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Fair & Equitable Infrastructure: Investing in Communities & Workers
This webinar will discuss why federal infrastructure investments matter and how these investments can advance equity and economic opportunity; lift up examples of infrastructure projects already underway that are improving communities and investing in workers who face barriers to employment; and share guiding principles for fair and equitable federal infrastructure investments.
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What does gentrification and displacement mean for Equitable Economic Development?
In many cities, there is much debate about defining and identifying gentrification. There is also a lively debate about the relationship between economic development activities, like new retail or corridor revitalization, and displacement of residents and local businesses. Many city leaders struggle with how to understand how gentrification and displacement impacts their residents, especially...
| More >Ensuring Equity-Centered Provisions in Upcoming Infrastructure Proposals: A Strategy Discussion Webinar
- In this strategy discussion on crafting an infrastructure proposal that would serve as an opportunity to improve the social determinants of health and quality of life for underserved families and communities, experts explored the tools and policy mechanisms that can be used to address health and economic disparities and identified strategies to ensure equity is built into infrastructure...
Perspectives on Advancing Economic and Social Equity in Federal Transportation Policy: Briefing papers for the 10/25/12 Forum of the Equity Caucus at Transportation for America

Fostering Access to Opportunity HUD’s Proposed Affirmatively Furthering Housing Rule
- Clarifies the definition of AFFH to include actions that...

Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) Rule is Sound Policy
While the Fair Housing Act has largely succeeded in outlawing overt housing discrimination, it has been less effective in promoting equal opportunity, in large part because of a lack of clarity and technical support surrounding the mandate to “affirmatively further” fair housing goals.
The AFFH rule provides much-needed clarification of the Fair Housing Act and provides support to HUD grantees...
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AFH Roles Matrix
In this table, you will find examples of the different types of stakeholders that could be included in the AFH and what expertise and assets they may bring. You will find information on the kinds of data they might have access to, resources and in-kind support they might leverage and policies or programs they could implement to increase access to opportunity and promote fair housing.
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Breaking Down Barriers to Opportunity: Transportation and the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing

Breaking Down Barriers to Opportunity: Transportation and the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule PowerPoint Presentation

Subsidizing Congestion: The Multibillion-Dollar Tax Subsidy That's Making Your Commute Worse

Up-to-Date Analysis of Future Workforce Needs in Transit
Presentation by the Transportation Learning Center on the future workforce needs in the transportation industry.
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Share of Transportation Industry Jobs: African Americans and Hispanics
Valerie Wilson from the Economic Policy Institute presents data to illustrate the share of jobs created from transportation investments that will be filled by African Americans and Hispanics.
| More >Transportation Update: Where We’ve Gone and What We’ve Learned
For Americans with Disabilities many transportation services remain stuck in neutral. For many Americans with Disabilities the prospects and possibilities for going to and from work, school and recreational activities are stuck in neutral. NCD’s report addresses the broad range of surface transportation, including these, and makes recommendations policymakers should use to address these...
| More >Transportation For People With Disabilities: Summary and Recommendations
Weighing Maryland's Economic Future: Assessing the Benefits from the Red and Purple Lines.
This report shows the numerous economic benefits to the state of Maryland that the Red Line and the Purple Line would deliver. Each tangible benefit tells just one piece of the full story of these projects. Taken together, the evidence is overwhelming that the Red and Purple Lines are a vital investment in Maryland’s future.
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RE: Comments on April-May 2015 FTA Capital Investment Grant Rulemaking [Docket No. FTA–2015–0007]
PolicyLink is pleased that the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has issued guidance for the capital investment grants that (1) prioritize mobility and connectedness for low-income people and transit-dependent populations; and (2) incentivizes the provision of affordable housing close to public transportation.
| More >Testimony from The Transportation Equity Caucus Statement for House Ways and Means Hearing
Adequate federal transportation investments can lay a strong foundation for economic growth and expand opportunity for millions of people. Strategic federal investments in transportation can transform struggling communities, unleash untapped human potential, and promote local economic development to allow all people to thrive. When transportation funding decisions are driven by economic and...
| More >Statement for the Hearing Record: “Dead End, No Turn Around, Danger Ahead: Challenges to the Future of Highway Funding”
As members of the Transportation Equity Caucus, a diverse coalition of organizations promoting policies that ensure access, mobility, and opportunity for all, we appreciate the opportunity to submit this statement for the record today to express our priorities for the financing of the Highway Trust Fund.
| More >Active Transportation and Equity: Key Challenges and Opportunities from the Field

Equity and Transportation
This webinar is a discussion of equity and transportation. How can we measure the equity impacts of transportation investments? And how can we ensure that walking and biking investments meaningfully address the mobility and safety needs of urban and rural disadvantaged communities while not directly or indirectly leading to the displacement of low-income residents?
Governments and...

Rebuilding America's Infrastructure Starts with Transportation
The Transportation Equity Caucus applauds President Obama for raising the critical issue of long-term, sustained investment in transportation infrastructure during his State of the Union address.
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Building the Foundation for Surface Transportation Reauthorization
Statement for the record submitted to the House of Respresentatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure hearing, Jan 14, 2014.
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Transit-based Opportunity—Lessons from Dayton
The linkages between neighborhoods and academic achievement, health, and life outcomes have been thoroughly documented in research literature in recent decades. A recent story from Dayton, Ohio underscores the importance of transportation equity, and sheds light on the power of public transit to link marginalized communities to opportunities throughout a region with differentially located assets.
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Leverage Transportation Investments to Support Fair and Inclusive Access to Jobs
Transportation infrastructure is a critical link to ensuring opportunity for all—connecting us to jobs, housing, health care, and grocery stores. Even more, transportation planning and investment decisions—what we build, where it is placed, and who builds it—are central to creating equitable communities. Local leaders are maximizing economic and social equity benefits by leveraging...
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Business Impact Mitigations for Transit Projects
Across the country, new light rail and bus rapid transit (BRT) projects are creating faster and more affordable transportation options for low-income residents and people of color. In several cities, these projects are also expanding opportunities for small, local, minority-, women-, and immigrant-owned businesses to reach new customers and benefit from the streetscape and other new...
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Transportation Equity: A 21st Century Civil Rights Issue (Transcript)
Transcript of the Transportation Equity Caucus July 1, 2014 webinar on Transportation Equity: A 21st Century Civil Rights Issue
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Transportation Equity: A 21st Century Civil Rights Issue
The Transportation Equity Caucus hosted a webinar to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and to explore intersections between civil rights and transportation. During the webinar equity advocates in Ohio, South Carolina, and Wisconsin discussed steps taken by local communities to use civil rights statues to ensure federal transportation investments are fair and...
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Disadvantaged Communities Teach Regional Planners a Lesson in Equitable and Sustainable Development

Building Bridges to Economic Opportunity (Transcript)
Audio and transcript of the Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity August 7, 2014 audio call on Building Bridges to Economic Opportunity: Using Transportation to Connect People to Work
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Building Bridges to Economic Opportunity (Audio and Transcript)
Affordable and accessible transportation connects people to jobs, schools, affordable housing, health care, grocery stores, and other basic necessities. The Obama administration and the U.S. Department of Transportation recently proposed major transportation legislation to address the urgent transit challenges facing urban, suburban, and rural communities. At the same time, local leaders are...
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Comments Submitted by PolicyLink on U.S. DOT's Proposed State and Metropolitan Planning Guidance
PolicyLink is pleased to offer the following comments on the proposed rulemaking on Statewide, Nonmetropolitan, and Metropolitan Transportation Planning to the U.S Department of Transportation’s (U.S. DOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Authority (FTA).
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The State of Transit in New Orleans: The Need for a More Efficient, Equitable, and Sustainable System
Ride New Orleans’ analysis in this report highlights several critical findings.
- By the end of 2012, just 36% of the pre-Katrina transit service offered by the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA) in 2005 had been restored – although 86% of New Orleans’ population had returned to the city.
- Service reductions have been worst in areas where transit service is needed most: low-income...

Comments Submitted by 9to5 on U.S. DOT's Proposed State and Metropolitan Planning Guidance
On behalf of the members and constituents of 9to5, National Association of Working Women, the following comments are offered on proposed rulemaking on Statewide, Nonmetropolitan, and Metropolitan Transportation Planning to the U.S Department of Transportation’s (U.S. DOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Authority (FTA).
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Comments Submitted by Enterprise Community Partners on Proposed State and Metropolitan Planning Guidance
Enterprise Community Partners (Enterprise) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the joint Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) – Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Proposed Rule for Statewide and Nonmetropolitan Planning and Metropolitan Transportation Planning
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Comments Submitted by National Housing Conference on Proposed State and Metropolitan Planning Guidance
The National Housing Conference (NHC) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the joint Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) – Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Proposed Rule for Statewide and Nonmetropolitan Planning and Metropolitan Transportation Planning.
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Natural Resources Defense Council Comments on State and Metropolitan Planning Guidance
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is pleased to submit comments on the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for Statewide and Nonmetropolitan Transportation Planning and Metropolitan Transportation Planning documents. This NPRM sets the stage for regions to establish a framework for efficient planning...
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All Aboard: Making Equity Central in Transportation Planning
Transportation is a critical link to ensuring opportunity for all connecting us to jobs, schools, housing, health care, and grocery stores. Even more, transportation planning and investment decisions; what we build, where it is placed, and who builds it – is central to creating equitable regions. Urban and rural communities that have sought to target transportation resources to places and...
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Can Shared Mobility Help Low-Income People Access Opportunity?
Shared-mobility programs like bike-share and car-share have significant potential to benefit low-income users, yet often do not reach that population. This report examines the specific opportunities and challenges facing shared mobility programs in expanding services to low-income communities.
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The New Movement: Bike Equity Today
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