Mass transit, such as light rail or bus rapid transit requires a certainly housing density to be successful (a minimum of 20 homes per acre is needed within ¼ mile of a station and 15 houses units per acre between ¼ and ½ miles from the station). Currently, there are not any areas along US 64 that meet the criteria to support mass transit without substantial redevelopment, which none of the municipalities along the corridor are projecting.
Based on these numbers it would appear that there needs to more population density build up along 15-501 for the a bus from Pittsboro to Chapel Hill to make sense. (I think that's what many of us have been saying all along).
