Inequitable effects of transportation policies on minorities Conference Paper uri icon

abstract

  • Americans are increasingly mobile and ever more reliant on automobiles for meeting their travel needs; this trend developed primarily as a result of transportation policies adopted after World War II that emphasized highway development over public transportation. These and other transportation policies have had inequitable impacts on minority and low-income populations and often restricted their ability to access social and economic opportunities, including job opportunities, education, health care services, and locations such as grocery stores. Transportation policies limit access to opportunities through direct effects, such as inequitable costs, and indirect effects, such as residential segregation. Some indirect effects are caused in part by the combined effects of transportation policies and land use practices. Areas where transportation policies have inequitable impacts are identified. In addition, existing research in the area is briefly examined, and highlighted is the critical need for more research and data collection related to the impact of transportation policies on minority and low-income communities.

published proceedings

  • TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC POLICY 2004

altmetric score

  • 3

author list (cited authors)

  • Sanchez, T. W., Stolz, R., & Ma, J. S.

citation count

  • 49

complete list of authors

  • Sanchez, TW||Stolz, R||Ma, JS

publication date

  • January 2004