Racial Equity, Black America, and Public Transportation, Volume 1: A Review of Economic, Health, and Social Impacts
An overall objective of the transit community is to help develop an enhanced and more
inclusive approach to public transportation planning and decision making. Public transportation planners have a
critical role in addressing and correcting many of the problems caused by a 20th- and
21st-century transportation sector that severely impacted and, in some cases, destroyed
Black communities in the building of today’s transportation systems and network.
The TRB Transit Cooperative Research Program's
TCRP Research Report 236: Racial Equity, Black America, and Public Transportation,
Volume 1: A Review of Economic, Health, and Social Impacts
reviews the literature and summarizes common practices of the 20th and 21st centuries
that had significant economic, health, and social impacts, and the racial gaps that emerged
as a result of transportation inequities, deliberate actions, policies, and projects.
The objective of Volume 1 is to document the extent of the damage that has been done to
Black communities as a result of transportation decisions and actions. Volume 2 will demonstrate
a methodology to estimate how much it would cost to redress those damages. Volumes 3 and 4 will
provide tools for elected and appointed officials and other stakeholder groups to engage effectively
in the arena of transportation policy, planning, and funding at all levels of government.
This Summary Last Modified On: 10/4/2022