A Fair Distribution of Accessibility: Interpreting Civil Rights Regulations for Regional Transportation Plans

Authors

Karel Martens, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
Aaron Golub, Portland State UniversityFollow

Published In

Journal of Planning Education and Research

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-2018

Abstract

The US Department of Transportation requires metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) to consider social equity in their plans and projects in accordance with civil rights–related laws. In this paper, we suggest four interpretations of directives’ distributional standards in relation to accessibility. Employing this framework, we review the equity assessments of regional plans of the ten largest MPOs in the United States. Against our expectations, we find that MPOs tend to employ relatively strong distributional standards, albeit never explicitly. We argue that more explicit guidance regarding standards would improve the fairness and consistency of planning practice

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https://doi.org/10.1177/0739456X18791014

DOI

10.1177/0739456X18791014

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Citation Details

Martens, K., & Golub, A. (2018). A Fair Distribution of Accessibility: Interpreting Civil Rights Regulations for Regional Transportation Plans. Journal of Planning Education and Research.