More Equity Examples


Noteworthy Practice: Equity Approaches for Vision Zero: San Francisco

Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Offers a case study on equity considerations in San Francisco CA using equity data to inform Vision Zero Network.
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Noteworthy Practice: MnDOT’s SPACE Tool: Using Equity Data to Inform Active Transportation Safety

Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Offers a case study on equity considerations in Minnesota DOT using equity data to inform active transportation safety.
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Noteworthy Practice: VDOT Pedestrian Safety Action Plan

Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Offers a case study on equity considerations in Virginia DOT Pedestrian Safety Action Plan.
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Integrating the Safe System Approach and Equity into California’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan

Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Offers a case study of the Safe System Approach and equity considerations in California’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan.
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Public Road Magazine: Equity Issue

Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Offers a special issue on "Equity in Transportation" as Spring 2023 issue.
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2022 Survey of Equity Practices in the Transportation Planning Process

Source: US Department of Transportation
Summarizes results of state DOTs and MPOs responses to surveys about equity in transportation planning.
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Case Study: E-Bike Libraries Advance Mobility Options, Incorporate Equity and Climate Goals

Source: FHWA
Showcases an e-bike lending library program in Latino neighborhoods.
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Actions for Decriminalizing Transportation and Movement: A Vision for Antiracist Approaches to Safety

Source: Transportation Equity Caucus
Proposes principles for equitable transportation to ensure safety for marginalized groups.
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New USDOT National Roadway Safety Strategy and FHWA Update to Highway Safety Improvement Program

Source: USDOT
At its core, the NRSS is a USDOT-wide adoption of the Safe System Approach, focused on five key objectives: safer people, safer roads, safer vehicles, safer speeds, and post-crash care.
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Montgomery County, MD: Increasing Equitable Transit Access by Improving Walkability

Source: Brookings
Describes efforts to study and tackle pedestrian access as a fundamental equity issue across communities that a new rail line will serve.
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