How Agency Practitioners Understand and Implement Transportation Equity in Delaware’s Capital Expenditure Process

Barnes, Phillip; Pierce, Andrea L.; Jackson, Calaia S; University of Delaware. Institute for Public Administration; Morgan State University. Sustainable Mobility and Accessibility Regional Transportation Equity Research Center (SMARTER) Region 3 University Transportation Center (UTC)

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How Agency Practitioners Understand and Implement Transportation Equity in Delaware’s Capital Expenditure Process

2024-09-01
By Barnes, Phillip ; Pierce, Andrea L. ; Jackson, Calaia S

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Barnes, Phillip ; Pierce, Andrea L. ; Jackson, Calaia S

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University of Delaware. Institute for Public Administration ; Morgan State University. Sustainable Mobility and Accessibility Regional Transportation Equity Research Center (SMARTER) Region 3 University Transportation Center (UTC)

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United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program ; United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

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Final, September 2023 – September 2024
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Morgan State University. Sustainable Mobility and Accessibility Regional Transportation Equity Research Center (SMARTER) Region 3 University Transportation Center (UTC)
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Equitable outcomes are an increasingly important expectation for expenditures by state Departments of Transportation, yet little is known about the methods and practices used to incorporate the amorphous concept of equity into budgetary decision-making on infrastructure. This research project employs semi-structured interviews with key personnel in the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) and local Metropolitan Planning Organizations to illuminate their conceptualization of equity and how it influences capital expenditures for the state’s transportation systems. Utilizing a pre-existing framework for understanding transportation equity, our findings indicate that key personnel in DelDOT both conceptualize and operationalize the idea along three main lines: Fair Share (communities are involved in planning, infrastructure supports non-drivers, and investments are distributed across the state), Inclusivity (infrastructure and mobility systems prioritize accessible options for individuals with special needs), and Social Justice (areas with low-income and minority communities are prioritized for investments, minority-owned businesses receive support for procurement and contracting). The mechanisms through which equity becomes operationalized in capital expenditures include federal requirements and funding, project identification and planning processes, DelDOT’s homegrown Equity Analysis Tool, Project Prioritization Criteria used to rank and sort candidate projects, and DelDOT’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program.
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