Following IIJA requirements, FTA published the first major update to the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plans (PTASP) regulation to make transit safer for transit workers and passengers.

2012年10月24日 · A fare equity analysis is an assessment conducted by a transit provider to determine whether fare changes, either increases or decreases, will result in a disparate impact on Title VI-protected populations

2021年12月9日 · FTA asks whether the service equity analysis should incorporate access to destinations, measures of transit’s ability to connect people with the destinations they value. We support FTA requiring such analysis, which can better convey the benefits of transit (and who enjoys those benefits).

Many projects that use FTA funding require land acquisition and land acquisition is a topic that results in questions and concerns about both the requirements and the process.

This analysis of the fare changes proposed as part the recent Systemwide Fare Study and Equity Analysis that includes a fare restructuring and price reduction, introduction of fare capping and expansion of eligibility for RTD’s low-income fare discount program (“LiVE”) was prepared in conformity with the guidelines laid out in Chapter IV ...

2021年7月15日 · In this review of practice, we summarize six measures that agencies are using to advance transportation equity. Each measure is described using information gleaned from semi-structured interviews and primary source materials. We also identify challenges and shortcomings inherent in each approach using perspectives from the academic literature.

2021年6月11日 · The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) requires that transit agencies assess whether a proposed fare change or major service change would have a “Disparate Impact” on minority populations, or “Disproportionate Burden” on low-income populations, under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title 49 C.F.R. Section

This report summarizes the results of the Title VI Fare Equity Analysis of a proposed fare increase of 3.4% scheduled to go into effect July 1, 2022, the first in BART’s third series of productivity-adjusted inflation-based fare increases.

Understanding the importance of addressing any disparate impacts and disproportionate burdens to various vulnerable populations, TMD considers Title VI requirements at each stage of our planning process, and strives to achieve positive service equity outcomes in all of our projects.

FTA EQUITY FORMULA DISTRIBUTION GUIDANCE Updated March 2024 PSRC has developed the following procedures and guidance to demonstrate that FTA funds distributed via the Equity Formula are used to improve transit services and access for PSRC’s identified equity .