i l it y a n d p r o v i d e b e t t e r a c c e s s co n t r o l . T h i s p r o j e c t i s r e c o m m e n d e d i n t h e O r a n g e C o u n t y C o m p r e h e n s i v e T r a n s p o r t a t i o n P l a n ( O C C T P ) . T h i s p r o j e c t i s p a r t i a l l y lo c a t e d w i t h i n t h e D C H C MP O p l a n n i n g a r e a . A s a n a l t e r n a t i v e t o t h i s p r o j e c t , i n r e s p o n s e t o o p p o s i t i o n b y T o w n o f C a r r b o r o p l a n n i n g s t a f f , O r a n g e C o u n ty t r a n s p o r t a t i o n p l a n n i n g s t a f f is i n v e s t i g a t i n g t h e f e a s i b i l i t y o f s u b m i t t i n g a p r o j e c t f o r t h e s a m e p r o j e c t l i m i t s i n v o l v i n g o p e r a t i o n a l i m p r o v e m e n t s t o t h e co r r i d o r ( a d d i t i o n a l s t o r a g e o n de d i c a t e d l e f t a n d r i g h t t u r n l a n e s , s i g n a l i z a t i o n , o r o t h e r t r e a t m e n t s ) t h a t w o u l d m i t i g a t e s o m e o f t h e e x i s t i n g o p e r a t i o n a l a nd c o n g e s t i o n d e f i c i e n c i e s t h a t cu r r e n t l y e x i s t . Ne e d : N C D O T p r o j e c t i o n s r e v e a l t h a t t r a f f i c o n N C 5 4 f r o m O r a n g e G r o v e R o a d t o F a y e t t e v i l l e R o a d w i l l s u b s t a n t i a l l y e x c e e d t h e ex i s t i n g r o a d w a y c a p a c i t y b y 20 3 5 , w a r r a n t i n g a n i n c r e a s e i n c a p a c i t y t h r o u g h w i d e n i n g . N C D O T t r a f f i c f i g u r e s a l r e a d y i n d i c a t e t h a t t r a f f i c a l o n g t h e s e g m e nt o f N C 5 4 f r o m B u t l e r Ro a d / D o d s o n s C r o s s R o a d t o N e v i l l e R o a d i s a t c a p a c i t y a n d w i l l o n l y c o n t i n u e t o s u b s t a n t i a l l y e x c e e d c a p a c i t y i n f u t u r e y e a r s . G i v e n t h e s e f i g u r e s , i t i s a l s o li k e l y t h a t t r a f f i c a l o n g t h e s e g m e n t o f N C 5 4 f r o m N e v i l l e R o a d t o O l d F a y e t t e v i l l e R o a d i s a l s o a t o r o v e r c a p a c i t y . A m o n g a ll p r o j e c t s r e c o m m e n d e d i n t h e OC C T P , t h i s p r o j e c t w o u l d l i k e l y s c o r e t h e h i g h e s t r e l a t i v e t o o t h e r p r o j e c t s g i v e n t h e i m p r o v e m e n t s t h e p r o j e c t w o u l d p r o v i d e fo r b o t h c o n g e s t i o n a n d b e n e f i t - co s t f a c t o r s . T h i s p r o j e c t i s a l s o e l i g i b l e f o r f u n d i n g a t b o t h t h e r e g i o n a l a n d d i v i s i o n a l t i e r s , p r o v i d i n g i t a g r e a t e r o p p o r tu n i t y t o b e f u n d e d t h a n p r o j e c t s t h a t a r e on l y e l i g i b l e f o r f u n d i n g a t t h e d i v i s i o n t i e r . Th i s p r o j e c t w i l l a l s o b e s u b m i t t e d a s p a r t o f t h e D C H C M P O p r o j e c t l i s t b e c a u s e i t o v e r l a p s t h e M P O ’ s p l a n n i n g a r e a b o u n d a r y . N/ A ( N e w P r o j e c t ) 3 Bu c k h o r n R o a d ( S R 1 1 1 4 ) Wi d e n i n g De s c r i p t i o n : W i d e n B u c k h o r n R o a d f r o m U . S . 7 0 t o W e s t T e n R o a d ( S R 1 1 4 4 ) t o m u l t i - l a n e s w i t h b i c y c l e a n d p e d e s t r i a n f a c i l i t i e s . T h i s s e g m e n t o f r o a d w a y i s ov e r 9 5 % w i t h i n t h e B G M P O p l a n n i n g a r e a a n d b o r d e r s t h e w e s t e r n b o u n d a r y o f t h e I - 4 0 / I - 8 5 - B u c k h o r n R o a d E D D . Ne e d : T h i s g e n e r a l v i c i n i t y o f t h i s p r o p o s e d p r o j e c t i s t h e f o c u s o f a g r o w i n g p r o b l e m o f t r a f f i c b a c k i n g u p o n t h e n o r t h b o u n d ex i t r a m p s o f I - 4 0 / I - 8 5 o n t o so u t h b o u n d B u c k h o r n R o a d a n d a t a l e f t t u r n i n t o a n o n c o n f o r m i n g b u s i n e s s u s e j u s t s o u t h o f t h e i n t e r c h a n g e . O r a n g e C o u n t y h a s ex t e n d e d w a t e r a n d s e w e r to t h i s a r e a t o s e r v e p u b l i c f a c i l i t i e s a n d t o i n c r e a s e t h e a t t r a c t i v e n e s s o f t h e E D D f o r d e v e l o p m e n t . T h e p r o j e c t w a s p r e v i o u s ly s u b m i t t e d t h r o u g h t h e D C H C MP O a s a b i k e p r o j e c t r e q u e s t i n g f o u r ( 4 ) - f o o t p a v e d b i k e l a n e s w h e n B u c k h o r n R o a d w a s l o c a t e d w i t h i n t h a t M P O ’ s p l a n n i n g a r e a . 11 . 3 7 D i v i s i o n 4 Ol d G r e e n s b o r o R o a d P a v e d Sh o u l d e r s De s c r i p t i o n : W i d e n O l d G r e e n s b o r o R o a d ( S R 1 0 0 5 ) f r o m C a r r b o r o ’ s e x t r a - t e r r i t o r i a l j u r i s d i c t i o n ( E T J ) t o t h e O r a n g e / A l a m a n c e C o un t y l i n e t o i n c l u d e f o u r ( 4 ) - fo o t p a v e d s h o u l d e r s . T h i s p r o j e c t w o u l d b e a s e g m e n t o f t h e N o r t h C a r o l i n a M o u n t a i n s t o S e a B i c y c l e R o u t e ( d e s i g n a t e d a s N o r t h C a r o l i n a B i k e R o u t e 2 ) . P a r t of t h i s p r o j e c t i s l o c a t e d w i t h i n t h e D C H C M P O p l a n n i n g a r e a . T h i s p r o j e c t i s r e c o m m e n d e d a s a b i k e w a y i m p r o v e m e n t i n t h e O C C T P . Ne e d : T h i s p r o j e c t w o u l d p r o v i d e a c o n t i n u o u s p a v e d b i k e w a y s e g m e n t f r o m C a r r b o r o t h r o u g h t h e s o u t h w e s t e r n p o r t i o n o f O r a n g e C o un t y t o c o n n e c t w i t h o t h e r bi k e w a y s e g m e n t s t h a t c o m p r i s e t h e s t a t e ’ s M o u n t a i n t o S e a b i c y c l e r o u t e . T h e p r o j e c t i s n o t l i k e l y t o s c o r e v e r y h i g h u s i n g e i th e r t h e S t a t e ’ s h i g h w a y o r 8. 4 4 D i v i s i o n 22 It e m 5 a A t t a c h m e n t 3 : D r a f t T r i a n g l e A r e a R e g i o n a l P l a n n i n g O r g a n i z a t i o n ( T A R P O ) P r o j e c t L i s t  Ra n k / M a p I D # * Pr o j e c t Pr o j e c t D e s c r i p t i o n / N e e d SP O T 3 . 0 S c o r e bi k e / p e d e s t r i a n s c o r i n g f a c t o r s b e c a u s e o f i t s r u r a l c o n t e x t a n d i s o n l y e l i g i b l e f o r f u n d i n g a t t h e d i v i s i o n t i e r . 5 Ef l a n d - C e d a r G r o v e R o a d ( S R 10 0 4 ) I m p r o v e m e n t s De s c r i p t i o n : W i d e n E f l a n d - C e d a r G r o v e R o a d ( S R 1 0 0 4 ) f r o m H i g h l a n d F a r m R o a d ( S R 1 3 3 2 ) t o t h e n o r t h e r n p r o p e r t y l i n e o f t h e U . S . P o s t O f f i c e n o r t h o f C a r r St o r e R o a d S R 1 3 5 2 ) f r o m a t w o ( 2 ) - l a n e , 2 0 - f o o t c r o s s s e c t i o n t o a 2 4 - f o o t c r o s s s e c t i o n w i t h s t r a i g h t e n i n g o f t h e r o a d w a y w h e re n e e d e d , i m p r o v e m e n t s t o tu r n l a n e s , a n d t h e i n c o r p o r a t i o n o f b i c y c l e f a c i l i t i e s . T h i s p r o j e c t i s r e c o m m e n d e d i n t h e O C C T P . Th i s p r o j e c t p r o p o s a l o v e r l a p s w i t h S T I P p r o j e c t W - 5 1 4 3 t o i m p r o v e t h e h o r i z o n t a l a l i g n m e n t o f t h e c u r v e o n E f l a n d - C e d a r G r o v e Ro a d n o r t h o f i t s i n t e r s e c t i o n wi t h H i g h l a n d F a r m R o a d . T h i s p r o j e c t i s s c h e d u l e d f o r c o n s t r u c t i o n c o m p l e t i o n i n 2 0 1 6 . Ne e d : T h e p r o j e c t w o u l d i m p r o v e t r a v e l t i m e w i t h a n i n c r e a s e i n d e s i g n s p e e d a n d w o u l d i m p r o v e s a f e t y w i t h t r a v e l l a n e s t r a i g h t en i n g a n d a n i n c r e a s e i n pa v e m e n t w i d t h . T h i s s e g m e n t o f E f l a n d - C e d a r G r o v e R o a d i s a t r a v e l a l t e r n a t i v e t o N C 8 6 f o r t r a f f i c f r o m n o r t h w e s t e r n O r a n g e C ou n t y t o a c c e s s I - 4 0 / 8 5 , a n d as s u c h , t r a f f i c i s p r o j e c t e d t o c o n t i n u e t o i n c r e a s e i n f u t u r e y e a r s . T h i s p r o j e c t i s n o t l i k e l y t o s c o r e v e r y h i g h u s i n g t h e St a t e ’ s c o n g e s t i o n s c o r i n g f a c t o r a n d i s on l y e l i g i b l e f o r f u n d i n g a t t h e d i v i s i o n t i e r . H o w e v e r , t h e p r o j e c t m a y s c o r e w e l l a g a i n s t t h e S t a t e ’ s s a f e t y s c o r i n g f a c t o r . 7. 4 9 D i v i s i o n 6 Or a n g e G r o v e R o a d / B u c k h o r n Ro a d P a v e d S h o u l d e r s De s c r i p t i o n : W i d e n O r a n g e G r o v e R o a d ( S R 1 0 0 6 ) f r o m D a i r y l a n d R o a d ( S R 1 1 7 7 ) t o B u c k h o r n R o a d ( S R 1 1 1 4 ) a n d B u c k h o r n R o a d ( S R 1 11 4 ) f r o m O r a n g e Gr o v e R o a d ( S R 1 0 0 6 ) t o W e s t T e n R o a d ( S R 1 1 4 4 ) t o i n c l u d e f o u r ( 4 ) - f o o t p a v e d s h o u l d e r s . T h i s p r o j e c t i s r e c o m m e n d e d a s a s e t of b i k e w a y i m p r o v e m e n t s in t h e O C C T P . Ne e d : T h i s p r o j e c t w o u l d p r o v i d e o n e s e g m e n t o f a b i k e w a y c o n n e c t i o n t h r o u g h w e s t e r n O r a n g e C o u n t y f r o m C a r r b o r o t o t h e B u c k h o r n R o a d a n d M e b a n e ar e a a n d i m p r o v e t h e s a f e t y o f t h e s u b j e c t t h o r o u g h f a r e f o r b o t h b i c y c l i s t s a n d m o t o r i z e d v e h i c u l a r t r a v e l . T h e p r o j e c t i s n o t li k e l y t o s c o r e v e r y h i g h u s i n g t h e St a t e ’ s b i k e / p e d e s t r i a n s c o r i n g f a c t o r s b e c a u s e o f i t s r u r a l c o n t e x t a n d i s o n l y e l i g i b l e f o r f u n d i n g a t t h e d i v i s i o n t i e r . 6. 4 3 D i v i s i o n BI K E W A Y P R O J E C T S * * 7 Or a n g e G r o v e R o a d P a v e d Sh o u l d e r s ( F r o m N C 5 4 t o Ar t h u r M i n n i s R o a d ) * * * De s c r i p t i o n : W i d e n O r a n g e G r o v e R o a d ( S R 1 0 0 6 ) f r o m N C 5 4 t o A r t h u r M i n n i s R o a d t o i n c l u d e f o u r ( 4 ) - f o o t p a v e d s h o u l d e r s . T h i s pr o j e c t i s r e c o m m e n d e d a s a s e t o f b i k e w a y p r o j e c t s i n t h e O C C T P . Ne e d : T h i s p r o j e c t w o u l d p r o v i d e o n e s e g m e n t o f a b i k e w a y c o n n e c t i o n t h r o u g h w e s t e r n O r a n g e C o u n t y f r o m C a r r b o r o t o t h e B u c k h o r n R o a d a n d M e b a n e ar e a a n d i m p r o v e t h e s a f e t y o f t h e s u b j e c t t h o r o u g h f a r e f o r b o t h b i c y c l i s t s a n d m o t o r i z e d v e h i c u l a r t r a v e l . T h e p r o j e c t i s n o t li k e l y t o s c o r e v e r y h i g h u s i n g t h e St a t e ’ s b i k e / p e d e s t r i a n s c o r i n g f a c t o r s b e c a u s e o f i t s r u r a l c o n t e x t a n d i s o n l y e l i g i b l e f o r f u n d i n g i n t h e d i v i s i o n t i e r . 17 . 5 7 D i v i s i o n 8 Da i r y l a n d R o a d P a v e d Sh o u l d e r s De s c r i p t i o n : W i d e n D a i r y l a n d R o a d ( S R 1 0 0 4 / 1 1 1 3 / 1 1 7 7 ) f r o m U n i o n G r o v e C h u r c h R o a d ( S R 1 1 1 1 ) t o O r a n g e G r o v e R o a d ( S R 1 0 0 6 ) t o in c l u d e f o u r ( 4 ) - f o o t pa v e d s h o u l d e r s . P a r t o f t h i s p r o j e c t i s l o c a t e d w i t h i n t h e D C H C M P O p l a n n i n g a r e a . T h e p o r t i o n o f t h i s p r o j e c t w i t h i n t h e D C H C M P O p l a n n i n g a r e a i s b e i n g re c o m m e n d e d f o r i n c l u s i o n i n t h a t p r o j e c t l i s t . T h i s p r o j e c t i s s c h e d u l e d i n t h e S T I P f o r a f e a s i b i l i t y s t u d y ( S T I P # E B - 5 1 0 8 ) . T h e p r o j e c t i s r e c o m m e n d e d a s a bi k e w a y i m p r o v e m e n t i n t h e O C C T P . Ne e d : T h i s p r o j e c t w o u l d p r o v i d e o n e s e g m e n t o f a b i k e w a y c o n n e c t i o n t h r o u g h w e s t e r n O r a n g e C o u n t y f r o m C a r r b o r o t o t h e B u c k h o r n R o a d a n d M e b a n e ar e a a n d i m p r o v e t h e s a f e t y o f t h e s u b j e c t t h o r o u g h f a r e f o r m o t o r i z e d v e h i c u l a r t r a v e l . T h e p r o j e c t i s n o t l i k e l y t o s c o r e v e r y h i g h u s i n g t h e S t a t e ’ s bi l e / p e d e s t r i a n s c o r i n g f a c t o r s b e c a u s e o f i t s r u r a l c o n t e x t a n d i s o n l y e l i g i b l e f o r f u n d i n g a t t h e d i v i s i o n t i e r . 17 . 4 0 D i v i s i o n 9 Or a n g e G r o v e R o a d / D o d s o n s Cr o s s r o a d s P a v e d S h o u l d e r s De s c r i p t i o n : W i d e n O r a n g e G r o v e R o a d ( S R 1 0 0 6 ) f r o m I - 4 0 t o D o d s o n s C r o s s r o a d s ( S R 1 1 0 2 ) a n d D o d s o n s C r o s s r o a d s ( S R 1 1 0 2 ) f r o m Or a n g e G r o v e R o a d (S R 1 0 0 6 ) t o D a i r y l a n d R o a d ( S R 1 1 7 7 ) t o i n c l u d e f o u r ( 4 ) - f o o t p a v e d s h o u l d e r s . T h i s p r o j e c t i s r e c o m m e n d e d a s a s e t o f b i k e w a y i m p r o v e m e n t s i n t h e OC C T P . Ne e d : T h i s p r o j e c t w o u l d p r o v i d e b i c y c l e f a c i l i t i e s t o t h e G r a d y B r o w n E l e m e n t a r y S c h o o l a n d C e d a r R i d g e H i g h S c h o o l f r o m t h e a re a s o u t h o f t h e s c h o o l s a n d co n n e c t t o a p r o p o s e d b i k e w a y f a c i l i t y o n O r a n g e G r o v e R o a d n o r t h w a r d i n t o H i l l s b o r o u g h . T h e p r o j e c t w o u l d a l s o i m p r o v e s a f e t y fo r m o t o r i z e d v e h i c u l a r t r a v e l on t h i s s e g m e n t o f O r a n g e G r o v e R o a d . T h e p r o j e c t i s n o t l i k e l y t o s c o r e v e r y h i g h u s i n g t h e S t a t e ’ s b i k e / p e d e s t r i a n s c o r i n g f a ct o r s b e c a u s e o f i t s r u r a l c o n t e x t an d i s o n l y e l i g i b l e f o r f u n d i n g i n t h e d i v i s i o n t i e r . 15 . 0 9 D i v i s i o n *M a p I D N u m b e r c o r r e s p o n d s t o t h e g e n e r a l l o c a t i o n o f e a c h p r o j e c t o n At t a c h m e n t 4 : T A R P O P r o j e c t L i s t M a p . ** B i k e p r o j e c t s r e q u i r e a 2 0 % l o c a l m a t c h a n d m u s t b e l o c a l l y a d m i n i s t e r e d . R i g h t - o f - w a y a c q u i s i t i o n i s a l s o n o t a p e r m i s s i b l e c o s t t o b e f u n d e d b y N C D O T f o r t h e s e p r o j e c t s . ** * P r o j e c t i s i n t h e e x i s t i n g S T I P ; t h e p r o j e c t i s b e i n g r e s u b m i t t e d i n i t s S T I P f o r m . 23 ?o ?k ?ª ?r Aæ I§ I§ K© !"c$!"_$ !"c$ !"_$ ?o Ir KÊ AË Caswell Person Chatham Durham Alamance B R A D S H A W Q U A R R Y R D O R A N G E GROVE RD S T M A R Y S R D LY N C H STORE RD B U C K H O R N RD D A I R YLANDRD H A L LS MI L L R D WEST T E N R D SCHLEY R D J O N E S F E R R Y R D H E B R O N CH U R C H R D C A R R S T O RER D DI M MOCKS MILLRD DODSONSXRDS B O RLAN D RD ARTHUR M INNIS R D LAWS STORE R D B O R L A N D R D BU T L E R R D KENION RD S A W M I L L R D H I G HLAN D F A R M R D H O L L Y RID G E R D GOVE R N O R S C OTT R D T E E R R D SMIT H L E VEL RD OLD NC 86 PLEASAN T GREENRD HIG H R O CKRD SGREENSBORO ST MORR O W M I L L R D WALNU TGROVECHURCH RD C R A W F ORD D A I R Y RD M T W I L L I N G R D N E W S H A R O N C H U R C H R D NE V I L L E R D U N I ON GROVECH U R C H R D C HEST N UT R I D G E CHUR C H R DM E B A N E O A K S RD WHITECROSSRD M E B A N E O A K S R D E F L A N D CEDAR GRO V E R D O R A N G E GR O V E R D OLD G R E E N S B O R O R D !(8 !(7 !(3 !(2 !(4 !(6 !(5 !(1 !(9 ,WHPDAttachment 4: TARPO Project List Map B-G MPO DCHC MPO · Orange County Planning and Inspections Brian Carson (5/8/2015) 01 Miles 1 in = 3 miles 24 It e m 5 a A t t a c h m e n t 5 : D r a f t D u r h a m - C h a p e l H i l l - C a r r b o r o ( D C H C ) M P O P r o j e c t L i s t Ma p I D # * Pr o j e c t Pr o j e c t D e s c r i p t i o n / N e e d SP O T 3 . 0 S c o r e HI G H W A Y P R O J E C T S 1 So u t h C h u r t o n S t r e e t ( O l d N C 8 6 ) Im p r o v e m e n t s De s c r i p t i o n : D e v e l o p c o n g e s t i o n m a n a g e m e n t , l i m i t e d a c c e s s , b i c y c l e a n d p e d e s t r i a n i m p r o v e m e n t s , a n d a e s t h e t i c a n d c a p a c i t y im p r o v e m e n t s a l o n g S o u t h C h u r t o n S t r e e t ( O l d N C 8 6 / S R 1 0 0 9 ) f r o m I - 4 0 t o U . S . 7 0 B u s i n e s s . M o r e s p e c i f i c a l l y , t h e p r o j e c t w o u l d w i d e n So u t h C h u r t o n S t r e e t a l o n g t h i s s e g m e n t t o m u l t i p l e l a n e s w i t h a l a n d s c a p e d m e d i a n a n d w o u l d w i d e n t h e r a i l r o a d b r i d g e . T h i s p r oj e c t i s re c o m m e n d e d i n t h e D C H C M P O M e t r o p o l i t a n T r a n s p o r t a t i o n P l a n ( M T P ) . T h e f e a s i b i l i t y s t u d y c o m p l e t e d b y N C D O T i n F e b r u a r y 2 0 0 2 re c o m m e n d s a f o u r ( 4 ) - l a n e d i v i d e d c u r b a n d g u t t e r c r o s s s e c t i o n w i t h a 1 6 - f o o t m e d i a n f o r t h e e n t i r e s e g m e n t . O r a n g e C o u n t y w i ll s t r e s s th e n e e d t o s t u d y i m p r o v e m e n t s w i t h i n t h e c u r r e n t r i g h t - o f - w a y ( R O W ) f o r t h e s e g m e n t n o r t h o f I - 8 5 b e c a u s e o f t h e s i g n i f i c a n t b ui l t co n s t r a i n t s a l o n g t h e c o r r i d o r a n d i t s p r o x i m i t y t o t h e T o w n o f H i l l s b o r o u g h ’ s h i s t o r i c d i s t r i c t . O r a n g e C o u n t y w i l l r e q u e s t t h at , w h e r e co n d i t i o n s d o n o t p r e v e n t t h e a d d i t i o n o f f r o n t a g e r o a d s , t h e f e a s i b i l i t y s t u d y i n c l u d e t h e a d d i t i o n o f f r o n t a g e r o a d s w i t h l i m it e d a c c e s s f r o m th e c o r r i d o r . Ne e d : T r a f f i c c o u n t s a l o n g S o u t h C h u r t o n S t r e e t ( O l d N C 8 6 ) i n d i c a t e t h a t t h e c o r r i d o r i s n e a r c a p a c i t y f o r a v e r a g e a n n u a l d a i l y c o u n t s an d o v e r c a p a c i t y f o r p e a k p e r i o d s . C a p a c i t y i m p r o v e m e n t s w o u l d e a s e c o n g e s t i o n a n d i m p r o v e t r a v e l t i m e a l o n g t h i s p r i m a r y n o r t h- s o u t h co r r i d o r c o n n e c t i n g t h e T o w n o f H i l l s b o r o u g h a n d n o r t h e r n O r a n g e C o u n t y t o I - 4 0 a n d I - 8 5 . Th i s w a s t h e s e c o n d h i g h e s t s c o r i n g p r o j e c t o n O r a n g e C o u n t y ’ s l i s t i n t h e l a s t i t e r a t i o n o f S T I P d e v e l o p m e n t . T h e p r o j e c t i s i nc l u d e d i n th e d r a f t 2 0 1 6 - 2 0 2 5 S T I P b u t i s n o t c o n s i d e r e d c o m m i t t e d b e c a u s e t h e r i g h t - o f - w a y , u t i l i t i e s a n d c o n s t r u c t i o n p h a s e s o f t h e p r o je c t a r e sc h e d u l e d i n t h e l a s t f i v e y e a r s . C o n s e q u e n t l y , i t m u s t b e r e s u b m i t t e d f o r c o n s i d e r a t i o n . 22 . 3 6 D i v i s i o n 2 I- 4 0 W i d e n i n g f r o m I - 4 0 / I - 8 5 i n t e r c h a n g e t o U. S . 1 5 - 5 0 1 De s c r i p t i o n : W i d e n I - 4 0 f r o m f o u r ( 4 ) l a n e s t o s i x ( 6 ) l a n e s f r o m t h e I - 4 0 / I - 8 5 i n t e r c h a n g e t o t h e D u r h a m C o u n t y l i n e ( U . S . 1 5 - 50 1 ) . T h e pr o j e c t i s r e c o m m e n d e d i n t h e D C H C M P O M T P . Ne e d : A c c o r d i n g t o d a t a f r o m N C D O T , t r a f f i c a l o n g t h i s c o r r i d o r i s n e a r c a p a c i t y a n d i s e x p e c t e d t o e x c e e d c a p a c i t y i n f u t u r e y ea r s . T h e pr o j e c t w o u l d r e d u c e c o n g e s t i o n a n d t r a v e l t i m e a n d w i l l l i k e l y s c o r e r e l a t i v e l y w e l l w h e n c o m p a r e d t o o t h e r p r o j e c t s s u b m i t t e d b e c a u s e o f th e a d d e d e m p h a s i s o n c o n g e s t i o n a n d b e n e f i t - c o s t . T h i s p r o j e c t i s e l i g i b l e f o r f u n d i n g a t t h e s t a t e w i d e , r e g i o n a l a n d d i v i s i o n al t i e r s . Th i s p r o j e c t i s i n c l u d e d i n t h e d r a f t 2 0 1 6 - 2 0 2 5 S T I P b u t i s n o t c o n s i d e r e d c o m m i t t e d b e c a u s e t h e r i g h t - o f - w a y a n d c o n s t r u c t i o n ph a s e s o f th e p r o j e c t a r e s c h e d u l e d i n t h e l a s t f i v e y e a r s . C o n s e q u e n t l y , i t m u s t b e r e s u b m i t t e d f o r c o n s i d e r a t i o n . 41 . 9 6 S t a t e w i d e 30 . 1 8 R e g i o n a l 23 . 5 9 D i v i s i o n 3 I - 4 0 W i d e n i n g f r o m O l d N C 8 6 t o U . S . 1 5 - 5 0 1 De s c r i p t i o n : W i d e n I - 4 0 f r o m f o u r ( 4 ) l a n e s t o s i x ( 6 ) l a n e s f r o m O l d N C 8 6 t o t h e D u r h a m C o u n t y l i n e ( U . S . 1 5 - 5 0 1 ) . T h i s i s a su b s e t o f th e f u l l I - 4 0 w i d e n i n g p r o j e c t r e c o m m e n d e d i n t h e D C H C M P O M T P . Ne e d : A c c o r d i n g t o d a t a f r o m N C D O T , t r a f f i c a l o n g t h i s c o r r i d o r i s n e a r c a p a c i t y a n d i s e x p e c t e d t o e x c e e d c a p a c i t y i n f u t u r e y ea r s . T h e pr o j e c t w o u l d r e d u c e c o n g e s t i o n a n d t r a v e l t i m e a n d w i l l l i k e l y s c o r e r e l a t i v e l y w e l l w h e n c o m p a r e d t o o t h e r p r o j e c t s s u b m i t t e d b e c a u s e o f th e a d d e d e m p h a s i s o n c o n g e s t i o n a n d b e n e f i t - c o s t . T h i s p r o j e c t i s e l i g i b l e f o r f u n d i n g a t t h e s t a t e w i d e , r e g i o n a l a n d d i v i s i o n al t i e r s . Th e f u l l I - 4 0 w i d e n i n g p r o j e c t i s i n c l u d e d i n t h e d r a f t 2 0 1 6 - 2 0 2 5 S T I P b u t i s n o t c o n s i d e r e d c o m m i t t e d b e c a u s e t h e r i g h t - o f - w a y a n d co n s t r u c t i o n p h a s e s o f t h e p r o j e c t a r e s c h e d u l e d i n t h e l a s t f i v e y e a r s . C o n s e q u e n t l y , i t m u s t b e r e s u b m i t t e d f o r c o n s i d e r a t i o n . T h i s s u b s e t of t h e f u l l p r o j e c t i s b e i n g r e c o m m e n d e d f o r s u b m i s s i o n b e c a u s e i t i s a l o w e r c o s t p r o j e c t c o n c e n t r a t e d a l o n g a s h o r t e r s e g m e n t o f t h e co r r i d o r w h e r e c o n g e s t i o n i s t h e m o s t p r o f o u n d , a n d c o n s e q u e n t l y , t h e p r o j e c t h a s a g r e a t e r c h a n c e o f b e i n g f u n d e d a n d i n c l u d e d i n t h e ST I P i n e a r l i e r y e a r s t h a n i n t h e e x i s t i n g d r a f t 2 0 1 6 - 2 0 2 5 S T I P . 41 . 9 6 S t a t e w i d e 30 . 1 8 R e g i o n a l 23 . 5 9 D i v i s i o n 4 I - 4 0 W i d e n i n g f r o m N C 8 6 t o U . S . 1 5 - 5 0 1 De s c r i p t i o n : W i d e n I - 4 0 f r o m f o u r ( 4 ) l a n e s t o s i x ( 6 ) l a n e s f r o m N C 8 6 t o t h e D u r h a m C o u n t y l i n e ( U . S . 1 5 - 5 0 1 ) . T h i s i s a s u b s et o f t h e f u l l I- 4 0 w i d e n i n g p r o j e c t r e c o m m e n d e d i n t h e D C H C M P O M T P . Ne e d : A c c o r d i n g t o d a t a f r o m N C D O T , t r a f f i c a l o n g t h i s c o r r i d o r i s n e a r c a p a c i t y a n d i s e x p e c t e d t o e x c e e d c a p a c i t y i n f u t u r e y ea r s . T h e pr o j e c t w o u l d r e d u c e c o n g e s t i o n a n d t r a v e l t i m e a n d w i l l l i k e l y s c o r e r e l a t i v e l y w e l l w h e n c o m p a r e d t o o t h e r p r o j e c t s s u b m i t t e d b e c a u s e o f th e a d d e d e m p h a s i s o n c o n g e s t i o n a n d b e n e f i t - c o s t . T h i s p r o j e c t i s e l i g i b l e f o r f u n d i n g a t t h e s t a t e w i d e , r e g i o n a l a n d d i v i s i o n al t i e r s . Th e f u l l I - 4 0 w i d e n i n g p r o j e c t i s i n c l u d e d i n t h e d r a f t 2 0 1 6 - 2 0 2 5 S T I P b u t i s n o t c o n s i d e r e d c o m m i t t e d b e c a u s e t h e r i g h t - o f - w a y a n d co n s t r u c t i o n p h a s e s o f t h e p r o j e c t a r e s c h e d u l e d i n t h e l a s t f i v e y e a r s . C o n s e q u e n t l y , i t m u s t b e r e s u b m i t t e d f o r c o n s i d e r a t i o n . T h i s s u b s e t of t h e f u l l p r o j e c t i s b e i n g r e c o m m e n d e d f o r s u b m i s s i o n b e c a u s e i t i s a l o w e r c o s t p r o j e c t c o n c e n t r a t e d a l o n g a s h o r t e r s e g m e n t o f t h e 41 . 9 6 S t a t e w i d e 30 . 1 8 R e g i o n a l 23 . 5 9 D i v i s i o n 25 It e m 5 a A t t a c h m e n t 5 : D r a f t D u r h a m - C h a p e l H i l l - C a r r b o r o ( D C H C ) M P O P r o j e c t L i s t Ma p I D # * Pr o j e c t Pr o j e c t D e s c r i p t i o n / N e e d SP O T 3 . 0 S c o r e co r r i d o r w h e r e c o n g e s t i o n i s t h e m o s t p r o f o u n d , a n d c o n s e q u e n t l y , t h e p r o j e c t h a s a g r e a t e r c h a n c e o f b e i n g f u n d e d a n d i n c l u d e d i n t h e ST I P i n e a r l i e r y e a r s t h a n i n t h e e x i s t i n g d r a f t 2 0 1 6 - 2 0 2 5 S T I P . 5 I - 8 5 / O l d N C 8 6 I n t e r c h a n g e I m p r o v e m e n t s De s c r i p t i o n a n d N e e d : R e c o n s t r u c t i n t e r c h a n g e a t I - 8 5 a n d O l d N C 8 6 t o r e l i e v e e x i s t i n g a n d / o r f u t u r e e x p e c t e d c o n g e s t i o n o n t h e u n d e r - ca p a c i t y e x i s t i n g i n t e r c h a n g e , t o a c c o m m o d a t e f u t u r e c a p a c i t y i m p r o v e m e n t s t o b o t h C h u r t o n S t r e e t a n d I - 8 5 , a n d t o i n c r e a s e o p e ra t i o n a l ef f i c i e n c y a t t h e o n - r a m p / o f f - r a m p i n t e r s e c t i o n s w i t h C h u r t o n S t r e e t . T h e n e w i n t e r c h a n g e w o u l d a l s o b e a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o p r o v i de pe d e s t r i a n a n d b i k i n g f a c i l i t i e s a c r o s s I - 8 5 t h a t d o n o t c u r r e n t l y e x i s t a l o n g t h e c o r r i d o r . N/ A ( N e w P r o j e c t ) 6 I - 8 5 / N C 8 6 I n t e r c h a n g e I m p r o v e m e n t s De s c r i p t i o n a n d N e e d : R e c o n s t r u c t i n t e r c h a n g e a t I - 8 5 a n d N C 8 6 t o r e l i e v e e x i s t i n g a n d / o r f u t u r e e x p e c t e d c o n g e s t i o n o n t h e u n de r - ca p a c i t y e x i s t i n g i n t e r c h a n g e , t o a c c o m m o d a t e f u t u r e c a p a c i t y i m p r o v e m e n t s t o I - 8 5 , a n d t o i n c r e a s e o p e r a t i o n a l e f f i c i e n c y a t t he o n - ra m p / o f f - r a m p i n t e r s e c t i o n s w i t h N C 8 6 . T h e n e w i n t e r c h a n g e w o u l d a l s o b e a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o p r o v i d e p e d e s t r i a n a n d b i k i n g f a c i l it i e s ac r o s s I - 8 5 t h a t d o n o t c u r r e n t l y e x i s t a l o n g t h e c o r r i d o r . N/ A ( N e w P r o j e c t ) 7 N C 8 6 I m p r o v e m e n t s n o r t h o f H i l l s b o r o u g h De s c r i p t i o n : W i d e n N C 8 6 f r o m U . S . 7 0 b y p a s s t o n o r t h o f N C 5 7 t o f o u r ( 4 ) l a n e s w i t h i n t e r s e c t i o n i m p r o v e m e n t s a t U . S . 7 0 b y p a ss a n d NC 5 7 . I m p r o v e m e n t s a t t h e N C 8 6 / U . S . 7 0 i n t e r s e c t i o n s h o u l d i n c l u d e e x t e n d i n g t h e q u e u i n g l a n e f o r t r a f f i c t u r n i n g e a s t o n t o U .S . 7 0 by p a s s f r o m n o r t h b o u n d C h u r t o n S t r e e t / N C 8 6 . 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Ne e d : T h e p r o j e c t w o u l d e n a b l e t r a f f i c f r o m n o r t h w e s t e r n O r a n g e C o u n t y t o a c c e s s I - 8 5 m o r e e a s i l y w i t h o u t r i s k i n g t h e m a n y p o i n ts o f tr a f f i c c o n f l i c t t h r o u g h E f l a n d . T r a f f i c h a s i n c r e a s e d o n E f l a n d - C e d a r G r o v e R o a d a s a n a l t e r n a t i v e t o N C 8 6 . M u c h o f t h a t t r a ff i c c u r r e n t l y “d o g - l e g s ” t h r o u g h E f l a n d v i a F o r r e s t A v e n u e t o M t . W i l l i n g R o a d t o a c c e s s I - 8 5 / I - 4 0 . T r a f f i c c o u n t s r e v e a l t h a t t r a f f i c h a s i n cr e a s e d ap p r o x i m a t e l y 4 0 % o v e r t h e p a s t 1 0 y e a r s o n M t . W i l l i n g R o a d j u s t s o u t h o f F o r r e s t A v e n u e , w h i l e t r a f f i c o n U . S . 7 0 e a s t o f E f l an d - C e d a r Gr o v e R o a d h a s i n c r e a s e d o n l y 2 % . T h e p r o j e c t w o u l d d r a m a t i c a l l y i m p r o v e t r a v e l t i m e f o r t r a f f i c f r o m n o r t h w e s t e r n O r a n g e C o u n t y t o I - 85 / I - 4 0 a n d w o u l d d r a m a t i c a l l y e a s e c o n g e s t i o n d u r i n g p e a k p e r i o d s i n E f l a n d . 7. 3 4 R e g i o n a l 4. 9 0 D i v i s i o n 10 Ho m e s t e a d R o a d b i k e l a n e a n d s i d e w a l k in s t a l l a t i o n De s c r i p t i o n : I m p r o v e H o m e s t e a d R o a d f r o m O l d N C 8 6 ( S R 1 0 0 9 ) t o N C 8 6 t o i n c l u d e b i c y c l e l a n e s a n d s i d e w a l k s i n s e c t i o n s o f t h e co r r i d o r w h e r e t h o s e f a c i l i t i e s d o n o t e x i s t . T h i s p r o j e c t i s p r o v i d e d / r e c o m m e n d e d i n t h e D C H C M P O M T P . 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H o m e s t e a d R o a d i s a l s o a c o m m u t i n g r o u t e f o r a d u l t u t i l it a r i a n bi c y c l i s t s c o n n e c t i n g r e s i d e n t i a l a r e a s t o o t h e r a r t e r i e s s e r v i n g e m p l o y m e n t c e n t e r s . 10 . 3 7 D i v i s i o n 11 E u b a n k s R o a d b i k e l a n e i n s t a l l a t i o n De s c r i p t i o n : C o n s t r u c t b i c y c l e l a n e s o n E u b a n k s R o a d f r o m O l d N C 8 6 ( S R 1 0 0 9 ) t o N C 8 6 . T h i s p r o j e c t i s p r o v i d e d / r e c o m m e n d e d i n t h e DC H C M P O M T P . Ne e d : T h i s p r o j e c t w o u l d p r o v i d e a s e p a r a t e f a c i l i t y f o r b o t h r e c r e a t i o n a l a n d c o m m u t e r b i c y c l i s t s t o r e d u c e / e l i m i n a t e t h e b i k e /a u t o m o b i l e mo d a l c o n f l i c t a l o n g t h i s c o r r i d o r . T h e p r o j e c t w o u l d a l s o p r o v i d e a c c e s s t o t h e M o r r i s G r o v e E l e m e n t a r y S c h o o l o n E u b a n k s R o a d . 11 . 7 5 D i v i s i o n  It e m 5 a A t t a c h m e n t 5 : D r a f t D u r h a m - C h a p e l H i l l - C a r r b o r o ( D C H C ) M P O P r o j e c t L i s t Ma p I D # * Pr o j e c t Pr o j e c t D e s c r i p t i o n / N e e d SP O T 3 . 0 S c o r e BI K E / P E D P R O J E C T S * * 12 Mt . C a r m e l C h u r c h R o a d B i k e / P e d e s t r i a n Im p r o v e m e n t s De s c r i p t i o n : C o n s t r u c t b i k e l a n e s a n d s i d e w a l k s f r o m U S 1 5 / 5 0 1 t o B e n n e t t R o a d a n d b i k e l a n e s f r o m B e n n e t t R o a d t o t h e C h a t h a m Co u n t y l i n e . T h i s p r o j e c t i s p r o v i d e d / r e c o m m e n d e d i n t h e D C H C M P O M T P . 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T h e O r a n g e C o u n t y S a f e R o u t e s t o S c h o o l A c t i o n P l a n i d e n t i f i e s t h e s e s i d e w a l k a n d c r o s s w a l k i m p r o v e m e n t s a s c e n t r a l el e m e n t s i n t h e p l a n f o r b o t h O r a n g e H i g h S c h o o l a n d C W S t a n f o r d M i d d l e S c h o o l . 18 . 0 6 D i v i s i o n 14 Or a n g e G r o v e R o a d / I - 4 0 P e d e s t r i a n B r i d g e an d S u p p o r t i n g S i d e w a l k I m p r o v e m e n t s De s c r i p t i o n : a) C o n s t r u c t a p e d e s t r i a n b r i d g e o v e r I - 4 0 a l o n g s i d e O r a n g e G r o v e R o a d a n d c o n s t r u c t a s i d e w a l k a l o n g t h e n o r t h s i d e o f O r a n g e Gr o v e R o a d f r o m t h e b r i d g e t o T i m b e r s D r i v e ; b) C o n s t r u c t s i d e w a l k s a l o n g b o t h s i d e s o f N e w G r a d y B r o w n S c h o o l R o a d w i t h m i d b l o c k c r o s s i n g ; a n d c) C o n s t r u c t s i d e w a l k a l o n g o n e s i d e o f O a k d a l e D r i v e f r o m C h e s h i r e D r i v e t o O r a n g e G r o v e R o a d . 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T h e Or a n g e C o u n t y S a f e R o u t e s t o S c h o o l A c t i o n P l a n i d e n t i f i e s t h e p e d e s t r i a n b r i d g e a n d s u p p o r t i n g s i d e w a l k i m p r o v e m e n t s a s c e n t r a l el e m e n t s i n t h e p l a n f o r G r a d y B r o w n E l e m e n t a r y S c h o o l . 17 . 4 4 D i v i s i o n 15 D a i r y l a n d R o a d p a v e d s h o u l d e r s De s c r i p t i o n : W i d e n D a i r y l a n d R o a d f r o m U n i o n G r o v e C h u r c h R o a d t o O r a n g e G r o v e R o a d t o i n c l u d e f o u r ( 4 ) - f o o t p a v e d s h o u l d e r s . P ar t of t h i s p r o j e c t i s l o c a t e d w i t h i n t h e T A R P O p l a n n i n g a r e a . T h e p o r t i o n o f t h i s p r o j e c t w i t h i n t h e T A R P O p l a n n i n g a r e a i s b e i n g re c o m m e n d e d f o r i n c l u s i o n i n t h a t p r o j e c t l i s t . 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R i g h t - o f - w a y a c q u i s i t i o n i s a l s o n o t a p e r m i s s i b l e c o s t t o b e f u n d e d b y N C D O T f o r t h e s e p r o j e c t s .  ?o See Inset R O G E R S R D I 85 U S 7 0 CON N E C T O R !(10 !(2 !(11 ?k ?ª ?ª ?r Aæ I§ I§ K© !"c$!"_$ !"c$ !"_$ ?o Ir KÊ AË ?ª Caswell Person Chatham Durham Alamance !(9 !(3 !(13 !(4 !(12 !(15 !(7 !(16 ,WHPDAttachment 6: DCHC MPO Project List Map B-G MPO DCHC MPO · Orange County Planning and Inspections Brian Carson (5/8/2015) 01 Miles 1 in = 3 miles O R A N G E G R O V E R D O L D N C 8 6 W E S T H I L L A V E N W TRYO N ST E TRYON ST D I M M O C K S M I L L R D OAKDALE DR S CHURTONST E N O MOU N TAIN R D !"c$ !"_$ K© ?ª !(17 !(1!(14 !(5 !(6 !(8 2 Item .E. – Attachment 1 EXCERPT FROM PLAN TO ADDRESS BOCCPETITION REGARDING OUTBOARD BICYCLE SAFETY x Task Objectives: o Review County authority and State law o Provide copy of County-endorsed bicycle routes (map) o Get updated on topic and recent activities o Define current problem statement o Create broad categories for addressing problem (education; law enforcement; NCDOT; etc.) o Suggest/recommend policies, procedures, etc. for addressing problem o Identify agencies, County departments, etc. for addressing problem x Calendar: Will attempt to resolve task over the course of three (3) OUTBoard meetings, and wrapped up by the end of May, 2015: Mtg. 1 – Intro, County authority and State law, update and recent activities; Mtg. 2 – Problem statement, categories for addressing problem, recommended policies and procedures, and identify agencies/departments for addressing problem; Mtg. 3 – Review recommendations/plan developed by staff, comment, and staff finalization and forwarding to BOCC. x BOCC Next Steps: Staff will report back to the BOCC in June with recommendations and seek direction for next steps or closure.  INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT At the Mar. 18 meeting of the OUTBoard, the Staff (Abigaile Pittman) presented the Staff’s plan to address the Board of County Commissioner’s Petition of November 12, 2014, instructing Staff to address Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety in Orange County. The Petition outlined the following objectives: •Review County authority and State law •Provide copy of County-endorsed bicycle routes (map) •Get updated on topic and recent activities •Define current problem statement •Create broad categories for addressing problems (education; law enforcement; NCDOT; etc.) •Suggest/recommend policies, procedures, etc. for addressing problem •Identify agencies, County departments, etc. for addressing problem The OUTBoard was charged with preparing a report to the Board of County Commissioners, deliverable at the BOCC’s first meeting in June 2015. In order to come up with a report that could be discussed, revised, and approved by the OUTBoard at its May 20 meeting, a subcommittee of the OUTBoard and interested citizens was formed. The subcommittee included OUTBoard members Alex Castro, Heidi Perry, Tom Magnuson, and citizens John Rees, Jeff Charles, Gail Alberti, and Cliff Leath. The report attached is the final draft for the May OUTBoard meeting.  ,WHPE$WWDFKPHQW Orange United Transportation Board Report to the Orange County Board of County Commissioners on Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety in Orange County Charge 1. Review County Authority and State Law. In view of NC House Bill 232 (“An act to direct the Department of Transportation to study the bicycle safety laws in this state and make recommendations as to how the laws may be revised to better ensure the safety of bicyclists and motorists on the roadways.”), which was passed by the House and is currently going through the state Senate, the OUTBoard recommends waiting to hear the outcome of that bill before putting a lot of time into reviewing the State laws. (NOTE: Because much of our report pertains to rural parts of the county, the focus is mainly on cycling, though through education efforts, the importance of walking on the correct side of the road and visibility at night can be done through posters and more.) However, regardless of the outcome of HB 232, people who drive or who cycle in Orange County could be better educated on the current laws, and methods of doing that should be put into place now. (See Charge 5, no 1) Charge 2. Provide copy of County-endorsed bicycle routes (map). Many if not most rural recreational cyclists find riding routes via online services such as Map My Ride,1 or through cue sheets provided by clubs such as the Carolina Tarwheels. Even NC DOT is currently in the process of making the statewide bicycling maps available electronically at WalkBikeNC.2 The website is currently under development, but will be an interactive site where cyclists will be able to find, create, or comment on routes around our state. 1.It would be useful to have an online map available for Orange County that pointed out potentially hazardous spots or areas of high traffic to cyclists. This information could be included in the print version of the Orange County cycling map when it is updated. The state laws for cyclists should be included both on an online map website and on the updated print map. 2.We recommend the county also look into providing an app version of the map (in addition to an online version of the map) for the use of cyclists who do not have easy access to a printed map and who are accessing routes through small mobile devices. Charge 3. Give update on topic and recent activities. The most recent and possibly most affecting recent activity is state House Bill 232 which was passed by the House in early April and described above. The Senate has referred the bill to the committee on rules and regulations. The OUTBoard would recommend waiting until the outcome of this bill is known before creating too many printed materials with the state laws on them. If the bill is passed by the Senate, the committee that will be formed will be asked to provide recommended legislation to the Senate and House by the end of 2015.  In a recent related activity, the OUTBoard was presented with a list of resurfacing projects at its April meeting, and it endorsed the DCHC MPO’s requests for wide shoulders as a part of the resurfacing on the following roads: Old NC 86 from Farm House Drive to New Hope Church Road, Arthur Minnis Road from Od NC 86 to Rocky Ridge Road, New Hope Church Road from Old NC 86 to NC 86. In addition, the OUTBoard endorsed the Staff’s request for wide shoulders on Walker Road from NC 57 to New Sharon Church Road, and on Lake Orange Road from NC 86 to the End of Maintenance on that road. Charge 4. Current problem statement. As with most situations, the majority of the cyclists and motorists are respectful of each other on our county roads. There are some in each of these categories, however, who allow feelings of entitlement to the road to overtake their good sense, and it is in those situations that conflicts between the two groups can occur. The OUTBoard would like to see the county embrace, promote, and fund programs that could help mitigate these conflicts. First and foremost in these efforts would be a series of ways to educate the public on the laws, and to humanize the situations that occur in a way that fosters respect, understanding, and coexistence on the road. See Appendix 1 for examples of these types of efforts being done in other areas. Charge 5. Addressing the issues. To improve the safety of bicycling and walking in Orange County, the OUTBoard recommends the following actions be adopted and implemented by the Board of County Commissioners: 1.Have current state laws posted at high-traffic rural spots. (See Appendix 2) Two that were mentioned were Maple View and Honeysuckle Tea House. In addition, locations such as car dealerships, gas stations, schools, churches, and car repair shops should be approached. With permission from the establishment’s owners, posters could be posted in several locations. These posters would include state laws for both cyclists and motorists. Include on the posters the importance of respect for all on the road. 2.Become a partner with NCDOT in their “Watch for Me NC” bicycle and pedestrian safety campaign. They provide a large amount of information including posters, bumper stickers, handouts with laws, reflective gear, and even bike lights. Combine this with a enforcement, education, and awareness program for cyclists and motorists.3 3.Provide law enforcement officers with education tools explaining road cycling and the state’s laws – such a program has been developed by the statewide advocacy group BikeWalk NC. It could be shown in a classroom setting with or without assistance from local League of American Cyclists certified Cycling instructors.4 4.Arrange for a bike ride or another type of “field trip” with Orange County Commissioners, law enforcement, Orange County staff, and local cycling 3 advocates to allow all to see both the possibilities and the obstacles that exist for cycling on rural county roads. 5.Have a county-wide contest to produce PSA posters or videos as a way to bring in citizen participation. Prepare a series of PSAs to air on local radio and television stations and in the local newspapers, and as posters around Orange County, as have been promoted in other locations: See sample posters in Appendix A. Contact the Journalism school at UNC to see if they would be interested in helping create these spots and helping us determine the correct venues for placing them. 6.Meet with the regional director of Active Routes to School and with school PE instructors to be sure they are aware of the Bike and Pedestrian Safety program available on NCDOT’s website. 5 7.Support BikeWalk NC in its efforts to produce a statewide online education class6 that could be utilized in Driver’s Ed classes, for driving offenders that are seeking to reduce points on their insurance, and it even has a component for the younger ages who are mainly pedestrians. 8.Utilize national resources such as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,7 People for Bikes,8 and the Alliance for Biking and Walking9 for materials that can be used locally. 9.Create and promote an interactive wiki map that cyclists and motorists can use to identify spots that need attention to improve safety. (The map could be referenced on all of the posters and other PSAs.) 10.Examine bicycling in Orange County as an economic development tool by sending a local staff person (or someone from Orange County Visitors Bureau) to the Bicycle Tourism conference in San Diego, CA, being held Nov. 4–7 in 2015.10 11.Pursue a tourism (or other) grant to fund bicycling safety and share the road public service announcements on popular local AM/FM radio stations. 12.Include a line item in the budget for county funding to use as grant-matching funding. 13.Improve bicycle infrastructure in the community. Instruct staff to review with the OUTBoard roads that are scheduled for resurfacing and recommend 4-foot shoulders on roads identified as rural bikeways. 14.Explore lowering speed limits on some rural county roads to 40 mph. Begin with a pilot on Dairyland Road. This reduction in speed was recently approved by NCDOT for a small section of Old 86 (from Calvander to the Carrboro Town Limit). 15.Discuss with the NC DOT (District Seven Engineer) the implementation of roadways safety shoulders (costing $500,000 or less) at blind hills and curves on highly used bike routes. One of the following locations could be used as a pilot for this safety measure: •Sugar Ridge area of Orange Grove Road 3 •“S” curve on Dairyland Road between Bethel Hickory Grove and Union Grove Church Roads •Dairyland Road segment between Green Rise Road and new gas line •Old Greensboro Highway segment between Niche Gardens and Collins Creek Roads •Old Greensboro Highway segment between Phil’s Creek and Jones Ferry Roads 16.Enhance the use of our bikeways by: a.Supplement the existing Orange County Bicycle Map with online- accessible “Cue Sheets” for specific preferred bicycling road. Assistance in the development of these sheets should be sought from the local bicycle organizations like the Carolina Tarwheels b.Add MUTCD-approved signage at “choke points” identified by area cyclists alerting drivers to the likelihood of cyclists, such as “watch for cyclist” or “bikes may use full lane” c.Include multi-use paths in the vicinity of and within County Parks and along Cane Creek reservoir perimeter. 17.Hold a Community Event. To provide a safe cycling experience for novice to expert riders, a different selected segment of a rural road would be closed to all but local motorist traffic and converted to a dedicated bikeway on a weekend day once a month from April to October for a period of about two to four hours. To hold this event: a.a one-weekend day pilot would be organized to prove and refine the concept. b.Coordination between existing local bicycle clubs, rural residents, the State Department of Transportation, Sheriff's Department and Orange County government would develop the specific parameters of the proposed bikeway. Cue Cards for the ride would be developed and made available on-line and as handouts. The event would need to be widely publicized, and local churches along the dedicated route could chose to stage events to introduce riders to their fund raising events offering items such as baked goods, refreshments etc. Significant historic sites could be signed and other points of interest highlighted. Experienced riders wishing to stage a race or time trial event would go first, and thereafter the segment would be open to all cyclists. Volunteers could be positioned along the route to coordinate assistance as needed. 18.Add links on the county’s website to resources for cyclists from BikeWalkNC.org and from NCDOT’s bike program. Include links to laws and to safety videos.1112 3 Charge 6. Suggest/recommend policies, procedures for advancing bike and pedestrian safety in the county. 1.Create a Task Force to put together an action plan for implementing the list of actions suggested in Charge 5, and have the action plan reviewed by the OUTBoard and presented to the BOCC. Have one member of the BOCC serve as a member of the Task Force. 2.Charge the Task Force with providing a list of roadways or areas in Orange County that need improvements for the OUTBoard to review, and send to the BOCC or to staff for approval. 3.Have staff create a list of goals for improving the roadways identified by the Task Force, including desired timelines and approximate costs. 4.Instruct staff to review with the OUTBoard roads that are scheduled for resurfacing and recommend wide shoulders or other appropriate improvements on roads identified as rural bikeways. 5.Ask NCDOT to adhere to their Complete Streets manual and to their written policies concerning rumble strips when installing them on rural roads (see Appendix 3) 6.Receive semi-annual updates and annual written reports from staff regarding progress of the above noted action items and goals for the past and the upcoming year. Charge 7. Identify agencies, departments, groups that might work to move this forward. All of the following, in addition to every Orange County resident are stakeholders who should work together to make our roads safer. 1.Law enforcement agencies (Sheriff’s Department, Highway Patrol) 2.School representatives 3.Orange County Visitor’s Bureau 4.NCDOT staff 5.County and regional planning staff 6.Elected representatives 7.County businesses 8.Bicycle advocacy groups 9.Those who work with driver’s education classes and traffic offenders 1 Map My Ride: (http://www.mapmyride.com) 3 2 WalkBikeNC statewide map program: (https://apps.ncdot.gov/newsreleases/Image.ashx?id=2992&orig=1). 3 Watch For Me NC program: https://apps.ncdot.gov/newsreleases/details.aspx?r=11035 4 The powerpoint for the presentation can be seen here: http://www.bikewalknc.org/learn/education-resources-for-police/. 5 The program guide for Let’s Go NC is here: http://www.ncdot.gov/bikeped/safetyeducation/letsgonc/ 6 A similar model for a statewide online education class created for Illinois can be seen here: http://www.bikesafetyquiz.com/) 7 National Highway Traffic Study: http://www.nhtsa.gov/Bicycles 8 People for Bikes: http://www.peopleforbikes.org/ 9 Alliance for Biking and Walking: http://www.bikewalkalliance.org/ 10 National Bicycle Tourism Conference: http://www.bicycletournetwork.org/ 11 Bike Laws: http://www.bikewalknc.org/important-nc-traffic-laws-applicable-to-bicyclists/,and http://www.ncdot.gov/BIKEPED/ 12 Sample safety videos (from other states): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3QN5U567jE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXC2UFRJ5Y4 3 Appendix A: Possible ideas for PSA posters Sample video PSAs can be found here: http://bikepgh.org/care/ http://georgiabikes.org/index.php/resources/35-georgia-resources/180-psa 3 Appendix B: NCDOT Documents pertaining to rumble strips and bicycle traffic 3  *8SGDWH,WHPD  42           8SGDWH,WHPE   8S G D W H  , W H P   E  0 D S