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TYANSIT <br /> Existing Conditions SHOR TTRRANGGE E TROUNLANN <br /> EQUITY AND TRANSIT NEED Figure 9:Transit Need <br /> ---------------- <br /> -------------------------------------- <br /> ---------------------------------------------r <br /> While total population and employment density are crucial to <br /> understanding transit demand, the demographics and <br /> �J <br /> socioeconomic characteristics of the population are also a key o6 <br /> component in identifying the need for transit services. Many <br /> a� oa <br /> population groups, often those historically and currently Srarand <br /> marginalized, rely on transit more than the general public. To plan <br /> transit equitably, transit agencies should focus their investments <br /> e Fa SCh/ay9a <br /> on areas with high populations of these communities. 0 <br /> 5y (,rJ <br /> There are multiple ways to identify and measure equity needs for <br /> yqC $t MHOS Rd <br /> Lebanon Rd <br /> Metiarie� a <br /> low- <br /> 70 <br /> Q <br /> transit, and this report uses two distinct approaches: a Transit Pia <br /> Needs Index and Environmental Justice Communities of Concern. �,; �; ° a � l. <br /> Hillsborough. <br /> The Transit Needs Index looks at the population and density of �. <br /> key demographic groups, while the Environmental Justice analysis Mgt<,HQQa 1►' ��.� ° Q�5 f ! ► <br /> looks at percentages, leading to different areas of emphasis in Old NC <br /> Gyp+�l <br /> each analysis. In addition, the Environmental Justice analysis is as rPa ��Ol <br /> based on an existing dataset from the DCHC MPO and focuses a H9.064 r, <br /> �oQH`' <br /> 0`9 MNe'� ae "t Sinai By a , <br /> solely on Orange County, while the Transit Needs Index has a a <br /> 410 <br /> wider geographic focus and was calculated for the purpose of this _ ► �tQ <�� ° � <br /> Market Analysis. , EubaHksR�fir';�.aT� � i� <br /> stea�dt� V.�fjy t'✓•C 'L 1:'��l <br /> o �F ��,� b�<t <br /> Transit Needs Index srP ."1� <br /> OS <br /> i <br /> The Transit Needs Index measures the densityof socioeconomic \�' 4.chapel HMI 54 <br /> t d ; +�_i <br /> Transit Need Carr' t <br /> C—pos to dens tyof zero vehicle <br /> groups that would most benefit from improved transit services for households'minorities,lowerincoroe Old Greensboro Rd !`-•sm — , <br /> popalat on,older adults,and population fD <br /> Ra ems*" <br /> both fixed route and demand response. To calculate the index, with adisability� HHs"o ' <br /> census block groups are assigned a score of 1 to 5 for each of the Ned` "eed` N a °n1 <br /> col I <br /> g ----- <br /> --- ------- -- <br /> following groups, based on the relative density of that group in °"°s°"rtts:A°szosz5yearEst etas <br /> Orange County, and summed for a final composite score: <br /> Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates 3-8 <br />