More Equity Examples
Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Offers a compilation of case studies focused on micromobility programs.
Read More >Chicago, Illinois Uses Regulatory Approaches to Improve E-Scooter Equity
Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Assesses how e-scooters could enhance equitable access, reduce congestion, and lower emissions, leading to expanded pilot programs with regulatory measures and community input.
Read More >Shared Micromobility Pilot Promotes Access in Fort Smith, Arkansas
Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Reports on a bikeshare pilot in Fort Smith, AR, aimed at developing a long-term pricing strategy, securing funding, and effectively placing stations to support low-income communities.
Read More >Noteworthy Practice: Equity Approaches for Vision Zero: San Francisco
Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Offers a case study on equity considerations in San Francisco CA using equity data to inform Vision Zero Network.
Read More >Noteworthy Practice: MnDOT’s SPACE Tool: Using Equity Data to Inform Active Transportation Safety
Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Offers a case study on equity considerations in Minnesota DOT using equity data to inform active transportation safety.
Read More >Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Offers a case study on Virginia DOT Pedestrian Safety Action Plan.
Read More >Integrating the Safe System Approach into California’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan
Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Offers a case study of the Safe System Approach in California’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan.
Read More >Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Offers a special issue on "Equity in Transportation" as Spring 2023 issue.
Read More >2022 Survey of Equity Practices in the Transportation Planning Process
Source: US Department of Transportation
Summarizes results of state DOTs and MPOs responses to surveys about equity in transportation planning.
Read More >Source: The Funders Network
Covers a report examining how advocates are transforming the transportation system in seven states.
Read More >Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Showcases an e-bike lending library program.
Read More >Delivery Cyborg Pushed Off Toronto, Canada Streets Over Safety and Accessibility Concerns
Source: Treehugger
Reports that 10-pound delivery cyborgs (a robot-like machine piloted remotely by a human using a computer and a joystick) are banned from Toronto, Canada streets.
Read More >New York City, NY: Court Orders 9,000 Crosswalk Upgrades for Blind Pedestrians
Source: Route Fifty
Reports that a federal court has ordered New York City to upgrade 9,000 crossings over the next decade after disability advocates sued, citing 97% of the city’s intersections with visual “walk” and “don’t walk” signals did not have technology for blind or low-vision pedestrians.
Read More >Source: The Conversation
Finds that women in most cities achieve as much active travel time as men, however, by being more likely to walk and less likely to cycle, women’s access to the city is significantly limited.
Read More >Source: America Walks
Decries car-centered snow clearing practices that leave roads salted and bare while sidewalks remain packed with ice and snow that residents and businesses must each individually clear.
Read More >Diverse Users of San Francisco, CA Car-Free Places Documentary
Source: StreetsBlog SF
A 15-minute documentary that features the diversity of users enjoying the JFK Promenade and the Great Walkway in San Francisco, CA, and debunks the false narrative that people who use car-free spaces are exclusively able-bodied, wealthy, and elite.
Read More >Seattle models strategies for equitably advancing safe walking and biking for youth
Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC) and Vision Zero for Youth
Offers a look at Seattle's strategies for equitably advancing safe walking and biking for youth.
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