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CountyTABLE 14 - BARNSTABLE COUNTY JOURNEYS TO WORKJourney to Workfrom BarnstableJourney to Workto BarnstableNet DifferenceBarnstable 84,705 84,705 0Berkshire 50 0 50Bristol 1,265 1,390 -125Dukes 130 45 85Essex 135 90 45Franklin 40 15 25Hampden 35 55 -20Hampshire 50 10 40Middlesex 1,770 325 1,445Nantucket 135 10 125Norfolk 1,890 355 1,535Plymouth 4,150 4,370 -220Suffolk 2,765 235 2,530Worcester 440 80 360Source: American Community Survey, 2006-2008, Caliper C0rp.1.7.3 LAND USELand use patterns on the <strong>Cape</strong> have changed in the last 50 years from a village-centeredpattern of relatively dense development in centers surrounded by little or nodevelopment, to a suburban style of subdivisions and strip malls. Such changes havetransportation implications; and future land use patterns will both be affected by futuretransportation improvements and will create the need for new improvements.Land use on <strong>Cape</strong> <strong>Cod</strong> is dominated by housing and open space. According to taxassessor's data collected from 1988 to 1996, 38% of land on <strong>Cape</strong> <strong>Cod</strong> (excluding CampEdwards and Otis Air Force Base) is used for housing, while 26% is open space orrecreational land. Information developed by the <strong>Cape</strong> <strong>Cod</strong> Commission GeographicInformation System shows that an additional 30% is publicly-owned land, of whichmuch is open space. Less than 3 percent is used for employment.<strong>Cape</strong> <strong>Cod</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Transportation</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> | August 2011Chapter 1: Goals & ObjectivesPage 43

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