GIS and Equity Peer Exchange: A TPCB Peer Exchange Event
This report summarizes proceedings of a virtual peer exchange sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and hosted by the Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (AMPO) on June 22-23, 2021. The purpose of the peer exchange was to discuss how metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) can build MPO capacity for using geographic information systems (GIS) to advance equity goals. The event provided an opportunity for MPOs to share experiences, lessons learned, successes, and challenges related to the topic. Specifically, participants discussed how to define equity at an agency and project level, how to use data to inform decision-making, and how to use data and GIS to share information and “tell the story” about equity populations and projects. The topics of discussion stemmed from an AMPO survey conducted to solicit MPO needs surrounding equity, data, and GIS. The event was sponsored by FHWA through its Transportation Planning Capacity Building Program, led in partnership with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).
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Corporate Authors:
Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
Cambridge, MA United States 02142Federal Transit Administration
Office of Planning and Environment, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590Federal Highway Administration
Office of Planning, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
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Authors:
- Cahill, Patricia
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0000-0003-4713-5757
- Green, Michael
- Publication Date: 2021-9
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Edition: Final Report
- Features: Appendices; Figures; Maps; Tables;
- Pagination: 24p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Data collection; Decision making; Environmental justice; Equity; Geographic information systems; Metropolitan planning organizations
- Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01832626
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-HEP-21-047, DOT-VNTSC-FHWA-21-09
- Contract Numbers: HW2LA5 / UJ693
- Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
- Created Date: Jan 18 2022 9:02AM