Morrisville Public Transportation Study

Needs Assessment

the Town, there are pockets of higher demand at major centers of employment and shopping destinations (see Figure 5). Higher public transportation demand is focused around:  Park West Village, with higher demand along NC 54 from just south of Cary Parkway to just north of Morrisville Parkway  Along Aviation Parkway northeast of Evans Road  Along NC 54 between Aviation Parkway and Airport Boulevard  Within Downing Glen and Church Street Townes  North of the intersection of Airport Boulevard at NC 54  Lower Shiloh Way, north of NC 540  The Perimeter Park area  The intersection of Morrisville Carpenter Road and Davis Drive  McCrimmon Parkway between Harris Mill Road and Winter Walk Circle The Town recognizes that many Morrisville residents welcome family members from outside of the area to their homes for extended periods of time. This is particularly common among Asian families in the community. As temporary visitors, these individuals are not included in Census data. In an attempt to understand what impact these individuals might have on public transit propensity, a second map shown in Figure 6 was produced where the transit propensity factor for Asian residents was increased by 10%, from 2.43 to 2.68 (see Table 2).

Table 2 | Transit Propensity by Demographic Group

Based on this analysis, underlying demand for public transportation increased in a few areas, with most block groups increasing from “Low” to Moderately Low” demand:  The intersection of Morrisville Carpenter Road and Davis Drive  Just west of Davis Drive at McCrimmon Parkway and the neighborhoods in and around Breckenridge

Demographic Group

Transit Propensity

Race and Ethnicity

White Alone

0.38

Black or African-American

2.49

Asian

2.68

Other Race

1.18

Hispanic or Latino

1.06

Vehicle Ownership

No Car

13.95

One or More Cars

0.79

Annual Income

Below the Poverty Level

2.12

At 100% - 150% of Poverty Level

3.91

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