Area Snapshot
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Mobility Creating recommendations that support improved movement of people within and through Fuquay-Varina requires a thorough analysis of the state of mobility as it exists today. This section looks at Fuquay-Varina’s transportation system through measures of quantity, connectivity, traffic demand, and safety in order to create a picture of current mobility in Fuquay-Varina. Commute Patterns Transportation Equity and Access The map below displays NCDOT’s transportation disadvantage index. Areas with a lower score have less barriers impacting their access to transportation, whereas areas with a high score have more barriers to accessing transportation. The index accounts for racial minorities, people with low incomes, ethnic minorities, households without vehicle access, youth and senior populations, and populations with mobility impairments.
Travel Flows The maps below show the workplaces and homes of Fuquay-Varina workers (people living in the CTP Planning Area who are employed, people who are employed in the CTP Planning Area but live elsewhere, or people who live and work in the CTP Planning Area), respectively. About 29.8% of this commuting population come to town to work from places like Raleigh, Cary, and Holly Springs and approximately 64.1% of them leave town to go to work in downtown Raleigh, Research Triangle Park, Durham, and Cary. Only 6.1% live and work in the CTP Planning Area.
While existing non-auto commute trips are low, the National Institute for Transportation and Communities found that the addition of protected bike lanes increased use between +21% to +171%.
Mode to Work 76.1% drive alone
0.14% by bike
15.9% work from home 0.05% by public transit
0.07% by motorcycle
0.04% by taxi
6.3% carpool
1.00% by walking
Figure 3. Transportation Disadvantage Index
Travel Flow
12,215
26,314
2,499 STAY
commute IN
commute OUT
Figure 4. Maps of Households & Workplaces of Fuquay-Varina Workers
Where Workers Come From Daily
Where Workers Go Daily
Source text
Data sourced from NCDOT 2024 Transportation Disadvantage Index (TDI)
The data on this page is collected for the entirety of the CTP Planning Area. Data sourced from 2021 ACS 5-year estimates, 2020 LEHD.
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Town of Fuquay-Varina
2040 Comprehensive Transportation Plan
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