Addressing Changing Demographics in Environmental Justice Analysis, State of Practice

This report documents how metropolitan planning organizations (MPO), State departments of transportation (DOT), and other transportation agencies are adapting Environmental Justice (EJ) analysis techniques to understand transportation impacts in communities undergoing rapid demographic change. The report also highlights national demographic trends, showing significant change in the size and location of low-income and minority households. These changes are documented in a series of State- and county-level maps demonstrating absolute and percent change in minority populations, low-income populations and limited English proficiency populations between the 1990 – 2010 decennial census periods. Based on the state of practice review, the report also highlights strategies for addressing changing demographics in EJ analysis and provides five case studies that document best practices from State DOTs and MPOs in areas undergoing rapid demographic change. Practices highlighted in this report offer practitioners improved methods for understanding and responding to demographic change in EJ communities across the lifecycle of a transportation action.

• Record URL:
  • https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/environmental_justice/publications/chng_demo/fhwahep19021.pdf
• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/43568
• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  ICF Consulting

  9300 Lee Highway
  Fairfax, VA  United States  22031-1207

  Portland State University

  School of Urban Studies and Planning, P.O. Box 751
  Portland, OR  United States  97207-0751
• Authors:
  • Golub, Aaron
  • Brown, Les
  • Grant, Michael
  • McNeil, Nathan
  • Ryerson, Charles
  • Gray, Matt
  • Lonsdale, Stephanie
  • Levy, Madison
• Publication Date: 2019-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 170p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Demographics; Environmental justice; Metropolitan planning organizations; Socioeconomic factors; State departments of transportation; State of the practice; Transportation planning
• Subject Areas: Environment; Society; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01702959
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-HEP-19-021
• Contract Numbers: DTFH61-17-D-00010
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 25 2019 11:20AM