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372 WITNESSETH THAT WHEREAS, Chapter 136, Article 3A, Section 136-66.2(a) of the General Statutes of North Carolina require that: "Each municipality with the cooperation of the Department of Transportation, shall develop a comprehensive plan for a street system that will serve present and anticipated volumes of vehicular traffic in and around the municipality. The plan shall be based on the best information available including, but not limited to, population growth, economic conditions and prospects, and patterns of land development in and around the municipality and shall provide for the safe and effective use of streets and highways through such means as parking regulations, signal systems, and traffic signs, markings, and other devices. The Department of Transportation may provide financial and technical assistance in the preparation of such plans."; and, WHEREAS, the said Chapter 136, Article 3A, Section 136-66.2(b) provides that: "After completion and analysis of the plan, the plan may be adopted by both the governing body of the municipality and the Department of Transportation as the basis for future street and highway improvements in and around the municipality. As a part of the plan, the governing body of the municipality and the Department of Transportation shall reach an agreement as to which of the existing and proposed streets and highways included in the plan will be a part of the State highway system and which streets will be part of the Municipal street system. As used in this article, the State highway system shall mean both the primary highway system of the State and the secondary road system of the State within municipalities."; and, WHEREAS, the said Chapter 136, Article 3A, Section 136.66.2 (d) provides that: "Either the municipality or the Department of Transportation may propose changes in the plan at any time by giving notice to the other party, but no change shall be effective until it is adopted by both the Department of Transportation and the municipal governing board."; and, WHEREAS, Section 134 (a) of Title 23 United States Code states: "It is declared to be in the national interest to encourage and promote the development of transportation systems, embracing various modes of transportation in a manner that will serve the States and local communities efficiently and effectively. To accomplish this objective the Secretary shall cooperate with the State and local officials in the development of transportation plans and programs which are formulated on the basis of transportation needs with due consideration to comprehensive long-range land use plans, development objectives, and overall social, economic, environmental, system performance, and energy conservation goals and objectives, and with due consideration to their probable effect on the future development of urban areas of more than fifty thousand population. The planning process shall include an analysis of alternative transportation system managment and investment strategies to make more efficient use of existing transportation facilities. The process shall consider all modes of transportation and shall be continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive to the degree appropriate based on the complexity of the transportation problems. After July 1, 1965, the Secretary shall not approve under section 105 of this title any program for projects in any urban area of more than fifty thousand population unless he finds that such projects are based on a continuing comprehensive transportation planning process carried on cooperatively by States and local communities in conformance with the objectives stated in