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12 <br /> Transit Onboard Survey, Durham & Orange Counties, 2014 (map) <br /> The reasons the Durham-Orange corridor is the largest transit market in the Triangle <br /> What Drives Transit Ridership Outcomes <br /> • Growth Patterns <br /> • Policy Choices <br /> • Level of Service Provided <br /> Key Durham & Orange Decisions That Made the D-O LRT Corridor <br /> • 1789 - UNC founded <br /> • 1855 - NC Railroad begins operation Greensboro-Goldsboro <br /> • 1892 - Duke University moved to Durham from Trinity, NC <br /> • 1910 - NCCU founded <br /> • 1974 - Jordan Lake complete, limiting access to Chapel Hill from East, pushing future <br /> traffic towards NC 54 <br /> • 1982 - UNC and Duke Hospital designated Level 1 Trauma Centers. Only 6 such <br /> centers in North Carolina, all but 2 along D-O LRT corridor <br /> • 1980s - Orange County and municipalities adopt Rural Buffer, Durham creates Rural <br /> Tier <br /> • 1988 - Interstate 40 built, limiting "crossing" points between Durham and Chapel Hill <br /> Why BRT Was a Good Fit for Wake County, and LRT Was a Good Fit for Durham-Orange <br /> (chart) <br /> Policy Choices <br /> FARES <br /> • Chapel Hill Transit: $0 <br /> • GoDurham: $1.00 <br /> • GoRaleigh: $1.25 <br /> • GoCary: $1.50 <br /> Transit Service Hours By Metro Area (graph) <br /> Recent Transit Ridership <br /> • Durham-Orange: -72,000 boardings per day (Chapel Hill Transit, GoDurham, Duke <br /> Transit, GoTriangle Durham/Orange routes) <br /> • Wake County: -38,000 boardings per day (GoRaleigh, GoCary, NCSU Wolfline, <br /> GoTriangle Wake routes) <br /> • Durham and Orange have roughly half the population of Wake County, but generate <br /> nearly double the transit ridership <br /> Commissioner McKee asked if the portion of the Durham Orange, that is Chapel Hill <br /> transit, could be identified. <br /> Patrick McDonough said about 25,000-27,000. <br /> Transit Usage by Metro Area (graph) <br /> Key Take-Aways <br />