Dane County Comprehensive Plan 2007 Charles Munch, Wisconsin Fantasy Volume 2 DANE COUNTY Comprehensive Plan, Volume II As Approved by Steering Committee: 9/11/2007 For Information or a Copy of this Plan Contact: Dane County Planning and Development City-County Building — Rm. 116 210 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd Madison, WI 53703-3342 Phone 608.266.4251 • Fax 608.267.1540 Volume II: Issues, Opportunities and Data Inventory Chapter One: Issues and Opportunities ............................................................................ 1 Summary Demographic Trends ........................................................................................................................ 1 2010 Outlook .......................................................................................................................................................................... 2 2020 Outlook .......................................................................................................................................................................... 2 2030 Outlook .......................................................................................................................................................................... 2 Population Growth .......................................................................................................................................... 2 Historic Trends ........................................................................................................................................................................ 2 Population Forecasts by Age Group ................................................................................................................................ 4 Households ........................................................................................................................................................................ 5 Historic Trends ........................................................................................................................................................................ 5 Forecasts ................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Employment ..................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Characteristics ......................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Historic Trends ........................................................................................................................................................................ 8 Labor Force Forecasts ........................................................................................................................................................... 9 Diversity ............................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Education ............................................................................................................................................................................ 10 Income ................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Median Household Income ................................................................................................................................................ 11 Income Distribution .............................................................................................................................................................. 11 Poverty ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 CHAPTER TWO: HOUSING ....................................................................................................................................... 13 Existing Housing Stock ............................................................................................................................................ 13 Age ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 13 Structural Characteristics .................................................................................................................................................... 13 Map H-1: Existing Housing by Type ................................................................................................................................. 15 Tenure ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 17 Vacancy Rate ........................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Housing Value, Costs and Affordability..................................................................................................... 17 Home Value ............................................................................................................................................................................. 17 Rents .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 18 Affordability ............................................................................................................................................................................. 18 Map H-2: Federally Assisted Housing .............................................................................................................................. 19 CHAPTER THREE: TRANSPORTATION .............................................................................................................. 21 Personal Travel in Dane County ........................................................................................................................ 21 Why Do People Travel? ......................................................................................................................................................... 21 How Do People Travel? ........................................................................................................................................................ 21 How Much and How Far Do People Travel? .................................................................................................................. 22 Overall Patterns ...................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Work Trip Commuting .......................................................................................................................................................... 22 Roadways and Motor Vehicles .......................................................................................................................... 23 Vehicle Ownership ................................................................................................................................................................. 24 Map T-1: Highways by Function ....................................................................................................................................... 25 Public Transportation ................................................................................................................................................ 27 Transit ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 27 Map T-2: Areas Served by Public Transit ........................................................................................................................ 29 Ridesharing .............................................................................................................................................................................. 31 Specialized Transportation Services ................................................................................................................................. 31 Map T-4: Specialized Transportation ............................................................................................................................... 33 Bicycles .................................................................................................................................................................................. 35 Map T-3: Bicycle Routes ....................................................................................................................................................... 37 Rail Service ........................................................................................................................................................................