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Coborrus County Transportation Services Finol Report — September 2015 <br />Figure 4: Transit Dependence Index for Cabarrus County Block Groups <br />� 7�: <br />anna�is/ f Misenh <br />Davidsa� Ric <br />49,, <br />l � <br />Huntersville - 29 73 <br />Concord Mo un <br />� nt Pleasant <br />X73, <br />f 1 <br />z9 <br />Harrisburg <br />601 Legend <br />Transit Dependence Index <br />less than 15 <br />Charlotte -- <br />2_4 15 to 29.9 <br />Midland <br />24 30 to 44.9 <br />ur <br />- 45 to 59.9 718 <br />27 60 or greater <br />Another way to estimate demand for rural transit agencies is to determine the transit need. <br />This measure is calculated based on the number of households in the county that do not <br />have a private vehicle, and is often referred to as the "mobility gap." The statewide <br />mobility gap is 1.3, meaning that it is estimated that households with access to a private <br />vehicle on average take 1.3 times more daily trips that those with no access to a private <br />vehicle. ITRE developed an estimate of rural transit need for each county in the state. For <br />Cabarrus County, the total rural transit need based on the mobility gap is 1,154,400 annual <br />one -way passenger trips (or 3,850 daily one -way passenger trips). This is more than ten <br />times the number of trips provided by CCTS in FY 2014. However, it is important to note <br />that this estimate is measuring the full potential need, which would be nearly impossible <br />for any transit system to provide given resource constraints. <br />In addition to evaluating the TDI scores as a whole, the population density of older adults <br />(age 65 and up) throughout the county was evaluated independently since this population is <br />projected to grow and will likely represent a significant demand for CCTS's services. <br />Attachment number 1 \n <br />F -3 Page 92 <br />