Reimagining Transportation as a Social Service to Build Resilience and Support Community Power

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• Creators:
  Pearce, Jeannine Marie ; Borowski, Elisa
• Corporate Creators:
  University of California, Irvine. Institute of Transportation Studies
• Corporate Contributors:
  University of California Institute of Transportation Studies
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Climate Change Community Action Programs Disaster Resilience Equity (Justice) Infrastructure Public Transit Research Projects Resilience (Materials) Risk Assessment Transportation Equity Transportation Planning

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• Publication/ Report Number:
  2024-31-4T
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/DOI:10.7922/G24Q7SCW
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Los Angeles (California)
• Edition:
  Final Report (October 2023 – March 2025)
• Corporate Publisher:
  University of California Institute of Transportation Studies
• Abstract:
  This study develops guidance for public transit agencies in Los Angeles, California to better prepare for hazards and address challenges, including climate and safety concerns. Using a community-based participatory research methodology in partnership with the local non-profit organization Climate Resolve, we conducted three listening sessions with 26 community members involved with the Boyle Heights Arts Conservatory, a community-serving resilience hub that supports residents in accessing resources both during everyday conditions and extreme events, to explore their experiences related to public transit and how it could be better integrated with existing social systems to increase systems’ resilience to extreme weather disruptions. Based on several recurring themes drawn from the participants’ statements, we developed a framework named Cascading Vulnerabilities, Ascending Strengths to explore the connections between infrastructure systems’ vulnerabilities and strengths. We conclude with a reexamination of the traditional Four Rs of resilience framework, expanding these measures to include both physical and social infrastructure through a multisystemic resilience lens.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  2024-31-4T
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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