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Archive for the ‘Equity’ Category

Funding to ‘connect communities’ results in hundreds of new projects

Wednesday, October 4th, 2023

by Mary Scott Nabers A federal program that allocates funding for initiatives that ‘connect communities’ is responsible for hundreds of new projects in America. Because of its unique success, the program is also credited as the impetus for hundreds of similar projects that now receive funding from other sources. The U.S. Department of Transportation oversees the […]

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RPA Statement on Nationwide Protests in Support of Black Lives Matter

Friday, June 5th, 2020
Black Lives Matter - Black Square

The events of the past week are powerful reminders – which we should not have needed – that the physical fabric of a community is only as strong as the social contracts beneath it. That parks and housing and schools and jobs and transit need to be accessible and safe for everyone. And they aren’t. Not even close.

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Menino Survey of Mayors: 2019 Results

Tuesday, January 28th, 2020
Menino Survey of Mayors

Mayors report water, wastewater, and stormwater are more of a priority relative to prior survey years, while road infrastructure and mass transit continue to be key needs.

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Closing the Water Access Gap in the United States: a National Access Plan

Tuesday, November 19th, 2019
Closing the Water Access Gap in the United States: Cover Image

This report shines a light on America’s hidden water crisis and proposes a plan of action. It is the most comprehensive analysis of water and sanitation access in the United States to date, and it identifies promising, community-centered solutions that can help us extend water services to all people.

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Understanding How Women Travel

Tuesday, October 1st, 2019
How Women Travel - LA Metro Report

Mobility – or one’s ability to get around – shapes the opportunities we can reach, and the way we interact in and with our communities. Although women comprise over half of all transit ridership in Los Angeles County, their mobility needs, concerns, and preferences have not been critically accounted for in the way our transportation systems are planned. As a result, women tend to bear outsized burdens and risks in the course of their daily travel.

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Advancing inclusion through Clean Energy Jobs

Thursday, May 2nd, 2019

A new report from the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program finds that the persistent
momentum of the clean energy economy transition can bring significant labor market benefits alongside environmental benefits.

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Cheddar Explains: A Flaw in Street Design May Be Costing Lives

Wednesday, March 13th, 2019

In 2017 traffic deaths hit a 25 year high of 40,000 – 6,000 of those killed were pedestrians. Cities across the country are trying to reduce traffic fatalities with safety campaigns. But one of the keys to the whole problem might be in the very design of our streets. Cheddar explains…

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Attracting and Retaining Women in the Transportation Industry

Thursday, February 21st, 2019

While women are making up more of the workforce than they were a few decades ago, some industries continue to struggle with attracting and retaining women. The attraction and retention of women in the transportation industry is an international challenge, even with the increases in women in the labor force and increases in educational attainment by women. The transportation industry includes any occupation, and is not solely limited to transportation engineering, planning, operations, maintenance, and research.

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Dangerous by Design 2019

Wednesday, January 30th, 2019
Dangerous by Design 2019

What this report shows is that our streets aren’t getting safer. Even more so, while traffic deaths impact every community in the United States, states and metropolitan areas across the southern continental United States, older adults, people of color, and people walking in low-income communities bear a higher share of this harm.

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Oregon DOT Improves Downtown La Pine, Oregon

Wednesday, January 30th, 2019

Oregon DOT creates sidewalks, lights, pedestrian crossings and more with a new project through downtown La Pine.

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