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ORANGE COUNTY <br /> Existing Conditions SHORT RANGE TRANSIT PLAN <br /> ■ Zero vehicle households Figure 10: Environmental Justice Communities of Concern <br /> ---------------- <br /> • Racial and ethnic minorities <br /> ■ People with low incomes (below federal poverty level) <br /> ■ Older adults (65+) <br /> ■ People with disabilities <br /> Cd l <br /> Store Ra O <br /> Figure 9 shows areas of high potential transit need, with darker <br /> colors indicating higher than average densities of multiple target <br /> populations. Areas with the highest transit need include most of ce <br /> Chapel Hill and parts of Carrboro, downtown and southern <br /> Hillsborough, and most of Mebane. eb M d� <br /> y ytYs <br /> RA 11aW-n Rd St <br /> r;� s <br /> Environmental Justice <br /> illsbov-"r.'ou gh <br /> The DCHC MPO incorporates Environmental Justice (EJ) into all �♦ °tom <br /> aspects of its planning process, working to ensure the fair lade rl <br /> treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of G"" -j <br /> �s <br /> a <br /> r� <br /> race, color, national origin, or income.' The MPO identifies GoePa <br /> specific Environmental Justice Communities of Concern to target: a "a C� Mt Sin �Ra ' 91 <br /> o` <br /> �Qa <br /> ■ Racial and Ethnic MinoritiesJa <br /> 64 <br /> — Black Population EubaoKs Rd <br /> } n stead R <br /> — Hispanic Population <br /> ■ People with Low Incomes (below Federal Poverty Level) <br /> Environmental <br /> ■ Older Adults (65+) Justice Areas 1 ��� Chapel Hill tF,.. <br /> Areas"Overlap Wrr <br /> aryfb0Overlap Greensboro Rd <br /> ■ Zero Vehicle Households loved.,20vedapF B� <br /> ■ Population with Limited-English Proficiency ■30verlap ,oyes r J Pc <br /> ■4-Overlap y h l <br /> Data Source.:NCDOT 2020 ,11 <br /> De..graphip Saapeho, , snhes`Nv <br /> Q <br /> ' https://www.dchcmpo.org/work-with-us/environmental-justice-ej <br /> Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates 3-9 <br />