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ORANGE COUNTY <br /> SHORT RANGE TRANSIT PLAN <br /> Demand for Transit Figure 2: Population and Employment Densities <br /> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br /> A major factor in determining the demand for transit is density: <br /> where people live and work, and how those areas are O <br /> Carr <br /> concentrated. Population and employment density may be used <br /> Caldwell <br /> to indicate an appropriate level of transit service. Areas that are m <br /> r4ore qd In <br /> higher density may be able to support more frequent fixed route r ; Cedar Grove O 3` <br /> transit, while areas with lower density may be better suited for aaa scry,y40 <br /> 9a <br /> demand response or microtransit services. ` a* as <br /> O <br /> Population density and transit demand is greatest in the Carrboro, ebanonRd y° s"e`"sad <br /> Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, and Mebane areas. The rest of the a <br /> Mekahe <br /> county is rural, where demand-response services may be more Efland -r€ -F_ y <br /> Miles <br /> H'lls6oroug <br /> - <br /> suitable than fixed-route transit. Most of the employment density <br /> Air* <br /> is located within towns and cities and along major corridors. �� <br /> Service jobs make up the largest share of jobs in the county. G"`kh°r° <br /> B Old NC 70 <br /> o L7 Pa <br /> Together, population and employment density give a more GoeQa ,d" <br /> Nea�'� � a <br /> complete picture of potential demand for transit. Figure 2 shows <br /> the combined population and employment densities by Traffic Gu Eubanks 0"\ <br /> Analysis Zone. Blue areas on the map signify areas with high o Eub Rd Durham <br /> anNs <br /> k - <br /> employment density but lower population density, while orangeCalvander a eddR° <br /> represents areas with higher population density and lowerjob ESrP <br /> O O <br /> White Cross <br /> density. Darker brown areas have high densities of both Existing 2020 Chapel Hill <br /> Population and C a r rh o r o <br /> employment and population. Employment Densities <br /> x■■■ Old Greensboro Rd <br /> Based on an analysis of travel patterns amongst all modes of <br /> A■ _ ---- °ces _ <br /> transportation, most trips take place within municipalities. There is People per pore <br /> y n= — - <br /> musoero::ocxc xvo zozo �its'kj <br /> also relatively strong travel demand along the Mebane- <br /> Hillsborough corridor. <br /> Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates 3 <br />