The National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC ) recognizes the importance of equitable and accessible transportation services in all communities and is building a collection of resources dedicated to transportation diversity and equity.
News Articles
> Report Outlines How Public Transit Agencies Can Advance Equity (UT News, July 15, 2021)
> How Can Transit Deliver Urban Equity and Sustainability? (Government Technology, September 2021)
> Equitably Connecting Rural and Urban Populations (TRB, October 2021)
> Transit Agencies Pivot to Equity and Recoup Ridership (Next City, December 8, 2021)
> Why Vision Zero is a Human Rights Issue For the Deaf — and the Rest of the Disability Community (StreetsBlog USA, February 17, 2022)
> Don’t be scared to talk about disabilities. Here’s what to know and what to say (NPR, February 22, 2022)
> Denver RTD launches new systemwide fare study and equity analysis (Mass Transit, April 5, 2022)
> EXCLUSIVE: Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg Outlines Where Opportunities Meet For The Black Community And Biden’s $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Law (BET, May 11, 2022)
> For State Transportation Agencies, a Long Road to Increase Diversity ( Route Fifty, July 18, 2022)
> Video: Implementing Equity In The Transportation Industry (AASHTO Journal, August 5, 2022)
> Reaching Out to the Hispanic Community
> Making Strides Toward Transportation Equity: Highlights from an NADTC Panel Discussion (NADTC, October 2022)
> Infrastructure Law Short on Tribal Transportation Spending (NRDC, November 2, 2022)
> Addressing Transportation Insecurity Through Equity (AASHTO Journal, December 2, 2022)
> Metro’s Equity Platform spurs new equity information data hub, encouraging more Angelenos to participate in Metro’s decision-making process (The Source, May 9, 2023)
> Mainstreaming gender in urban mobility: Towards inclusive and accessible city transit systems ( Observer Research Foundation, June 12, 2023)
Reports
> Age Friendly Arizona, Blind Spot: Mobility and Aging in Rural America
> America Walks, Inclusive Planning in Tribal Communities: Engaging People With Disabilities in Designing Safe and Accessible Transportation Systems
> Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc., New Routes to Equity: Future of Transportation in the Black Community
> The Greenlining Institute, Mobility Equity Framework: How to Make Transportation Work for People
> Health Affairs, Public Transportation In The US: A Driver Of Health And Equity
> Link Houston, Equity in Transit
> Link Houston, Where Affordable Housing and Transportation Meet in Houston
> National Academy of Medicine, Transportation Equity, Health, and Aging: A Novel Approach to Healthy Longevity with Benefits Across the Life Span
> National Academies of Sciences, Racial Equity, Black America, and Public Transportation, Volume 1: A Review of Economic, Health, and Social Impacts
> National Center for Sustainable Transportation, We Can Get There From Here: New Perspectives on Transportation Equity
> National RTAP, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Public Transportation
> Rand Corporation, Transportation Equity for Older Adults
> Salud America, Innovations in Transportation Equity for Latino Communities
> Elsevier, Equity and exclusion issues in cashless fare payment systems for public transportation
> TransitCenter, Inclusive Transit
> TransitCenter, Equity in Practice: A Guidebook for Transit Agencies
> Transportation Research Board, Resource Guide for Improving Diversity and Inclusion Programs for the Public Transportation Industry
> Transportation Research Board, Equity Analysis in Regional Transportation Planning Processes, Volume 1: Guide
> Transportation Research Board, Opportunities for Research on Transportation and Equity
> Transportation Research Board, Racial Equity Addendum to Critical Issues In Transportation
> The White House, Executive Order On Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities
> UC Institute of Transportation Studies, Answers from the Margins: Participatory Planning with Disadvantaged Communities
> University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center, Rural-Urban Differences among Older Adults
> Urban Institute, The Unequal Commute: Examining inequities in four metro areas’ transportation systems
> Victoria Transport Policy Institute, Evaluating Transportation Equity Guidance for Incorporating Distributional Impacts in Transport Planning
Webinars
> America Walks, Black Voices in Urbanism, Mobility and the Walkable Community Movement
> American Walks, Inclusive Planning in Tribal Communities: Engaging People With Disabilities in Designing Safe and Accessible Transportation Systems
> American Public Transportation Association, Kaleidoscope: Elevating Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging in Public Transit
> Council of University Transportation Centers – CUTC, Changing the TIDE in Transportation
> Eno Center for Transportation, Best Practices for Incorporating Equity into Performance-Based Processes
> Eno Center for Transportation, Toward Universal Access
> Florida Public Transportation Association,Transit Tuesday – The Importance of Transit in Communities of Color
> Transportation Radio, DC DOT Advancing Transportation Equity
> UC Davis, Equity, Community, and the 3 Revolutions in Transportation
Additional Resources
> Center for Urban Transportation, Transportation Equity Toolkit
> Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) Equity Through Access Map Toolkit
> U.S. Department of Transportation, Fact Sheet on Equity in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
> U.S. Department of Transportation, Justice40 Initiative
> Federal Highway Administration, Screening Tool for Equity Analysis of Projects (STEAP)
> Government Alliance on Race and Equity, Tools and Resources
> Metropolitan Transportation Commission, Equity Platform
> moveDC Applying an Equity Framework
> National Academies, Building Socioeconomic Equity Through Transportation Research
> San Francisco MTA: Equity Toolkit – Transit Assessment
> TransitCenter, Transit Equity Dashboard