WHAT IS EQUITY ANYWAY?

The definition for equity used by Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA) for decades has been increased funding for transit for smaller communities and higher levels of transit availability for low-income families, seniors and persons with disabilities. This article examines issues such as equity and funding formulas; transit funding equity; and highway funding equity. Additional arguments looked at include urban vs. rural interests, bus transit vs. rail transit, competing federal/state/local roles in decision making, and new transit projects vs. improvement/upkeep of existing projects.

• Record URL:
  http://www.nctr.usf.edu/jpt/pdf/JPT11-1seekins.pdf
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• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/08954437
• Corporate Authors:

  Community Transportation Association

  1341 G Street, NW, 10th Floor
  Washington, DC  United States  20005
• Authors:
  • Zeilinger, C
• Publication Date: 2000-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 8 p.
• Serial:
  • Community Transportation
  • Volume: 18
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Community Transportation Association
  • ISSN: 0895-4437

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Decision making; Equity (Finance); Government funding; Investments; Local government; Low income groups; Public transit; Rural transit; State aid; Transportation disadvantaged persons; Urban transit; User benefits
• Uncontrolled Terms: Community transportation
• Subject Areas: Finance; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00794335
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 22 2000 12:00AM