Agenda #6

	Jurisdictions with interest in the recommendation
Task Force Recommendation	Carrboro	Chapel Hill	Orange County	Chatham County	MPO	DOT
Adopt the section of Smith Level Road from Culbreth to 15-501 and from 15-501 to Old Lystra Road as part of Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Orange County and Chatham County’s bicycle plans.	X	X		X	X
Reduce the speed limit on the southern section of the road to 35 MPH.	X	X				X
Impose truck restrictions on the section of Smith Level Road between Damascus Church Road and S. Greensboro Street.	X	X	X			X
Explore landowner compacts (secured easements) to provide a right-of-way or public trail/greenway access for pedestrians and bicyclists from 15-501 to the high school.	X	X
Encourage improved public transportation between Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Orange County, Chatham County, and the Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools.	X	X	X	X
Examine the possibility of narrowing the traffic lanes by 6” on the section of the road between Rock Haven and 15-50l.	X	X	X		X
Extend and line the shoulders along Smith Level Road from Rock Haven to 15-501.	X	X				X
Request that NCDOT conduct a traffic and feasibility study for adding a roundabout at Damascus Church Road and Smith Level.	X	X				X
Add a multi-use path along one side of Smith Level from Ray Road to 15-501.	X	X				X
Until better alternatives are provided, encourage parents to utilize school buses to transport children to school instead of driving.	X	X		X
Enforce speed limits.	X		X
Investigate the feasibility of adding an Orange Public Transit from the southern section of Smith Level to Rock Haven (connecting with Chapel Hill Transit) and to the UNC park and ride lot on 15-501.			X
Examine the possibility of eliminating one of the two turn lanes and one of the merge lanes at the entrance of Smith Level Road coming off 15-501.			X	X		X