| Title | Environmental Justice Analysis in Transportation Planning and Programming: State of the Practice |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 68831 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Twaddell, Hannah; Zgoda, Beth; Aimen, David; Morris, Anne |
| Personal Name Contributor |
El Amin, Fleming Atif |
| Corporate Creator | United States. Federal Highway Administration |
| Corporate Contributor |
ICF |
| Publisher | United States. Federal Highway Administration |
| Publication Date | 20190201 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | This report documents the state of the practice among State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) and Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) regarding how these agencies are considering and addressing environmental justice concerns in their transportation planning and programming process. Based on a detailed scan of publicly available planning and programming documents for all 52 DOTs and a sample of 100 MPOs, the report chronicles commonly applied techniques and emerging new approaches for conducting Environmental Justice (EJ) assessments. It is organized around the following focus areas: engaging EJ populations; identifying EJ populations; understanding needs of EJ populations; assessing benefits and burdens of proposed plans; determining whether transportation plans may result in disproportionately high and adverse effects on EJ populations; and deploying strategies to address such effects. The report concludes with a discussion of overarching best practices observed: integrating EJ analyses with plans and programs, and using EJ analyses to support decision making. |
| Public Note | Fleming A. El-Amin II, Federal Highway Administration, TOCOR |
| Rosap ID | dot:43567 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/43567 |
| TRT Terms | Environmental justice; Transportation planning; State of the practice; Public participation |
| General Subjects | Environmental Justice; Equity; Low-Income; Minority; Planning; Programming; Public Involvement; Public Participation; Public Engagement; Transportation |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
1707771 |
| Contract Number | DTFH6116D00015 |
| Report Number | FHWA-HEP-19-022 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/68000/68800/68831/FHWA-HEP-19-022.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |