Equity Concerns Related to Induced Travel and Mitigation

The Transportation Analysis Framework, developed in response to Senate Bill 743, requires California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to evaluate highway expansion projects on the State Highway System (SHS) by their induced travel impacts, measured as vehicle miles traveled (VMT). Impacts from the projects' induced VMT must be mitigated to the extent feasible, as required by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines. Because VMT by definition covers broad geographies, the impacts of SHS expansion projects and their mitigations can disproportionately benefit and harm different communities and sociodemographic groups. This project will develop guidance for evaluating sociodemographic disparities of these impacts. There are three objectives. The first is to identify key factors for equity assessment (which involves defining transportation equity and justice in the context of VMT, communities of concern, and equity-related performance measures), drawing from existing sources and stakeholder input. The second objective is to identify VMT mitigation actions relevant to SHS expansion projects. The third objective is to evaluate the outcomes of such projects and mitigation measures by assessing the equity of impacts across sociodemographic groups and in communities of concern.

Language

  • English

Project

  • Status: Active
  • Funding: $146211
  • Contract Numbers:

    DOT 69A3552348319

    DOT 69A3552344814

    Caltrans 65A1042

  • Sponsor Organizations:

    Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

    University Transportation Centers Program
    Department of Transportation
    Washington, DC  United States  20590

    National Center for Sustainable Transportation

    University of California, Davis
    Davis, CA  United States 

    California Department of Transportation

    1227 O Street
    Sacramento, CA  United States  95843
  • Managing Organizations:

    National Center for Sustainable Transportation

    University of California, Davis
    Davis, CA  United States 

    University of California, Davis

    1 Shields Ave
    Davis, California  United States  95616
  • Project Managers:

    Cliff, Sydney

  • Performing Organizations:

    National Center for Sustainable Transportation

    University of California, Davis
    Davis, CA  United States 

    University of California, Davis

    1 Shields Ave
    Davis, California  United States  95616
  • Principal Investigators:

    Barajas, Jesus M

    Handy, Susan

  • Start Date: 20230628
  • Expected Completion Date: 20240930
  • Actual Completion Date: 0
  • USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 01935590
  • Record Type: Research project
  • Source Agency: National Center for Sustainable Transportation
  • Contract Numbers: DOT 69A3552348319, DOT 69A3552344814, Caltrans 65A1042
  • Files: UTC, RIP
  • Created Date: Oct 30 2024 5:19PM