Advancing Equity and Justice in Megaregions: A Case Law Analysis on the Challenges in Developing Disproportionality Metrics for Successful Suits

The goal of this project is to develop appropriate workflows for conducting environmental justice (EJ) analyses including community/population definitions, performance measures, and metrics of disproportionality. The research team will apply these workflows to the structured identification and measurement of disparate impacts required during the NEPA/EJ analysis of megaregional planning initiatives. To reach this end, a pragmatic, results-oriented approach to research tasks will be followed throughout the course of the project.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $106553
• Contract Numbers:

  69A3551747135

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Performing Organizations:

  Cooperative Mobility for Competitive Megaregions (CM2)

  University of Texas at Austin
  Austin, TX  United States  78712
• Principal Investigators:

  Loftus-Otway, Lisa

  Karner, Alex

• Start Date: 20210901
• Expected Completion Date: 20220731
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers Program

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Environmental justice; Equity; Legal documents; Metrics (Quantitative assessment); Performance measurement; Regions
• Subject Areas: Environment; Law; Society; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01784126
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Cooperative Mobility for Competitive Megaregions (CM2)
• Contract Numbers: 69A3551747135
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Oct 4 2021 10:48AM