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Existing Conditions ORANGE CGE OUNSIT TY <br /> EQUITY AND TRANSIT NEED Figure 9:Transit Need <br /> ---- ---------------- -----4 <br /> While total population and employment density are crucial to <br /> understanding transit demand, the demographics and <br /> P <br /> 49 <br /> socioeconomic characteristics of the population are also a key o6 <br /> component in identifying the need for transit services. Many r` <br /> population groups, often those historically and currently storeRd 5' <br /> marginalized, rely on transit more than the general public. To plan O 86 3 <br /> transit equitably, transit agencies should focus their investments <br /> e Pa schyay9a <br /> c` <br /> on areas with high populations of these communities. <br /> 5) V`lJ <br /> -oe Vs Rd <br /> There are multiple ways to identify and measure equity needs for I Lebanon Rd y St"a <br /> transit, and this report uses two distinct approaches: a Transit if M�Meb'z e a = <br /> Needs Index and Environmental Justice Communities of Concern. J0 <br /> , a4.Ai:. 40 Hillsborough j `N�( <br /> The Transit Needs Index looks at the population and density of � �+ <br /> key demographic groups, while the Environmental Justice analysis ° a 5� <br /> looks at percentages, leading to different areas of emphasis in Old NC ,IM <br /> each analysis. In addition the Environmental Justice analysis is "I\ <br /> based on an existing dataset from the DCHC MPO and focuses <br /> ao9 •�w� 9a f a <br /> solely on Orange County, while the Transit Needs Index has a o MN6 a MtSina;Rn <br /> 110 <br /> wider geographic focus and was calculated for the purpose of this 54 = � cQb <1 <br /> Market Analysis. Yin <br /> ks R <br /> ste tlR ` <br /> Fe w+na,��_r d� <br /> Transit Needs IndexYpj <br /> : E6,AMW <br /> '► <br /> �'�� Chapel Hill <br /> The Transit Needs Index measures the densityof socioeconomic _ . 54 <br /> Transit Need Carrboro <br /> Composite density of zero-vehicle t < <br /> an <br /> groups that would most benefit from improved transit services for households,minorities,lower-income Old Greensbpro Rd 46 In <br /> population, �� <_ 501 r - <br /> population,older adults,and population - <br /> withadisability <br /> both fixed route and demand response. To calculate the index, FT <br /> Loweigher <br /> census block groups are assigned a score of 1 to 5 for each of the Need Need <br /> r H <br /> following groups, based on the relative density of that group in °9ta5°""°s:A°5z6YP5Ya6""'m"" <br /> Orange County, and summed for a final composite score: <br /> Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates 3-8 <br />