From State of the Practice to State of the Art : Improving Equity Analysis in Regional Transportation Plans
Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) develop long-range Regional Transportation Plans (RTPs), which are required to receive federal funds for transportation projects. Title VI of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 requires MPOs to submit an equity analysis to demonstrate that their RTPs do not discriminate against protected groups. This paper (i) identifies the range of practices in transportation equity planning and analysis in RTPs, and (ii) provides practical steps for MPOs to improve their equity analyses. To identify the range of practices, we assess how MPOs define fairness in their equity metrics, define populations of concern, integrate their equity analysis into their RTP, use community input, and meet or exceed legal standards. Additionally, we evaluate how MPOs use travel modeling in their analyses, the quality of their models, and practical steps for them to improve their equity analyses along this dimension. We find significant variability in how MPOs define fairness in their equity goals, define populations of concern, use community input, and use travel models in their equity analyses. For example, several MPOs conduct in-depth equity analyses using advanced travel forecasting models, synthetic populations of households, and various classifications of populations of concern. In contrast, other MPOs only display the locations of RTP projects on a map with geographies labeled as disadvantaged or non-disadvantaged. We also find that MPOs with state requirements more restrictive than federal guidelines produce higher-quality equity analyses. This finding is important considering the Biden Administration's review of Executive Order 12898, a potential avenue to alter guidelines to improve MPO equity analyses
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2023
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Authors: | Cabello, Maxwell ; Hyland, Michael ; Marantz, Nicholas |
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[S.l.] : SSRN |
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freely available
Extent: | 1 Online-Ressource (23 p) |
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Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Language: | English |
Notes: | Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments February 2, 2023 erstellt |
Other identifiers: | 10.2139/ssrn.4384696 [DOI] |
Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014256568
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