2nd Annual Reconnecting Communities Summit
The Reconnecting Communities Summit calls for a national restorative movement to advance policy and investment in revitalizing communities decimated by transportation policy.
September 3, 2024
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Equity
USDOT Issues $3.3B in ‘Reconnecting Communities’ Grants
The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded more than $3.3 billion via its Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhood Access and Equity (RCN) discretionary grant program to 132 infrastructure projects in 41
March 21, 2024
Equity
Biden-Harris Administration Announces History-Making $3.3 Billion for Locally-Led Projects That Reconnect Communities as Part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda
More than 130 communities in 41 states and Washington, DC will benefit from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act funding to stitch back communities by capping highways, adding new transit routes, adding sidewalks, bridges, bike lanes and more
March 13, 2024
Equity
Video: Equity Engagement for Transportation Agencies
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials recently released a video about a knowledge session held at its 2023 Annual Meeting in Indianapolis that detailed ways transportation agencies
February 1, 2024
Equity
Video: Equity Engagement for Transportation Agencies
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials recently released a video about a knowledge session held at its 2023 Annual Meeting in Indianapolis that detailed ways transportation agencies
February 1, 2024
Equity
Inaugural 2023 Reconnecting Communities Summit
ReConnect Rondo, a local grassroots organization in St. Paul, MN, hosted the first “Reconnecting Communities Summit” on October 11-14, as part of a broader national effort to open a dialogue
November 9, 2023
Equity
ETAP Podcast Delves into ReConnect Rondo Effort
The first episode of a four-part Environmental Technical Assistance Program or ETAP podcast series focuses on building an equitable transportation system. [Above photo by ReConnect Rondo] The ETAP podcast –
September 14, 2023
Equity
Video: Oregon DOT Tips for Culturally Modified Trees
A recent video produced by the Oregon Department of Transportation provides insights into the importance of “culturally modified trees” or CMTs and how states need to treat them, especially during
June 21, 2023
Equity
Session Examines State DOT Efforts to Advance Equity
Several state department of transportation executives recently shared insights into how their agencies are advancing equity through infrastructure projects during a knowledge session at the American Association of State Highway
November 4, 2021
Active Transportation
FHWA Now Accepting Nominations for 2022 Environmental Excellence Awards
The Environmental Excellence Awards (EEAs) recognize outstanding transportation projects, processes, and organizations that incorporate environmental stewardship into the planning and project development processes using Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) funding sources. Any organization, agency, group, or individual in the public, private, or non-profit sectors may submit a nomination Entries are due by December 15, 2021.
November 3, 2021
Equity
Transportation ‘Equity’ Focus of Proposed Highway Legislation
Legislation recently proposed by Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works would seek to “reconnect and revitalize” areas harmed by the construction of
May 5, 2021
Equity
ETAP Podcast: Women in Transportation with Paula Hammond
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In this episode of the ETAP Podcast, Paula Hammond – market leader-multimodal at consulting firm WSP USA and a former secretary of the Washington State Department of Transportation – talks about
March 3, 2021
Equity
ETAP Podcast: DDOT’s Bennett Discusses Black History Month
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Jeffrey Bennett, who leads the transit delivery division for the Office of Project Delivery within the District of Columbia Department of Transportation, discusses the role transportation plays in Black History
February 3, 2021
Equity
ETAP Podcast: How Texas DOT Implements ‘Environmental Justice’
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In the latest episode of the Environmental Technical Assistance Program or ETAP Podcast, Carlos Swonke – environmental affairs division director for the Texas Department of Transportation – explained how his
December 2, 2020
2020 Environmental Justice Peer Exchange (July 2020)
This virtual peer exchange, held July 10, included two moderated panel discussions on environmental justice.
July 10, 2020
January 2020: Environmental Justice Data Analysis
The webinar provides an overview of the Census Transportation Planning Products Program (CTPP), a State DOT-funded, cooperative program that produces special tabulations of American Community Survey (ACS) data that have
January 27, 2020
Equity
Public Engagement Helps Ohio DOT Reduce Impacts from Cleveland Corridor Project
The Ohio Department of Transportation is using public engagement methods to identify ways to reduce potential impacts on low-income and minority residents from a new 3.5-mile urban boulevard project in
February 19, 2019
Equity
Using Social Media to Reach Environmental Justice Communities
Executive Order 12898 requires Federal Agencies to identify and address, as appropriate, disproportionately high and adverse effects of the agency’s programs, policies and activities on minority and low-income populations, often
September 7, 2018
Equity
Ohio DOT Provides Step-by-Step Guidance for Environmental Justice Analysis
As environmental justice in infrastructure planning and construction continues to be promoted at the federal level, state transportation agencies are finding ways to make the process more defined for staff
April 25, 2016
Equity
Pennsylvania DOT Develops Separate EJ Guidance for Planning, Project Levels
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is successfully integrating input from minority and low-income populations (environmental justice [EJ] populations) and consistently documenting its EJ analyses and findings through use of
March 14, 2014