Equity

Among the Needy, Car Ownership Can be Key to Moving Up

In the last installment of a three-part series on "Buy Here Pay Here" car dealerships, Ken Bensinger reports on the link between car ownership and income among the poor. Historically, legislation for low-income car ownership has been resisted.

4 November 2011 - 6:00am

Los Angeles Times

The Makings of a "Just City"

At the Ford foundations 75th anniversary, Citiwire’s Neal Peirce reports how “ground urban strategies in inclusion and equity” is the secret to a “Just City.”

27 July 2011 - 7:00am

Citiwire

Does Transportation Funding Violate the Civil Rights Act?

The Great City blog argues that Washington State's 18th Amendment "violates the United States Civil Rights Act of 1964, perpetuating discrimination in the state's transportation system."

9 September 2010 - 8:00am

Great City

Todd Litman

And The Winner Is…

Mon, 07/12/2010 - 08:27

Spanish football fans are celebrating in the streets, while in The Netherlands they are drowning their sorrows, but the real winners of the 2010 World Cup are the people of South Africa. Long after the last vuvuzela is sounded, residents and visitors will enjoy the legacy of new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems build in South Africa’s four major cities.

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$70 Million in Transit Stimulus Funds at Risk

BART's people-mover connection to the Oakland Airport is jeopardized by an FTA ruling that the agency failed to reach out to minorities, potentially denying the agency of $70 million in stimulus funds. Might the funds go to other transit needs?

26 January 2010 - 8:00am

SF Gate - Oakland Blog

The Transportation Prescription

A new report identifies ways to incorporate health objectives into transportation and land use planning.

27 July 2009 - 11:00am

The Convergence Partnership

Congestion Pricing And Equity

Is congestion pricing unfair to poor people? Rand has released an Environmental Defense Fund-sponsored report, "Equity and Congestion Pricing" that attempts to answer this question and report on other equity-related aspects of congestion pricing.

3 June 2009 - 2:00pm

Environmental Defense Fund - Press Release

Todd Litman

Celebrate (Transportation) Diversity!

Fri, 03/28/2008 - 14:19

Every person is unique. Every day is unique. Every trip is unique. As a result, an efficient and equitable transportation system must be diverse, so people can choose the best option for each trip. For example, today you might prefer to walk or bicycle, but tomorrow find it best to use public transit or drive.

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Lance Freeman

The equity considerations of Congestion Pricing

Thu, 04/05/2007 - 08:54

Getting stuck in traffic is fast becoming one of those necessary evils that everyone complains about but seldom does anything about it. Or at least anything that seems terribly effective. Neither additional road building nor public transit seemed to have had a major impact on traffic congestion in places where these types of remedies have been attempted.

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