Achieving transportation equity is a transportation system goal that is becoming increasingly
important in both the public sector and academia. An equitable transportation system would …

Equity refers to the fairness with which impacts (benefits and costs) are distributed.
Transportation planning decisions can have large and diverse equity impacts. Evaluating …

Social equity refers to the distribution of benefits and costs, and the degree that distribution
is considered appropriate. Transportation planning decisions can have significant equity …

Transport planning is inescapably a normative activity that should raise equity concerns. Yet,
equity has remained a marginal issue in both research and practice. In this chapter, three …

Transportation contributes to many societal outcomes, including employment, health, and
wealth. However, disparities and inequities in transportation systems, services, and decision …

To provide California with recommendations for how to advance transportation equity, this
study examines how state DOTs and metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) are …

In this chapter, we recommend that the development of equity indicators should account for
three components:(i) the benefits and burdens of interest,(ii) the population groups over …

By definition, equity is concerned with justice. On a societal level, equity is concerned with
the just distribution of resources in society. Because a wide range of theories of just …

Transportation policies, plans, and projects all flow through state institutions because of the
substantial cost of infrastructure and the need to assess transportation system performance …

Equity refers to the fairness with which impacts (benefits and costs) are distributed.
Transportation planning decisions often have significant equity impacts. Transport equity …