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7 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> SHORT RANGE TRANSIT PLAN <br /> Demand for Transit Figure 2: Population and Employment Densities <br /> ---------------------------L---------------------------------------- <br /> A major factor in determining the demand for transit is density: <br /> where people live and work, and how those areas areCarr <br /> O `' <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 /> 'Nre Rd O <br /> higher density may be able to support more frequent fixed route Cedar Grove 3E <br /> transit, while areas with lower density may be better suited for �Ra s°b`9a <br /> demand response or microtransit services. ` aA Ra <br /> O `CJ4 <br /> Population density and transit demand is greatest in the Carrboro, Leba°on Rd i 3e sfte'lsad <br /> Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, and Mebane areas. The rest of theeba�a a _ <br /> count is rural where demand-response services may be more P " �a v . <br /> Y p Y Efland �Eqy <br /> Miles '"""• c <br /> suitable than fixed-route transit. Most of the employment density ' Hillsborough - <br /> is located within towns and cities and along major corridors. <br /> Service jobs make up the largest share of jobs in the county. BuckhornOld NC In <br /> Together, population and employment density give a more G,oeP `° Was <br /> complete picture of potential demand for transit. Figure 2 shows a o'o9e "ear 0 <br /> the combined population and employment densities by Traffic N E"banks Q <br /> Euba�MS Rtl_ �% b0ham�I� <br /> Analysis Zone. Blue areas on the map signify areas with high h { ata <br /> employment density but lower population density, while orange Calvander �ste.dRd '. slip <br /> represents areas with higher population density and lower job <br /> density. Darker brown areas have high densities of both White °aa s , <br /> Existing 2020 ChapeIHIII <br /> Population and rvVn^ �;.�i- •al w <br /> Carrboro. <br /> employment and population. E"p'°Y"'a"t°e"a"`eS ���r°;� ' i 40 <br /> v x■■■ Old Greensboro Rd <br /> MEN <br /> ll, `c RJ �: <br /> Based on an analysis of travel patterns amongst all modes of T <br /> LE °ces�e e r <br /> transportation, most trips take place within municipalities. There is peupleperpere E r <br /> - - -------- <br /> oe�seertt::ocxc neo zazo - �u. NO <br /> also relatively strong travel demand along the Mebane- <br /> Hillsborough corridor. <br /> Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates 3 <br />