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ORANGE COUNTY <br /> Existing Conditions SHORT RANGE TRANSIT PLAN <br /> density throughout an area or along a corridor are strong Figure 2: Population Density <br /> indicators of demand, while an isolated pocket of high density <br /> alone in a rural area would not produce sufficient demand itself. <br /> __________________________________-______________________________________________________r <br /> To represent the distribution of people and jobs more accurately, <br /> this analysis uses "developed acres" to calculate density, which is GD <br /> 49 <br /> defined as the area within a quarter-mile buffer from roadways. Carr °6 <br /> Data for transit demand was sourced mainly from DCHC MPO, c Caldwell <br /> which forecasted population and employment data as part of the al''pre Ra <br /> 2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP), including estimates O Cedar Grove O 3; <br /> 0a Sch,y <br /> for the 2020 base year and 2030 interim year, at the Traffic e_ <br /> Analysis Zone (TAZ) level. However, more recent population data O rya <br /> is available from the 2022 American Community Survey, which is °r a,�sad <br /> Lebanon Rd " S�t1 <br /> used as a reference for growth. Additional data on development <br /> ��I <br /> was provided by Orange County and Mebane agencies. Hebane a Sim <br /> Efland �•(yl�r,•Ire <br /> Miles <br /> -- Hillsborough'; a <br /> Where People Live <br /> Buckhornlot <br /> �:`t��* <br /> As shown in Figure 2, population density in Orange County in Old 66 a NC70 <br /> 2020 was concentrated in the municipalities of Chapel Hill, e r <br /> �°, a awal%Is <br /> Carrboro, Mebane, and Hillsborough: o9e Hein oT Q it Sinai Ra <br /> 501 <br /> ■ In Hillsborough, denser areas are not clustered together, <br /> but located throughout the municipality with less dense CubaaksRd .\ rn" <br /> areas between them. h1s. oasteatd Ra r-t (' r�A`�tl�l�l�1sS' <br /> Calvander <br /> r T�' <br /> ■ Mebane's population density is mainly concentrated in E% ' <br /> k.4 •oan ti <br /> White Cross �;�1 <br /> Alamance Count with some higher density pockets in � �' ' <br /> y, g y P Population Density(2020) i�r 4d2.'Chapel-H�III• t <br /> ' ' -1 ,k > <br /> Peopleper Acre ��,._ "•, <br /> 14 <br /> Orange County. 0.5 Carr`, jo• <br /> 0.5-1 Old Greensboro Rd TrE f 59i i <br /> ■ Density changes sharply at the county border with 1-2 d MRS <br /> Z 5 <br /> Durham, likely due to differing zoning and development ■5-10 <br /> _ ``h <br /> histories. -'�'-------------n'>- - <br /> Oata Sources:OCHC MP02020 z � <br /> C ............ <br /> Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates 3-2 <br />