Social Equity and Ecology:A Cross-system Partnership Promoting Transportation as a Transformative Tool for Client Mobility
Through a widely accessible, permanent online training program the proposed education project will teach professionals serving local homeless populations in Dallas Fort Worth and the greater Atlanta metro area how to use transportation as a transformative tool to improve mobility and quality of life of those they serve. Through partnership with local homeless coalitions the proposed project forms a cross systems council of individuals including social work, engineering, housing, transportation, and other social services to develop training targeted at structural barriers of transportation rather than piecemeal transportation resources. This has the goal of increasing the reintegration of individuals experiencing homelessness into larger society. The training will target not only frontline service staff but also mid-and high-level program professionals within the coalitions for a systemic influence within coalition agencies. Thus, not only will the workforce in these coalitions see transportation as essential to mitigating homelessness, they will also have the tools to use for this transformative process.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $77114
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Contract Numbers:
69A3551747134
CTEDD 021-13
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Sponsor Organizations:
Center for Transportation Equity, Decisions and Dollars (CTEDD)
University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX United States 76019University of Texas at Arlington
Box 19308
Arlington, TX United States 76019-0308Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
University Transportation Centers Program
Department of Transportation
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Managing Organizations:
Center for Transportation Equity, Decisions and Dollars (CTEDD)
University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX United States 76019University of Texas at Arlington
Box 19308
Arlington, TX United States 76019-0308 -
Performing Organizations:
University of Texas at Arlington
Box 19308
Arlington, TX United States 76019-0308Georgia Institute of Technology
North Avenue
Atlanta, Georgia United States 30332 -
Principal Investigators:
Crutchfield, Jandel
Amekudzi-Kennedy, Adjo
- Start Date: 20210801
- Expected Completion Date: 20220731
- Actual Completion Date: 0
- USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers Program
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Computer online services; Education and training; Equity; Homeless persons; Mobility; Quality of life; Transportation disadvantaged persons
- Geographic Terms: Atlanta Metropolitan Area; Dallas (Texas); Fort Worth (Texas)
- Subject Areas: Education and Training; Passenger Transportation; Policy; Society;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01782825
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Center for Transportation Equity, Decisions and Dollars (CTEDD)
- Contract Numbers: 69A3551747134, CTEDD 021-13
- Files: UTC, RIP
- Created Date: Sep 24 2021 11:19AM