The Urban Institute selected four regions to highlight potential long-term solutions to transportation challenges in Dallas.
Without a change in the decision-making framework, individual policies and programs by itself won’t address the transportation inequities that exist in Dallas, a recent analysis reports.
“We worked with SDFPTI and other stakeholders in the Dallas region to identify four case study regions,” Urban Institute principal research associate Christina Stacy said. “We had an in-person meeting where we proposed some possibilities. We did a feasibility and desirability analysis exercise where we had folks tell us both how desirable they thought each potential case study was and how feasible that solution could work in Dallas.
“These policies from a long time ago still greatly affect equity in our cities right now,” Stacy said. “If we don't address those inequities and fix them, then not only do we harm the people who have faced these intergenerational wealth and access inequities, but we harm the economy overall as well.”
Every year, TriMet evaluates who is on the committee and what type of representation is missing from the group. A TriMet interviewee told Urban that the agency looks for people who have “the ability to not just inform us but take information back to their community, to their agency and share it.” The advisory council has so far successfully advocated for reduced fare programs and the decriminalization of fare evasions.
“Residents and community leaders can also work for more diverse political representation,” she added. “We heard that starts with hiring within DART and other transportation agencies. It doesn't necessarily mean hiring only people of color or people with disabilities. It means hiring people who are focused on or care about improving equity.”
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