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Transportation Planning +�Equitable Community Engagement

Joy R. Miciano

President + CEO, Zan Associates

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Maya M. Gels

Urban Studies Student San Diego State University

Washburn HS and JPMS Alum; 2018 Future City Regional Winner

November 21, 2023

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Introductions: Group Activity

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  • Designate a notetaker
  • Designate a reporter
  • Share the following with your group:
  • Name
  • Grade
  • How did you get to school today?
  • Notetaker: record responses
  • Reporter: will share with the larger group:
  • Names of group members
  • Group grade (all 8th or 7th graders or mix)
  • Most common way students got to school

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What are examples of transportation planning?

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It’s all around us . . .

where we live, work and play!

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What are examples of good transportation planning?

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What are examples of NOT so good transportation planning?

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MN Department of Transportation: Transportation Hierarchy

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  • Based on preventing injury for the most vulnerable user groups, expected volume based on area, and what’s been done before.

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  • A rating of ‘high’ means that user group is expected in the project area and should have a high level of consideration.

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  • These ratings are a starting point, not a project-specific solution.

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  • Project-specific transportation hierarchy ratings should be made in collaboration with local partners.

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Guidance on applying the Hierarchy Tool: mndot.gov/complete-streets/transportation-hierarchy-tool.html

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What is equity?

Equity in transportation seeks fairness in mobility and accessibility to meet the needs of all community members.

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A central goal of transportation is to facilitate social and economic opportunities by providing equitable levels of access to affordable and reliable transportation options based on the needs of the populations being served, particularly populations that are traditionally underserved.

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Equality vs Equity

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What is equitable community engagement?

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How we do transportation planning and equitable engagement

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Be inclusive.

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Be innovative.

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Be intentional.

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Be impactful.

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Be impressive.

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How can YOU do transportation planning and equitable engagement?

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  • Pick a project or a route that one of your group members took to get to school today
  • What are ways to make your transportation project safer and/or equitable?
  • What feedback are you looking for?
  • Who is easiest audience to reach?
  • Who is the hardest audience to reach?
  • What activity can you do to reach and talk with the hardest to reach audience?
  • Plan one activity: Who? What? Where? When? How? Why?

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What was challenging?

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What did you learn?

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How may your plan change 100 years from now?

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Future City Lessons Learned with Maya Gels

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  • What was successful?
  • What was challenging?
  • Q&A

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Thank you!

Joy R. Miciano, President + CEO

jmiciano@zanassoc.com

612-423-5993

jmiciano@zanassoc.com

zanassoc.com

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Maya M. Gels

Student, San Diego State University

612-418-3605

mayamgels@gmail.com

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