Agenda - 11-01-2022; 5-c - 2022 Orange County Transit Plan Update

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72 •. '� EQUITY advancing CONNECTION transit equity. Despite the fact that transit equity was a cornerstone of the BUS STOP American Civil Rights Movement, the EQUITY FACTOR 1: concept did not join Transportation investments will improve access to housing, the policy lexicon until the 1990s. Since jobs,services,recreation,and education,addressing then, equity advocates have promoted remaining inequities created by redlining. deeper analysis to determine who —R—11— is being impacted by, and benefiting _ Transportation investments will reconnect and revitalize from, transit investments and where communities to address inequities created by the highway those impacts and benefits are being i I— system's dissection of neighborhoods. actualized. Transportation investments will improve neighborhood connectivity and revitalize the fabric of the communities Practicing transit equity requires negatively impacted by urban renewal. familiaritywith the social characteristics that help identify those most in need EQUITY FACTOR 4: � Transportation investments will improve access to housing, of transit service. And it is not enough jobs,services,and education to address the isolation of low- to rely on a single characteristic income inner ring suburbs where families are pushed. because vulnerable populations are EQUITY FACTOR 5: often affected by multiple systems of - Transportation investments will address gaps in the f_ r multimodal network and will utilize new planning tools to oppression that intersect and overlap I I I I improve safety and accessibility deficiencies stemming from in their lives("intersectionality"). I I traditional car-centric planning. Discussions advancing transit equity Transportation investments will equitably increase the are not intended to generate guilt or safety and comfort of cyclists and pedestrians,connecting critique transportation systems simply _ communities of concern to opportunities. for sake of criticism. Change requires transparency and honest reckoning Transportation investments will improve reliability of transit with the past; corrective measures and other non-car services to increase access and remove barriers to opportunities for communities of concern. will not generate sustainable solutions without trust. We must openly EQUITY FACTOR 8: acknowledge that our systems have Transportation investments will prioritize the needs of socially vulnerable users and address climate and treated people unfairly. Without environmental equity(heat island effect,air-quality,water- reconciliation and restorative justice, quality)as identified in RVAGreen 2050. transit equity in the present cannot EQUITY FACTOR 9• hope to achieve transit equality in the ^ Transportation investments will prioritize densely populated future. ^ ^ ^ areas of communities of concern including communities of color,low-income communities,senior and limited mobility populations,families traveling with children,and at-risk youth. Transportation improvements will focus on improving climate resiliency for the most impacted communities. Credit:City of Richmond Path to Equity