Evaluating the Distributional Effects of Regional Transportation Plans and Projects

Kristine Williams, University of South Florida Center for Urban Transportation Research

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Summary:

Metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) have long been required to consider the equity implications of their regional transportation plans and processes. Funded by the National Institute for Transportation and Communities, this research aims to provide additional guidance to MPOs on how to evaluate distributional equity in regional plans and projects. The report begins with an overview of federal requirements related to equity in transportation planning. We then synthesize contemporary methods for measuring transportation equity and the distributional effects of plans and projects from a review of the literature and MPO plans and studies. The report concludes with exploratory case studies of equity analysis in two regions representing distinctly different planning contexts and stages of addressing equity, and a summary of key methods to serve as a resource for use by MPOs in integrating equity into the regional transportation planning process.

Project Details

Project Type:
Research
Project Status:
Completed
End Date:
March 31,2017
UTC Grant Cycle:
Natl Round 2
UTC Funding:
$150,000

Other Products

  • Integrating Equity into Regional Transportation Planning (PRESENTATION)
  • Equity in Regional Transportation Planning (PRESENTATION)
  • Evaluating the Distributional Effects of Regional Transportation Plans and Projects (PRESENTATION)