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6 Ways to Advance Equity in Public Transportation


Equity-Advancing Practices at Public Transit Agencies in the United ...

Organizations that focus on public transit aim to improve the quality of life for core transit users and act to support or oppose agency ...

Advances and pitfalls in measuring transportation equity

The work demonstrates that prevailing equity analysis methods can easily mislead analysts, decision makers, and the public. We close with thoughts about how ...

Equity Principles to Guide State Department of Transportation and ...

they lack examples/case studies about how to advance equity at a State DOT (60%). ... key strategy is to require public agencies to transparently share how their ...

Equality and diversity in public transport: Tackling the issues ... - UITP

Equality and diversity in public transport: Tackling the issues with Renée Amilcar, Ester Litovsky and Laura Shoaf · Global · Diversity.

U.S. Cities Get a New Tool to Improve Transit Equality - Optibus Blog

Examining the effect of service changes on the city's population can help transit providers answer critical questions like: If service was ...

Using data to tackle transport equity - Arup

When transportation infrastructure or delivery is inequitable, it can contribute to other disparities. How can municipalities improve transit services for the ...

Promoting Transportation Equity (TE) through Curriculum Interventions

advancing a dedicated Transportation Equity Curriculum (Williams et al., 2021). ... Pathway To Promote Diversity. Within Public Transit Workforce. San Jose, CA ...

Chapter 5 – Transportation Equity and Mobility Justice

How far apart are these resources from one another? Are they well connected by transit or do you need to drive? Once you park your car or get off your bus are ...

Electric School Buses Can Fight — or Further — Inequity in the US

For example, in addition to implementation of state and city-level strategies to incorporate equity into transport decisions, school districts ...

4 Ways to Address Transportation Equity - SMATS Traffic Solutions

The goal of transportation equity is to include social justice and socio-economic impact in transportation planning, in order to create systems ...

The Road to Transportation Equity: Listening to Non-Drivers

Laying the groundwork for transportation equity can start with listening to disabled people's experiences of infrastructure for non-drivers.

How school transportation can contribute to equitable education

Extending bus routes to a wider radius can help promote transportation and educational equity. In addition to providing rides to marginalized students, adding ...

Equity - Pedestrian & Bicycle Information Center

Equity can be considered both a process and an outcome. To achieve transportation equity, and transportation justice, communities must engage in inclusionary, ...

Transit Equity - Rock Region METRO

Our Commitment to Transit Equity · Fare Relief for Seniors and Persons with Disabilities · Fare-Free Rides for Students · Community-Based Fare Partnerships.

Sustainable Public Transportation in the Western US: Equity of Access

Home · Bus · Train/Freight/Rail · Water Commuting · Car and Bike Sharing · Facilities · Misc. Modes · Rural and Tribal ...

Addressing Urban Transportation Equity in the United States

For further discussion, see Robert D. Bullard, New Routes to Transportation. Equity: Why Race Still Matters, 6 TRANSP. EQUITY (Fall/Winter 2003), available at.

Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity--Opportunities for ...

Promoting means of active transportation—like walking, cycling, and access to public transportation—helps reduce environmental barriers to physical activity and ...

Transportation: A Community Driver of Health

... 6) recommendations for public interventions and ... highlight federal strategies to improve transportation access and safety for increased health equity.

Public transit - improve health and health equity while fighting ...

Public transit can reduce health and health inequities by increasing physical activity, decreasing traffic-related air pollution and vehicle-related fatalites.

2.6 Incorporating Equity into TAM - AASHTO TAM Guide

By addressing disparities and providing equitable opportunities for all, transportation asset management becomes a tool for enhancing social, economic, and ...