WIN Measures Update:
Measuring Equitable Transportation
Supported by Well-being and Equity (WE) in the World
�Thursday, December 16, 2021
Presenters:
Alvaro S. Sanchez, Vice President of Policy, The Greenlining Institute�Mary Buchanan, Senior Research Associate, TransitCenter�Jesus M. Barajas, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Science & Policy, University of California, Davis
Welcome and Introductions
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Session Agenda
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Measuring Equitable Transportation
Welcome & Land Acknowledgement
Together, we acknowledge indigenous peoples, on whose ancient and sacred land we live, work, and play. As a community, we recognize the ever-present systemic inequities that stem directly from past wrongdoings, and we commit ourselves indefinitely to respecting and reconciling this long history of injustice.
In the chat, please tell us where you reside!
Who
A strategic network of organizations, individuals, and communities united by common purpose
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Goals
How
We aim to catalyze change through:
What is the Well-Being in the Nation (WIN) Network?
WIN Measure Domains
By applying a racial justice frame to the WIN Measures, we aim to prioritize, develop and restore Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) communities using data that tells a complete and transparent story. In order to be effective and explicitly anti-racist, we must go beyond the identification of disparate outcomes across racial groups. We seek to include measures that:�8
8�Further, we seek to disaggregate data, where possible, and apply an intersectional lens in order to highlight the unique needs and characteristics of each racial and ethnic group.
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What do we mean by racial justice?
By applying an intergenerational wellbeing lens to the WIN measures, we intend to recognize:
�In doing so, we will reflect the complex intersectional nature of the domains, that addressing disparities and inequities will require strategies which will have long term impact over generations, and of the need to develop multi-generational longitudinal measuring strategies.
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What do we mean by intergenerational well-being?
WIN Measures Update Process
Phase 1 Information Gathering | Phase 2 Rate and Prioritize | Phase 3 Refine and Alignment | Phase 4 Report |
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Additional Transportation Measures |
Percent of workers who commute 60 minutes or longer. |
Average number of jobs reachable within 30 minutes by public transit or walking. |
In the last three years, the quality and service of public transportation has: improved, worsened, or remained the same. |
In the last three years, the roads leading to this community have: improved, worsened, or remained the same. |
Average time of commute (minutes) |
Bike score (0-100) |
CORE TRANSPORTATION MEASURES |
Percent of workers who commute alone by car |
Rides per day per capita (average weekday household person-miles traveled by U.S. Census Tract, per day) |
Transit score |
�As you reflect on the presenters’ remarks today, we would like for you to consider
�What are the opportunities the current moment offers us in terms of transportation measurement and transportation equity?
Reflection: Racial Justice and Intergenerational Well-being
Transportation Pre-readings
Alvaro S. Sanchez�Vice President of Policy�The Greenlining Institute
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Speaker
E-Mobility Equity:
Designing and Measuring for Equity
Alvaro S. Sanchez, Vice President of Policy
@alvaros_views
© Greenlining Institute. All right reserved.
We envision a future where communities of color can build wealth, live in healthy places filled with economic opportunity, and are ready to meet the challenges posed by climate change.
Transforming the behaviors, institutions, and systems that disproportionately harm people of color. Equity means increasing access to power, redistributing and providing additional resources, and eliminating barriers to opportunity, in order to empower low-income communities of color to thrive and reach full potential
RACIAL
EQUITY
May 17, 2021�Oakland COVID-19 Map
Communities in dark blue have highest case rates of COVID
* no data for white portions of the map
1937�Oakland Redlining Map
Disinvestment in redlined communities.
2021�CalEnviroScreen
Communities in red and orange suffer most from poverty and pollution
ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND HEALTH IMPACTS BASED ON RACE
Mobility Equity Framework
Enhance economic opportunities
Increase access to mobility
Reduce air pollution
© Greenlining Institute. All right reserved.
AUGUST 2021
The Greenlined Economy Framework
Community Investment Standards
MAKING EQUITY REAL FRAMEWORK
GOALS, VALUES, MISSION
How is equity described in the context of the overall goal of the policy, program or funding approach? Is equity a core component? Is it missing?
PROCESS
How does the policy, program or funding approach propose to deliver outcomes with equity as a focus? How are decisions made or influenced by communities with less political power or voice?
IMPLEMENTATION
How does implementation lead to equity outcomes? What are the explicit equity outcomes described in the policy, program or funding approach?
ANALYSIS, MEASUREMENT
How is equity progress measured? How do we know that equity goals were achieved?
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6 Standards for Equitable Investment
Making Equity Real Framework
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2 Grant Types: 1) Planning and Capacity Building 2) Implementation
Eligible Uses: Infrastructure, zero-emission vehicles and other mobility options, land use and pricing innovations, community engagement activities, workforce development, and more.
Location: Statewide
Funding Agency: California Air Resources Board
Program Funding: $19.5 million available in Fiscal Year 2019-20
SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION EQUITY PROJECT
SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION EQUITY PROJECT
EQUITY IN THE MISSION
Deliver Intentional Benefits & Emphasize Anti-Racist Solutions:
Prioritize Multi-Sector Approaches:
EQUITY IN THE PROCESS
Be Community-Driven at Every Stage:
guidelines with stakeholders.
Build Community Capacity:
EQUITY IN THE MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS
Be Community-Driven at Every Stage:
EQUITY IN THE OUTCOMES
Prioritize Multi-Sector Approaches
Establish Paths Towards Wealth Building:
© The Greenlining Institute. All right reserved.
© The Greenlining Institute. All right reserved.
AUGUST 2021
Mary Buchanan�Senior Research Associate�TransitCenter
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Measuring equity in public transit
Mary Buchanan
Senior Research Associate @TransitCenter
The goal of a transportation system is to connect people to places conveniently & affordably.
An equitable transportation system benefits the people with the greatest need for those connections by prioritizing their travel needs.
Transportation practitioners have to know who benefits from their current system and who is underserved to plan equitable service that eliminates inequities in access.
The Equity Dashboard measures access to opportunities on public transit outcomes for people in 7 regions
In order to...
Resources
https://github.com/diluisi/TransitCenter
https://github.com/jamaps/tracc
https://github.com/wklumpen/equity-pulse-realtime
Thanks to the Dashboard’s technical team!
Jeff Allen, Steven Farber, Alex Karner, Willem Klumpenhouwer, Lisa Li, Rick Liu, Mitchell Robinson, Diego Da Silva, Dana Rowangould & Amer Shalaby
Thanks to our Equity-in-Practice research
partners at Center for Neighborhood Technology
Jesus M. Barajas, Ph.D.�Assistant Professor�Environmental Science & Policy�University of California, Davis
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Speaker
Metrics and implications for equity: Regional and local applications
Jesus M. Barajas, PhD
December 16, 2021
Image: Juan Ordonez / Unsplash
Study 1:
How do regional agencies use equity to prioritize investments?
Transportation planning process
NCHRP Report 8-53
Documents reviewed from 40 largest MPOs
Categories of potential equity impact
Example metrics
Classification | Example |
Location burdens-based | “Projects will score 10 points if the proposed project is not located in or adjoining environmental justice sensitive area” (HGAC) |
Location benefits-based | “Project falls in, or partially in, an EJ area with high concentration of low-income persons or minorities = 4 points” (EWGCOG) |
Impacts-based | “Project will directly improve safety through improvements at a high-crash location within an equity area = 2 points…” (BMPO) |
Access to destinations-based | “Change in the number of jobs that low-income and minority community workers can access during peak period [on a scale of 0-100].” (ARC) |
User-based | “Percent of travelers using a facility that are people of color below the poverty line, as modeled by CMAP’s travel demand model (CMAP)” |
Community-engagement based | “Project implementation will include public engagement strategy. Strategy is clearly described in attachment and includes specific techniques to engage transportation disadvantaged populations = 5 points” (MARC) |
Key takeaways
Study 2:
To what extent are infrastructure, safety, and policing linked?
Data gathering and processing
Bicycle sidewalk citations issued in Chicago
A closer look:
Bicycle citations in Chicago
Citations per 1,000 residents
2017-2019
Key finding
Where there were bike facilities, the odds of getting a ticket were lower – and got much lower in neighborhoods of color
Key takeaways for planners and policymakers
Guiding Principles for Measure Addition
Breakout Discussion
What key ideas and recommendations emerged during your small group discussion?
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