This research focuses on three major challenges of incorporating environmental justice into metropolitan transportation planning. The data needed are compared with the data currently available on the spatial distributions of race and income, the spatial distributions of trip ends, trip tables, network performance, and cost estimates of improvements. Several conflicting definitions of equity are offered, as are applications for each within the context of environmental justice. The importance of choosing a correct unit of analysis is discussed, with particular emphasis on how the geographic unit of analysis is a poor proxy for the group unit, which is theoretically required, as the analysis's purpose is to compare performance measures across groups. The primary goal of this paper is to explore challenging topics such as these raising questions and concerns. The answers to the questions raised will differ depending on each implementing agency's objectives and resources.


    Access

    Download

    Check availability in my library

    Order at Subito €


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Environmental Justice Analysis


    Subtitle :

    Challenges for Metropolitan Transportation Planning


    Additional title:

    Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    2007-01-01




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



    Environmental Justice in Transportation

    Johnson, L. | British Library Conference Proceedings | 1997




    Implementing Environmental Justice: A Case Study

    Kugler, J. A. / American Public Transit Association | British Library Conference Proceedings | 1995


    Application of Environmental Justice Analysis in a Statewide Freight Plan

    Ryan, Christopher | Transportation Research Record | 2017