burdens of proposed scenarios were equitably distributed between minority and low-income (LIM) populations and non-minority and non-low income (non-LIM) populations. SANDAG did not have a commensurate analytical process in the development of the RTIP that identified the benefits and burdens of metropolitan transportation system investments for different socioeconomic groups. In response to the Draft report in a letter dated September 30, 2011, SANDAG included as an attachment a document titled VI AND ENVIRONMENTAL “TITLE JUSTICE PLANNING AND ANALYTICAL PROCESS FOR REGIONAL in which TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT,” SANDAG stated: SANDAG will map the distribution of transportation infrastructure investments to be included in the RTIP to ensure no disparate impact occurs to minority populations. SANDAG will analyze and provide the following: Distribution of RTIP dollars per capital for LIM communities versus non-LIM communities; Access to jobs within 30 minutes of LIM communities versus non-LIM communities; Percent of housing within ½ mile of RTIP transit stations for LIM versus non-LIM communities; and Maps that overlay RTIP projects over LIM communities. Analytical techniques SANDAG will use include evaluation of transportation system performance measures, typically used to assess patterns of benefits of accessibility and/or travel times to transit centers. These measures will require computer model-forecasting or a simpler method of GIS mapping of proposed project alignments and termini relative to the locations of LIM and non-LIM populations. If this analysis indicates that non-LIM populations will receive a disproportionately high benefit, SANDAG will consider
burdens of proposed scenarios were equitably distributed between minority and low-income (LIM) populations and non-minority and non-low income (non-LIM) populations. SANDAG did not have a commensurate analytical process in the development of the RTIP that identified the benefits and burdens of metropolitan transportation system investments for different socioeconomic groups. In response to the Draft report in a letter dated September 30, 2011, SANDAG included as an attachment a document titled “TITLE VI AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PLANNING AND ANALYTICAL PROCESS FOR REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT,” in which SANDAG stated: SANDAG will map the distribution of transportation infrastructure investments to be included in the RTIP to ensure no disparate impact occurs to minority populations. SANDAG will analyze and provide the following: Distribution of RTIP dollars per capital for LIM communities versus non-LIM communities; Access to jobs within 30 minutes of LIM communities versus non-LIM communities; Percent of housing within ½ mile of RTIP transit stations for LIM versus non-LIM communities; and Maps that overlay RTIP projects over LIM communities. Analytical techniques SANDAG will use include evaluation of transportation system performance measures, typically used to assess patterns of benefits of accessibility and/or travel times to transit centers. These measures will require computer model-forecasting or a simpler method of GIS mapping of proposed project alignments and termini relative to the locations of LIM and non-LIM populations. If this analysis indicates that non-LIM populations will receive a disproportionately high benefit, SANDAG will consider
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