NTL Record

Title Addressing Changing Demographics in Environmental Justice Analysis, State of Practice
Record ID 68832
Personal Name
Creator
Golub, Aaron; Brown, Les; Grant, Michael; McNeil, Nathan; Ryerson, Charles C.; Gray, Matt; Lonsdale, Stephanie; Levy, Madison
Personal Name
Contributor
El Amin, Fleming Atif
Corporate Creator United States. Federal Highway Administration
Corporate
Contributor
ICF; Nohad A. Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning. Center for Transportation Studies
Publisher United States. Federal Highway Administration
Publication Date 20190201
Language English
Abstract This report documents how metropolitan planning organizations (MPO), State departments of transportation (DOT), and other transportation agencies are adapting Environmental Justice (EJ) analysis techniques to understand transportation impacts in communities undergoing rapid demographic change. The report also highlights national demographic trends, showing significant change in the size and location of low-income and minority households. These changes are documented in a series of State- and county-level maps demonstrating absolute and percent change in minority populations, low-income populations and limited English proficiency populations between the 1990 – 2010 decennial census periods. Based on the state of practice review, the report also highlights strategies for addressing changing demographics in EJ analysis and provides five case studies that document best practices from State DOTs and MPOs in areas undergoing rapid demographic change. Practices highlighted in this report offer practitioners improved methods for understanding and responding to demographic change in EJ communities across the lifecycle of a transportation action.
Public Note Fleming A. El-Amin II, Federal Highway Administration, TOCOR
Rosap ID dot:43568
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/43568
TRT Terms Environmental justice; Demographics; State of the practice; Decision making; Population forecasting
General Subjects Demographics; Changing Demographics; Environmental Justice; EJ; Transportation Decision-Making; Long-Range Transportation Planning; Project Development; Demographic Forecasting
Geographical
Coverage
United States
TRIS Online
Accession No
1702959
Contract Number DTFH61-17-D-00010
Report Number FHWA-HEP-19-021
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/68000/68800/68832/FHWA-HEP-19-021.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository