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ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION <br />Constructing new facilities in locations where there will be higher levels of use helps <br />make effective use of resources as the larger network is built out over time. <br />Trip making demand is tied to residential and employment population density, mix <br />of land uses and trip length. Residential and employment population density is very <br />important for walking and biking demand because as density increases, trip lengths <br />tend to decrease.' The shorter the trip, the more likely it can be made by walking <br />and biking. <br />High residential and employment population densities also result in more viable <br />transit service and use.' Most people making a trip by transit start and end as a <br />pedestrian, relying on sidewalks and crosswalks to get them to their final destination. <br />Employment is also a significant trip generator and attractor. The journey to work is <br />one of the most consistent trips in a person's day. It is a standard measure tracked <br />by the Census Bureau and is one of the most common ways to report and track the <br />levels of walking and biking in local communities. <br />To represent trip demand in the analysis, the Population Density Index measures the <br />composite density of population and employment, representing the general level of <br />potential activity on a particular street. <br />