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Request to Set Public Hearing for Adoption of the Updated Bicycle Plan
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is to set a public hearing for Thursday, October 27th, 2020 to consider adoption of the Updated Bicycle Plan.
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DEPARTMENT: Planning
CONTACT INFORMATION: Zachary Hallock, 919-918-7329, zhallock@townofcarrboro.org; Tina Moon, 919-918-7325, cmoon@townofcarrboro.org; Trish McGuire, 919-918-7327, pmcguire@townofcarrboro.org
INFORMATION: The Board of Aldermen received a presentation on the preliminary draft of the Updated Bicycle Plan on November 19th, 2019. That agenda item can be found online at: https://carrboro.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4244346&GUID=60FCC38E-E4DD-46D4-A9DF-BE296C30A536
Staff used the feedback received both prior to and during that meeting to make revisions to the draft plan document, major changes are described below.
* People First Language - this change has been made throughout the document. (Some instances, like quotes from survey respondents or guidance documents have not been changed.)
* Bolin Creek - The master conceptual plan for Bolin Creek was reviewed and referenced in development of this Plan. No discussion of alignment takes place within this plan until direction is provided by council.
* Campus to Campus Connector - Due to the difficulties associated with implementing a CMAQ funded shared use path crossing the railroad in Downtown, added text describing rail trail projects in the long term narrative section. The other aspects of the Campus to Campus Connector (a neighborhood bike route through Lloyd-Broad and Chapel Hill's Tanyard Branch Connector) are shown.
* Improvements on N Greensboro/Hillsborough - These have been added in the long term vision narrative, as staff are currently navigating the process to implement a protected bike lane on Jones Ferry. Lessons learned from the implementation will help further these projects in the future.
* Complete Streets - The NCDOT...
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