An Assessment of Data, Tools, and Metrics for Equity in Decisions About Surface Transportation Investments

By: Transportation Research Board and National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and Consensus and Advisory Studies Division and Committee on Data, Metrics, and Analytic Methods for Assessing Equity Impacts of Surface Transportation Investments: Phase 2 Study to Support State and Local Decision Making

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Synopsis: The U.S. Department of Transportation and Congress should direct and support states, localities, regional planning organizations, and other recipients of federal surface transportation funds to pilot test the use of metrics for informing transportation investments aimed at addressing the needs of all people in a deliberate and equitable manner. This is among the recommendations in TRB Special Report 356: An Assessment of Data, Tools, and Metrics for Equity in Decisions About Surface Transportation Investments, from the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The report, called for by Congress, considers the needs of state and local jurisdictions as they strive to use their federal transportation funds to promote safe and reliable access to life needs such as housing, jobs, health care, and education, and to avoid and mitigate any adverse effects from transportation. The report’s findings and advice will also inform a follow-on National Academies’ research project to pilot test promising approaches for equity analysis.