MEASURING UP TO ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

Following the issuing of the Executive Order to address environmental justice in 1994, it became clear that the U.S. Department of Transportation would hold metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) accountable for how well their transportation plans and programs avoided adverse effects on human health and the environment for minority and low-income populations. MPOs that could not meet this standard would lose federal funds. How should public agencies avoid disproportionate impacts on these populations when siting infrastructure improvements? How should planning efforts incorporate input from disadvantaged populations? This article discusses how the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) in Columbus, Ohio, grappled with these questions, and were eventually commended for their efforts.

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• Authors:
  • Keister, M S
• Publication Date: 2002-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 32-33
• Serial:
  • TR News
  • Issue Number: 220
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0738-6826
  • Serial URL: https://doi.org/10.17226/895

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Environmental justice; Infrastructure; Low income groups; Metropolitan planning organizations; Minorities; Outreach; Planning and design; Public health; Public participation; Transportation planning
• Identifier Terms: Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission
• Geographic Terms: Columbus (Ohio)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00929146
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Aug 6 2002 12:00AM