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... 1 Purpose of the Guidebook The purpose of the Guidebook is primarily to show practitioners how to apply tools and case examples from the Toolbox to assess the environmental justice (EJ) implications of toll implementation or rate changes.
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... 2 Assessing the Environmental Justice Effects of Toll Implementation or Rate Changes: Guidebook and Toolbox Fundamental Principles of EJ Linking Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Executive Order 12898, Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations, U.S. DOT's EJ strategy identifies three fundamental principles of EJ that guide U.S.
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... Summary 3 • Change in accessibility, • Change in travel reliability, • Change in trip-making behavior and trip purposes (trip frequency, trip timing) , • Change in household disposable income and change in household financial burden, and • Change in "disposable time." These potential direct effects can affect all toll facility users and lead to indirect effects.
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... 4 Assessing the Environmental Justice Effects of Toll Implementation or Rate Changes: Guidebook and Toolbox Organization of the Guidebook and the Toolbox The Guidebook describes eight steps with step-by-step instructions and cross-references to the Toolbox. The Toolbox has five sections: Tools, Case Examples, Checklists, Reference Tables, and Scenarios.
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... Summary 5 Type Full Title Short Title Steps Using Focus Groups in Assessing the Impact of Tolling on EJ Populations Focus Groups 4, 6, 8 Designing and Executing Surveys to Assess Attitudes and Travel Behavior for EJ Analyses and to Monitor Implementation Conducting Surveys 4, 5, 6, 8 Using Travel Demand Models for EJ Assessments Travel Demand Models 4, 5, 6, 8 Applying a Select Link Analysis to Assess Trip Patterns Select Link Analysis 5, 6, 8 Analyzing the Value of Time/Willingness to Pay in EJ Assessments VOT/Willing to Pay 4, 5, 6, 8 Assessing User Costs and Household Burden Effects User Costs, HH Burden 4, 5, 6 Evaluating Disproportionate Effects with Quantitative Methods Disproportionate Effects 6 Instituting Cash Replenishment Options for Unbanked and Underbanked Populations Replenishment Options 6 Recycling Tolling Revenue through Transit Investment and Low-Income Assistance as Forms of Mitigation Recycling Toll Revenue 6, 8 Examining Spatial Patterns and Distribution of Users on Existing Tolling Facilities User Activity Monitoring 8 Conducting Citizen Panels to Explore Key Issues of Value Pricing, Minneapolis–St. Paul Region, Minnesota Citizen Panels MN 4 Preparing, Implementing, and Assessing a Public Involvement Plan Public Involvement Plan 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Using the National Household Travel Survey to Profile Transportation Characteristics and Differences Using NHTS 4 Developing a Socioeconomic Profile and Community Characteristics Inventory for EJ Assessments Community Characteristics Inventory 4, 5 Using Public Use Microdata Samples to Profile Transportation Characteristics and Differences Using PUMS 4 Using an EJ Index to Identify Affected Populations, Dallas–Fort Worth Metro Region EJ Index NCTCOG 5 Mobilizing a Local Liaison to Recruit Community Leaders for Survey, Louisville–Southern Indiana Ohio River Bridges Project Surveys with Local Liaison KY-IN 4, 6 (continued on next page)
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... 6 Assessing the Environmental Justice Effects of Toll Implementation or Rate Changes: Guidebook and Toolbox Type Full Title Short Title Steps Targeting Local Grocery Stores to Administer Community Surveys, Louisville–Southern Indiana Ohio River Bridges Project Surveys at Grocery Stores KY-IN 4, 6 Analyzing, Mitigating, and Monitoring Impacts on LowIncome Commuters, I-10 and I-110 Express Lanes, Los Angeles County Full Cycle I-10–I-110 LA County 6, 8 Mitigating Reduced Access via Toll Credits, Dallas–Fort Worth Metro Region Mitigation NCTCOG 6 Conducting Pre- and Post-Implementation Surveys of Traveler Behavior and Opinions, Atlanta Region, I-85 Corridor Pre- and Post-Surveys Atlanta 4, 5, 8 Selecting a Design Alternative to Mitigate the Adverse Effects of Tolls on a Low-Income Community, St. Johns River Crossing, Clay and St.

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