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Goals > Equity and Inclusion
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Communities do not have equal opportunity to safely access the goods and services they need to live healthy lives. The existence of these disparities can be traced in large part to decisions made by by federal, state, and local governments, including transportation and land use planners, that have resulted in inequitable access to community environments that support health (Bullard, 2003). 

​Integrating equity into transportation can be considered in several ways. Considering the fairness of the distribution of benefits and burdens of transportation systems is one. Another is process or procedural equity--do people have an opportunity to meaningfully engage in decisions related to how their community is planned and designed as well as how it functions? 

Inclusion in transportation generally refers to how welcome users are to public spaces. Are streets accessible and comfortable to people of all cultures, ages, and abilities? 

Strategies

Community Engagement is a foundational strategy for equity and inclusion that applies to planning and design decisions.  

There are some strategies that specifically promote equity and inclusion, such as authentic community engagement. However, equity and inclusion can be achieved through most strategies based on how they are implemented. That is, equity and inclusion should be examined as part of every strategy. This is why Streetsmart includes an Equity and Inclusion component on each page.

​For planning and community engagement guidance that is grounded in health equity, racial justice, and climate resilience, see the guiding principles from PHEAL (Planning for Health Equity, Advocacy, and Leadership). Principles of Mobility Justice can be found from the Untokening Collective. The Transportation Equity Caucus is a diverse coalition that promotes equitable transportation policy and has resources for practitioners. Additional guidance for equitable planning and design is available from BlackSpace and the Design Justice Network.  

Implementation

Guides & Reports
Mobility equity framework: How to make transportation work for people



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The Greenlining Institute, 2018
Building equity: Race, ethnicity, class, and protected bike lanes: An idea book for fairer cities​

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People for Bikes & the Alliance for Biking and Walking, 2015​
Design Justice Network principles [Website]



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​Design Justice Network, 2018
The state of transportation and health equity: A field scan of the biggest challenges to health equity facing our transportation system and the strategies we should use to address them
Smart Growth America, 2019
Research Reports & Briefs
Developing data, models, and tools to enhance transportation equity​​

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National Institute for Transportation and Communities, 2019
Making racial equity real in research




Greenlining Institute, 2020
Tools
Toolkit to integrate health and equity into comprehensive plans


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American Planning Association, 2020
Healthy, equitable transportation policy: Recommendations and research


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PolicyLink & Prevention Institute, n.d.
At the intersection of active transportation and equity: Joining forces to make communities healthier and fairer

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Safe Routes Partnership, n.d.
Equitable data practice
[Website, multiple links]



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Urban Institute, 2020
Pursuing equity in pedestrian and bicycle planning




​Pedestrian Bicycle Information Center, 2016
We can there from here: New perspectives on transportation equity


UC Davis, 2016
Making equity real in mobility pilots toolkit



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Greenlining Institute, 2020
Defining "communities of concern" in transportation planning

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Urban Institute, 2020

Principles of mobility justice
[Website]
 




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​Untokening Collective, 2016
Autonomous vehicle heaven or hell? Creating a transportation revolution that benefits all

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Greenlining Institute, 2019
Developing a new methodology for analyzing potential displacement


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Chapple, Waddell, Loukaitou-Sideris, & Ong, 2017
Universal Design elements





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NACTO, n.d.
The Salzburg statement on confronting power and privilege for inclusive, equitable and healthy communities [Website]​
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Salzburg Global Fellows, 2018
Autonomous vehicles: Considerations for people with disabilities and older adults
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National Center for Mobility Management, 2018
Gentrification and displacement study: Implementing an equitable inclusive development strategy in the context of gentrification
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Bates, 2013
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