Incorporation of Social Equity Considerations into Transportation Asset Management

There is increasing awareness among transportation professionals about the importance of incorporating social equity into their practices. While the transit sector has made notable progress, other areas, such as asset management, are still lagging in integrating social equity into decision making. This project aimed to address this gap by conducting a literature review and gathering insights through interviews and surveys with personnel from local governments, transportation agencies, and community-based organizations. The research team explored how social equity is currently operationalized by transportation departments and agencies, and assessed how it is considered across various fields. They developed a tailored definition of equity for asset management, identified both existing and missing indicators for this definition, and proposed decision-making tools as initial methods for integrating social equity into transportation asset management. The project culminated in a refined understanding of social equity in transportation asset management and an initial framework to guide local governments and agencies in incorporating equity into their decision-making processes.

• Record URL:
  • https://www.ugpti.org/resources/reports/details.php?id=1227
• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/78983
• Summary URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/78984
• Supplemental Notes:
  • This document was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program.
• Corporate Authors:

  Colorado State University, Fort Collins

  Fort Collins, CO  United States  80523

  Mountain-Plains Consortium

  North Dakota State University
  Fargo, ND  United States  58108

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Khalife, Fawzi G
  • Atadero, Rebecca
  • Ozbek, Mehmet E
  • Arneson, Erin
• Publication Date: 2024-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 42p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asset management; Decision support systems; Equity; Surveys; Transportation departments; Transportation planning
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Society; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01941299
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: MPC-682, MPC 24-556
• Files: UTC, NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 30 2024 9:58AM