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Existing Conditions ORANGE CGE OUNLAY <br /> SIT PLAN <br /> Regional Growth Figure 6: Population Density Change,2020-2030 <br /> --- -------------------------------------------- -------------- <br /> The Triangle Region is growing rapidly, with new housing, mixed- <br /> use developments, and job centers being planned and approved m O <br /> throughout Orange County. Using the Triangle Regional Model's <br /> 2030 projections, based on the 2020 base year, the Market r` <br /> Analysis can identify areas likely to see significant growth of ^Sr°r°Rtl a O <br /> demand for transit within the SRTP timeframe. 3= <br /> `e 0a Sohiay9 <br /> Population Change <br /> e, �r <br /> The Triangle Regional Model projected an 11% increase in �� St MatVs Rd <br /> Lebanon Rd a <br /> population between 2020 and 2030 in Orange County, growing to ! a <br /> Mebane <br /> just over 150,000 residents. According to 2022 American <br /> Community Survey Data, the population has already surpassed Hillsborough r <br /> that number, with the county as a whole growing at a faster rate <br /> than the Chapel Hill municipality. a, <br /> �� 08 Old NC 10 � <br /> Figure 6 shows the growth in number of people per acre. Outside <br /> of Chapel Hill, there is growth of greater than 0.5 more people a °°9e�` Ra�° <br /> o` as At Sinai Rd <br /> per acre in southern Hillsborough, downtown Mebane, and °Qa sat <br /> between Hillsborough and Durham along NC-10. Because this r <br /> map reflects change in density, it does not reflect the rate of Eubaa�sR <br /> growth throughout the different regions of the county, and may °steadR,, 1 <br /> obscure the impact of developments in large TAZs. a 0-41 <br /> so Ahapel Hf l 1 11 I <br /> Population Change Carrboro <br /> Growth In People per Acre <br /> ' os <br /> c 0.5 <br /> Old Greensboro Rd sot <br /> 0.5-1 ttd Qa <br /> ■1-2 Ee"' m r <br /> d <br /> ■2-5 _ �°ae <br /> ............ ' <br /> ■5 .. .E sot oiCh <br /> Data Sources:DCK MP02020-2030 Q o 1 2Ml1ea <br /> Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates 3-5 <br />