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Defining North Carolina’s transportation disadvantaged populations : final report.
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2012-11-01
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Edition:Final Report, August 2013 to June 2014
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Abstract:This study details the research team’s approach and findings for mapping transportation-disadvantaged
populations and holding interviews with local practitioners and vulnerable groups The study provides a
straightforward and practice-ready outreach process that can be used by transportation practitioners to
better address the needs of populations facing significant mobility challenges. Underserved groups in six
North Carolina counties (Beaufort, Chatham, Graham, Wake, Warren, Wilson) are identified and mapped
with GIS applications. Most often those protected under Title VI requirements – low-income and minority
populations – but also the elderly, disabled, children, and those with language barriers have mobility
needs that are often unmet.
Interview findings demonstrated that policy provisions, such as restrictive eligibility requirements for
paratransit, prohibitive monetary and time costs, and insufficient public transportation offerings, among
other reasons, pointed to why certain groups suffer transportation disadvantage.
This study also provides transportation practitioners with a step-by-step process to identify and map
transportation-disadvantage populations in a user-friendly Practitioner Guide. The guide serves as a
companion to the research and is included in the appendix of this report.
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