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Existing Conditions ORANGE CGE OUNSIT TY <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 /> ------------------------------------------------------- <br /> To represent the distribution of people and jobs more accurately, <br /> this analysis uses "developed acres" to calculate density, which is s, <br /> 49 <br /> defined as the area within a quarter-mile buffer from roadways. Garr <br /> Data for transit demand was sourced mainly from DCHC MPO, Caldwell <br /> d� o <br /> which forecasted population and employment data as part of the s'°re Rd O <br /> Cedar Grove c <br /> 2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP), including estimates O O 3 <br /> for the 2020 base year and 2030 interim year, at the Traffic <br /> e Pa S°h/ey9 <br /> Analysis Zone (TAZ) level. However, more recent population data \¢ S-' <br /> is available from the 2022 American Community Survey, which is rmc at�s Rd <br /> Lebanon Rd <br /> used as a reference for growth. Additional data on development : <br /> Tat <br /> Mebaue a <br /> was provided by Orange County and Mebane agencies. °° a ,a °° <br /> 4a Efland .>!'CT C ".W <br /> Hillsboruu,.y gh �+` ;q <br /> Where People Live <br /> Buckhorn "7}. Y <br /> As shown in Figure 2, population density in Orange County in Did"G'° r �l� <br /> 2020 was concentrated in the municipalities of Chapel Hill, 9eGoeQ° �eQ�ot`��a Col, s9� <br /> Carrboro, Mebane, and Hillsborough: <br /> o` Nevl 40 Mt Sinai Rd <br /> ■ In Hillsborough, denser areas are not clustered together, Eubanks *Qa 5°' <br /> but located throughout the municipality with less dense c° Euba��SRd*`•� IDurham+e <br /> D � wry V. .„ � <br /> c <br /> areas between them. o <br /> e RdLa <br /> stead <br /> Calvander <br /> r�b <br /> ■ Mebane's population density is mainly concentrated in iii Esr d: " <br /> White Cross <br /> Alamance County, with some higher density pockets in Population Density(2020) <br /> People per Acre ChapelrHi I t 54 <br /> Orange County. 0.5 carr, sl <br /> 'a"'F <br /> 0.5-1 Old Greensboro Rd <br /> ■ Density changes sharply at the county border with 1-2 Pa �a� I <br /> Durham, likely due to differing zoning and development 25■5- _ °es y <br /> ■l0a .E sot e,C i <br /> H h <br /> histories. ---"- -' ' <br /> Data Sources:OCHC MRMO ----------->----- - N <br /> a ° t znaee <br /> Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates 3-2 <br />