As part of its new commitment to have racial equity shape how county funds are spent, Marin County will use the racial demographics of neighborhoods to determine which roads to repair first.
“Our proposal is to prioritize benefits to underserved communities when developing an annual paving plan,” Pauletta Jordan, an assistant director in the county public works department, told the Board of Supervisors during a recent budget workshop.
She said the tool will “help our departments think through how they can allocate resources in an equitable and equity-centered way.”Equity in this context refers to the practice of distributing resources to residents according to their needs rather than distributing them equally. The PCI is a standardized measure assessed by independent engineering consultants through the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. The PCI ranks roads on a scale of 0 to 100, with 100 being a newly paved road.
While PCI scores are the dominant consideration in determining road repair, a number of lesser concerns are factored in. They include economy of scale, design challenges; road usage data; opportunities to coordinate with utilities; grant funding; projects that can be combined with other improvements; and imminent risks of roads becoming impassible.
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