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TYkNSIT <br /> Existing Conditions SHORART NRGE GIE CROUNLAN <br /> ACTIVITY CENTERS Figure 14:Activity Centers <br /> ----------------_-----------------------------______-_________.,____-___________-___________________r___. <br /> Some activity centers generate additional demand for transit that <br /> are not captured by the previous density analyses.As shown in m '' <br /> Figure 14, major activity centers and points of interest in the <br /> Orange County service area include: �r <br /> a`'Srure R, O <br /> ■ Higher Education campuses, including UNC Chapel Hill <br /> and Durham Technical Community College in °Ra Gee yea <br /> Hillsborough <br /> r <br /> ■ Government/Civic institutions, such as social services �d <br /> departments, town halls, and DMV locations `""'On Rd � sa schat�s <br /> Mee no o- i <br /> ■ Hospitals, including UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill and <br /> Hillsborough Hillsborough <br /> ■ Recreation/Community centers, including parks, <br /> stadiums, senior centers, and recreation centers, such as p <br /> the Passmore Center °Id"C'° <br /> es <br /> a <br /> o' eS, <br /> ■ Shopping destinations, including shopping centers such a Q°r 'walls <br /> as Patterson Place and Tanger Outlets, as well as o�9e °° J"S'na+Rd Ro- <br /> destinations like Walmart Supercenters <br /> ■ Transit facilities, including the Eubanks Park and Ride b ° E°ba° Rd <br /> } Q F¢staadR <br /> Many of these activity centers are clustered in more densely o <br /> populated areas, such as downtown Hillsborough and Chapel Hill, ` ee Es'as <br /> a <br /> Major Activlty Centers sa <br /> or along key travel corridors. However, with the distributed rural 111,1,11....1°n Chapel Hill <br /> eoeeremeni!e'me CarrboD G° <br /> population of Orange County, residents often need to travel H°=P„�, <br /> °Itl Greensh°[o Rd 501 <br /> a <br /> longer distances from less dense areas to the areas of more Recreetlonl Community P6m y <br /> ® <br /> concentrated activity to access healthcare, grocery stores, and T <br /> o-ren9a yecuuntyPuencrrensrsRoules ---_social services. oem8—� wee9e eenwam Ta,a <br /> Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates 3-12 <br />