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New Links Title VI Analysis
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DESCRIPTION: Review and acknowledgment of the Title VI analysis conducted for the implementation of the New Link plan.
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Review and acknowledgment of the Title VI Equity Analysis of the network redesign, based on the Board-approved New Links plan, finds NO disparate impact on vulnerable communities based on the RTA's Title VI and Environmental Justice Policy Manual.
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In early 2021, the RTA Board of Commissioners adopted the New Links Network Redesign Plan and instructed RTA staff to move toward the plan's implementation. As part of the implementation process, the RTA staff conducted a Title VI review in accordance with the agency's Title VI and Environmental Justice Policy (2013). The RTA staff found that the proposed New Links changes resulted in no disparate impact to vulnerable communities in the RTA service area, as defined by the RTA Title VI policy.
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DISCUSSION:
New Links was a two-year collaborative planning process between the RTA, Regional Planning Commission, and Jefferson Transit to re-imagine how public transit connects the region. The plan recommends the reallocation of resources throughout the system to better serve the community. Because of the scale of the project, a Title VI review of the plan is required by federal law to ensure that no marginalized or vulnerable community within the RTA service area experiences a disparate impact from the changes.
According to the RTA's Title VI and Environmental Justice Policy a disparate impact is defined as a negative impact that is predominantly borne by a minority and/or low-income community. This is measured the percentage of vulnerable population impacted relative to the overall percentage of the population in the service area. In addition to an analysis of disparate impact, acc...
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