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5 Literature Review Introduction This literature review explores how transportation equity is currently defined, assessed, and incorporated into the bus network redesign process. It includes an overview of analytical approaches used to measure equity in the provision of transit service, and of existing literature on equity on the use of equity analyses in bus network redesigns.
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6 Assessing Equity and Identifying Impacts Associated with Bus Network Redesigns Guidelines for Federal Transit Administration Recipients" (FTA C 4702.1B) , transit agencies operating fixed-route service must provide complementary paratransit to qualifying individuals with disabilities within ¾ mile of their fixed-route service (FTA 2012)
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Literature Review 7 framing has been used by governmental entities to describe a change in the redistribution of social goods, while the "justice" framing has been used by activist and nongovernmental entities to describe a change in social structures (Karner et al.
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8 Assessing Equity and Identifying Impacts Associated with Bus Network Redesigns Karner (2021) discusses two methods for calculating trip characteristics to assess the impact of transportation changes: the use of O-D surveys and the Census Transportation Planning Package (CTPP)
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Literature Review 9 Equity in Bus Network Redesigns Bus network redesigns are local bus network service changes characterized by a holistic transformation of a transit system's bus service; these efforts involve analysis, planning, and public engagement at the bus network level (Byala et al.
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10 Assessing Equity and Identifying Impacts Associated with Bus Network Redesigns • Counteracting ridership losses and/or increasing ridership, and • Adapting to other public transit investments and new technologies (Byala et al.
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Literature Review 11 new network's routes may not be comparable to the existing network's routes, can present challenges in the application of the service equity methodology described in FTA C 4702.1B. MDOT MTA developed a methodology that measures adverse effects (changes in span, presence and absence of service, changes in frequencies)
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12 Assessing Equity and Identifying Impacts Associated with Bus Network Redesigns Engaging disadvantaged populations through inclusive public participation strategies and ensuring diversity of input in stakeholder groups that serve in an advisory capacity are critical to the success of any bus network redesign. Gwinnett County Transit Division, Jacksonville Transportation Authority, LA Metro, and IndyGo are all transit agencies that engaged with CBOs to solicit input and engage otherwise hard-to-reach communities.
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