2040 Long-Range Transportation Plan Candidate Projects Title VI/Environmental Justice Evaluation James McNamara Community Planner March 16 th 2015
LRTP Process
Environmental Justice Environmental Justice entails the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin or income with respect to the development, implementation and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations and policies. -U.S. EPA, Office of Inspector General, Evaluation Report; March 2004
Purpose of the EJ Evaluation The HRTPO has developed a Title VI/Environmental Justice Methodology in order to best assess the potential impacts of transportation projects upon EJ communities.
Title VI/EJ Methodology
Identify EJ Indicators Identification those populations that may experience barriers to mobility and therefore, may be adversely affected by transportation planning decisions. EJ Indicators Minority Poverty Elderly Carless Households Female Heads of Household Households Receiving Food Stamps Households Receiving Cash Public LEP Households Assistance Disabled
Identify Geographic Areas for Analysis
Identify EJ Communities ∗ Identification of census tracts that had EJ indicators higher than the regional average ∗ Identified as an EJ Community Environmental Justice Indicator Regional Percentage Minority 40.14% Limited English Proficiency 2.79% Poverty 11.39% Female Head of Household 15.58% Households Receiving Food Stamps 9.88% Households Receiving Cash Public 2.49% Assistance Carless Households 6.49% Elderly 11.82% Disabled 10.23%
Impact Extent ∗ Interstate projects and interchanges: 2 mile extent ∗ All other projects: 1 mile extent
Identify Affected EJ Communities ∗ 2040 ID: 85 ∗ Project Name: South Hampton Roads Trail ∗ Project Extent: 1 Mile Source: Metro on Granby
Identify Affected EJ Communities ∗ Step 1: Identify all census tracts within the project extent 123 Tracts
Identify Affected EJ Communities ∗ Step 2: Identify EJ Communities affected Minority EJ Communities Poverty EJ Communities LEP EJ Communities
Identify Affected EJ Communities ∗ Step 2: Identify EJ Communities affected Female Head of Households Receiving Household EJ Food Stamps EJ Communities Communities Households Receiving Cash Public Assistance EJ Communities
Identify Affected EJ Communities ∗ Step 2: Identify EJ Communities affected Carless EJ Communities Elderly EJ Communities Disabled EJ Communities
Identify Affected EJ Communities EJ Indicator Number of Census Percentage of Total Tracts Affected Tracts Affected Minority 55 44.7% LEP 44 35.8% Poverty 70 56.9% Female Head of Household 61 49.6% Households Receiving Food Stamps 54 43.9% Households Receiving Cash Public Assistance 47 38.2% Carless Households 51 41.5% Elderly 58 47.2% Disabled 80 65%
Determine the Extent of the Impact ∗ High Impact ∗ Projects with over 50% of its census tracts being a specific EJ Community affected ∗ Projects with 11 or more census tracts being a specific EJ Community affected
Determine the Extent of the Impact EJ Indicator Number of Census Percentage of Total Tracts Affected Tracts Affected Minority 55 44.7% LEP 44 35.8% Poverty 70 56.9% Female Head of Household 61 49.6% Households Receiving Food Stamps 54 43.9% Households Receiving Cash Public Assistance 47 38.2% Carless Households 51 41.5% Elderly 58 47.2% Disabled 80 65%
Develop EJ Public Participation Strategy Potential Strategies for Reaching Traditionally Underrepresented Populations Minority Low-Income LEP Disabled Elderly Carless Public Assistance Targeted Ads & Notices X X Language-Outreach X X Strategies Transit-Accessible X X X X Meetings Convenient Meeting X X X X Times & Locals Partnerships with Other X X X X X X X Organizations Community X X X Conversations Coordination with X X Schools
Questions ∗ Kendall Miller - Public Involvement and Title VI Administrator ∗ kmiller@hrtpo.org ∗ Jimmy McNamara - Community Planner ∗ jmcnamara@hrtpo.org
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