SOCIAL EQUITY AND TRANSIT IN CALIFORNIA: TOOLS AND PROSPECTS

Transit social justice implies an equitable distribution of public transit services across a community or a region. Transportation officials are under increasing pressure to develop transit solutions that not only address the needs of their communities in the most cost efficient manner but in a socially just manner alike. This paper addresses the topic from a situational perspective, focusing on the California experience. Several case studies are discussed, and prospects for future research along with widespread application of current technologies and tools are examined. The situational perspective defines social justice as it applies to public transit. It then addresses transportation agency types relative to their transit planning role as well as projects susceptible to warrant special analysis. The paper also discusses the increasing role of performance measures in transportation improvement project creation, evaluation, and monitoring.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Public Transportation Association

  1201 New York Avenue, NW
  Washington, DC    20005
• Authors:
  • Grant, Y
• Conference:
  • 1999 Commuter Rail/Rapid Transit Conference, Proceedings
  • Location: Toronto, Canada
  • Date: 1999-5-22 to 1999-5-27
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 199-206

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Cost effectiveness; Level of service; Performance evaluations; Public transit; Social factors; Socioeconomic factors
• Uncontrolled Terms: Welfare to work
• Geographic Terms: California
• Subject Areas: Economics; Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00766386
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 14 1999 12:00AM