Title VI and Public Transit

This course will help practitioners appreciate the importance of transit equity considerations during the day-to-day life of transit planning, management, and operations. It is designed to provide accurate information on a variety of equity considerations an agency is exposed to on a daily basis.

Audience:

Regional/Metropolitan Planning Organization, State Department of Transportation, and transit agency staff.

Objectives:

Understand the historical background of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the environmental justice movement; understand the Federal Laws, and regulations and guidance of Title VI, environmental justice, NEPA and LEP; and receive resources to address these requirements.

Goals:

• Use this course, subsequent case studies, and exercises as planning tools to identify potential impacts of proposed actions on low-income and minority populations, as well as seniors, youth, and persons with disabilities.
• Understand how equity issues in transportation planning and operations will lead to better service, planning, and delivery.
• Apply course content to help ensure equitable distribution of public transportation resources to the benefit of public transportation providers and users.

Length: Online, 4 days, Monday -Thursday, 1:00pm – 4:30pm Eastern daily

CEUs: 1.20

Contact: 

Myrna Sirleaf
msirleaf@nti.rutgers.edu