Toolkit
A collection of resources that establish a systematic approach for better understanding, assessing and/or responding to key topics identified by a project, team or community. (Source: Toolkit project team definition, adapted from the Environmental Protection Agency’s “Toolkit for Assessing Potential Allegations of Environmental Injustice”)
Transit-Oriented Community (TOC)
A place that, by its design, makes it more convenient to take transit, walk, bike or roll than to drive. (Source: LA Metro Transit Oriented Communities)
Transportation equity
How the benefits and burdens of transportation affect different communities within society, and frameworks for identifying, quantifying and addressing these inequities. (Source: Adapted from Tracking California)
Transportation/transit justice
Refers to the elimination of disparities in mobility and interconnected systems, as well as a transformative and liberating redistribution of power, resources and opportunities to those experiencing the greatest disparities today, to ensure that all riders use and enjoy the same access to safe, reliable, equitable, sustainable and affordable transportation options. (Source: Adapted from Portland […]