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<span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">I'm reaching out to share exciting news about the launch of a project to repair several miles of some of the City's oldest greenway trails. This project will fix</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> decades
of deferred maintenance along the City's greenway trails to improve safety, usability, and user experience. The repairs are being performed within the boundaries of the City's greenway easements and the equipment/vehicles will enter the trails from public
street crossings. We've walked the trail corridors and didn't identify any locations where adjacent private properties would be disturbed or used for access but trail users and neighbors will likely notice heavy equipment and construction crews on the trails.
I've included a summary (below) of the efforts DPR has done to publicly provide project information and announcements of upcoming work and closures. Digital message boards and detour maps have been posted at trailhead areas to help reach trail users that
may not obtain information through social media. </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Planned trail repair locations are listed below, in no particular order, and trails will be repaired as funding allows. </span></p>
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<span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Ellerbe Creek Trail -</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">from
Club Boulevard to Stadium Drive</span></span></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">
<span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Rock Quarry Spur/Vietnam Veterans Memorial Trail -</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">from
Stadium Drive to W Murray Avenue</span></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">
<span style="font-size:11pt">West Ellerbe Creek Trail -</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">from
Albany Drive to Maryland Avenue</span></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">
<span style="font-size:11pt">Warren Creek Trail -</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">from
Stadium Drive to Horton Road</span></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">
<span style="font-size:11pt">Rocky Creek Greenway -</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">connecting
Fayetteville Street Elementary, Elmira Avenue Park, and Shepherd Middle School</span></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">
<span style="font-size:11pt">South Ellerbe Creek Trail -</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">from
Dacian Avenue to Club Boulevard/Ellerbe Creek Trail</span></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt">American Tobacco Trail (Phase D) -</span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt"> </span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt">from Dunhill
Drive to NC 54</span></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt">Riddle Road Spur -</span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt"> </span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt">from American Tobacco
Trail to Briggs Avenue</span></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Renaissance Parkway Sidepath -</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">from
NC 751 to Fayetteville Road</span></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">
<span style="font-size:11pt">Sandy Creek Trail -</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">from
Sandy Creek Park to Pickett Road</span></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">
<span style="font-size:11pt">New Hope Creek Trail -</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">from
Old Chapel Hill Road to Old Chapel Hill Road Park</span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;background:white;font-size:11pt">DPR Home page - </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white"><a href="https://dprplaymore.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=285" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">https://dprplaymore.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=285</span></a></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;font-size:11pt">DPR Construction & Maintenance Page - </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://dprplaymore.org/490/Construction-Projects-and-Maintenance" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">https://dprplaymore.org/490/Construction-Projects-and-Maintenance</span></a></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span></li><li style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;color:black;background:white;display:block">
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<span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;background:white;font-size:11pt">DPR Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Post Dates:</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span></li><ul>
<li><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;font-size:11pt">General Post about the Project on the Blog - April 11 - </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><span style="background:white;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span><a href="https://dprplaymore.blogspot.com/2022/04/repaving-durham-one-trail-at-time.html" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue;background:white;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">https://dprplaymore.blogspot.com/2022/04/repaving-durham-one-trail-at-time.html</span></a></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span></span></li><li style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;font-size:11pt">Update on Trail Closures - April 15 with detour maps</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span></li><li style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;font-size:11pt">Update on Trail Closures - May 1</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span></li><li style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;font-size:11pt">Update on Trail Closures - May 18</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span></li></ul>
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Bull City Today on Durham Television Network and it will remain available on the </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLeX6M8cvLwPfuUBI2bXZlMP5q8Mi0mk7" title="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLeX6M8cvLwPfuUBI2bXZlMP5q8Mi0mk7" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">City's
YouTube page</span></a></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;font-size:11pt"> </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;font-size:11pt">I hope we can connect and I look forward to partnering with you.</span></p>
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<b><span style="color:black">Lindsay R. Smart, AICP, CPTED-CPD</span></b><span style="color:black"> </span></p>
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