GIS and Equity Peer Exchange: A TPCB Peer Exchange Event

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• Creators:
  Cahill, Patricia ; Green, Michael
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Equity (Justice)
  • Metropolitan planning organizations
  • Geographic information systems
  • Environmental justice
  • Decision making
  • Information dissemination
  • Transportation planning
  • Programming (Planning) Data-informed decision-making
  • Storytelling
  • Public engagement
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-HEP-21-047;DOT-VNTSC-FHWA-21-09
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Abstract:
  This report summarizes proceedings of a virtual peer exchange sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and hosted by the Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (AMPO) on June 22–23, 2021. The purpose of the peer exchange was to discuss how metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) can build MPO capacity for using geographic information systems (GIS) to advance equity goals. The event provided an opportunity for MPOs to share experiences, lessons learned, successes, and challenges related to the topic. Specifically, participants discussed how to define equity at an agency and project level, how to use data to inform decision-making, and how to use data and GIS to share information and "tell the story" about equity populations and projects. The topics of discussion stemmed from an AMPO survey conducted to solicit MPO needs surrounding equity, data, and GIS. The event was sponsored by FHWA through its Transportation Planning Capacity Building Program, led in partnership with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/59252/dot_59252_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 703.39 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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