Title VIofthe CivilRig htsAc tof1964

FTA Title VICirc ula r4702.1B

Se rvic e a nd Fa re Equity(SAFE) Ana lysisTitle VIEquityPolic ie s

Ag e nd a

I.Title VIO ve rvie w

II.Re vie w ofTitle VIEquityPolic ie s•M a jorSe rvic e Cha ng e Polic y

•Dispa ra te Im pa c tPolic y

•Disproportiona te Burd e nPolic y

III.Q ue stions

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The CivilRig htsAc tof1964

•Pa sse d b yCong re ssonJune 15,1964

•Ena c te d onJuly2,1964

•Pub lic La w 88-352

•Se c tionsc a lle d “Title ” a d d re sse dd isc rim ina tionind iffe re nta re a s

•Tra nsporta tionSe c tionFound inCod eofFe d e ra lRe g ula tions49CFR 21.5

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“N ope rsoninthe U nite d Sta te ssha ll,ontheg round sofra c e ,c olor,orna tiona lorig in,

b e e xc lud e d from pa rtic ipa tionin,b e d e nie db e ne fitsof,orb e sub je c te d tod isc rim ina tion

und e ra nyprog ra m ora c tivityre c e ivingFe d e ra lfina nc ia la ssista nc e .”

Se c tion601ofthe CivilRig htsAc tof1964

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W ha tisTitle VI?

•Title VIofthe CivilRig htsAc tof1964 prote c tspe oplefrom d isc rim ina tionb a se d onra c e ,c olororna tiona lorig ininprog ra m sora c tivitie stha tre c e ive Fe d e ra lfina nc ia la ssista nc e .

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Title VIofthe Civ ilRights Act1 9 6 4

Civ ilRights Res toration Act of1 9 8 71 9 8 7

Ex ecu tiv e O rder 1 31 6 62 0 0 0

FTA Circu lar 4 702 .1 A2 0 0 7

FTA Circu lar 4 702 .1 B2 0 1 2

His tory of Title VIReg u lation and Gu idance

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Boa rd Com m unic a tion

•Yourb oa rd m ustb e a wa re ofthe a g e nc y’sre sponsib ilitie sund e rTitle VI

•Boa rd a pprova l(ore quiva le nt)isnow a re quire m e ntund e rtheTitle VICirc ula r

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Eva lua te Se rvic e a nd Fa re Cha ng e s

•Applie sonlytotra nsitprovid e rstha tope ra te 50 orm orefixe d route ve hic le sinpe a k se rvic e a nd loc a te d inU rb a nize d Are a (U ZA) of200,000 orm ore inpopula tion

•N ote :itisthe re sponsib ilityofa lltra nsita g e nc ie swithfixe d route tra nsit,re g a rd le ssofsize ,toe nsure e quita b lese rvic e a nd fa re c ha ng e s

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O ve rvie w ofM e tro’sTitle VIEquityAna lysisProc e ss

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M e tro’sM a jorSe rvic e Cha ng e Polic yForthe 2019 FTA Title VIProg ra m U pd a te M a jorSe rvic e Cha ng e isd e fine da sa nyse rvic e c ha ng e m e e ting a tle a stone ofthe following c rite ria :

1) A re visiontoa ne xisting tra nsitroute tha tinc re a se sord e c re a se stheroute m ile s,a nd /orthe re ve nue m ile sope ra te d b y25% orm ore a tonetim e orc um ula tive lyina nype riod within36 c onse c utive m onthssinc ethe la stm a jorse rvic e c ha ng e ;

2) A re visiontoa ne xisting tra nsitse rvic e tha tinc re a se sord e c re a se sthesc he d ule d tripsope ra te d b ya tle a st25% a tone tim e orc um ula tive lyina nype riod within36 c onse c utive m onthssinc e the la stm a jorse rvic ec ha ng e ;

3) Aninc re a se ord e c re a se tothe spa nofse rvic e ofa tra nsitline ofa tle a st25% a ta nyone tim e orc um ula tive lyina nype riod within36c onse c utive m onthssinc e the la stm a jorse rvic e c ha ng e ;

4) The im ple m e nta tionofa ne w tra nsitroute tha tprovid e sa tle a st50%ofitsroute m ile swithoutd uplic a ting othe rroute s;

5) Sixm onthspriortothe ope ning ofa nyne w fixe d g uid e wa yproje c t(e .g .BRT line orra illine ) re g a rd le ssofwhe the rornotthe a m ountofse rvic eb e ing c ha ng e d m e e tsthe re quire m e ntsinthe ne w sub se c tionsa b ove .

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M e tro’sM a jorSe rvic e Cha ng e Polic yContinue d …

a .Expe rim e nta l,d e m onstra tionore m e rg e nc yse rvic e c ha ng e sm a yb e institute d forone ye a rorle sswithouta Title IV EquityAna lysisb e ing c om ple te d a nd c onsid e re d b ythe Boa rd ofDire c tors.Ifthe se rvic e isre quire d tob e ope ra te d b e yondone ye a r,the Title VIEquityAna lysism ustb e c om ple te d a ndc onsid e re d b ythe Boa rd ofDire c torsb e fore the e nd oftheone ye a re xpe rim e nta l,d e m onstra tionore m e rg e nc y.

b .A Title VIEquityAna lysissha llnotb e re quire d ifa M e trotra nsitse rvic e isre pla c e d b ya d iffe re ntm od e orope ra torprovid ing a se rvic e with the sa m e he a d wa ys,fa re ,tra nsfe roptions,spa nofse rvic e a nd stops.

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Dispa ra te Im pa c tDe finition

•Fa c ia llyne utra lpolic yorpra c tic e tha td isproportiona te lya ffe c tsm e m b e rsofa prote c te d c la ssid e ntifie d b yra c e ,c olor,orna tiona lorig in

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M e tro’sDispa ra te Im pa c tPolic y

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•Form a jorse rvic e c ha ng e sa d ispa ra te a d ve rse im pa c twillb ed e e m e d toha ve oc c urre d ifthe a b solute d iffe re nc e b e twe e nthe pe rc e nta g e ofm inoritie sa d ve rse lya ffe c te d a nd the ove ra llpe rc e nta g e ofm inoritie sisa tle a stfive pe rc e nt(5% ) orthe re isa 20% org re a te rpe rc e ntd iffe re nc e b e twe e nthe pe rc e nta g e softhe se twog roups.

•Fora nya pplic a b le fa re c ha ng e sa d ispa ra te a d ve rse im pa c twillb e d e e m e d toha ve oc c urre d ifthe a b solute d iffe re nc eb e twe e nthe pe rc e nta g e ofm inoritie sa d ve rse lya ffe c ttheove ra llpe rc e nta g e ofm inoritie sisa tle a stfive pe rc e nt(5% ) orthe re isa 35% org re a te rpe rc e ntd iffe re nc e b e twe e nthepe rc e nta g e softhe se twog roups.

Dispa ra te Im pa c tLe g a lTe st•The tra nsitprovid e rha sa sub sta ntia lle g itim a te

justific a tionforthe propose d se rvic e c ha ng e ,

a nd

•The tra nsitprovid e rc a nshow tha tthe re a re noa lte rna tive stha twould ha ve a le ssd ispa ra te im pa c tonm inorityrid e rsb utwould stilla c c om plish the tra nsitprovid e r’sle g itim a te prog ra m g oa ls

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Ste psTa ke nifDispa ra te Im pa c tFound

Re a na lyze c ha ng e sford ispa ra te im pa c t

(ifg ra nte e re vise sc ha ng e s)

Ye s

Le g a lte st

m e t?Ye s

N oPossib le TitleVIViola tion

N oN o

Dispa ra teIm pa c t?

Ye s

Ta ke a c tionstoa void ,m inim ize ,m itig a te

(re vise c ha ng e s)

Ana lysisCom ple te

Ana lysisCom ple te

Ana lysisCom ple te

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Disproportiona te Burd e n

•Disproportiona te Burd e nre fe rstoa na d ve rse im pa c tb orne b ylow-inc om e popula tions

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Disproportiona te Burd e nPolic y

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•Form a jorse rvic e c ha ng e s,a d isproportiona te b urd e nwillb ed e e m e d toe xistifa na b solute d iffe re nc e b e twe e npe rc e nta g e oflow-inc om e a d ve rse lya ffe c te d b ythe se rvic ec ha ng e a nd the ove ra llpe rc e nta g e oflow-inc om e pe rsonsisa tle a stfive pe rc e nt(5% ) orifthe re isa 20% org re a te rpe rc e ntd iffe re nc e b e twe e nthe pe rc e nta g e softhe se twog roups.

•Forfa re c ha ng e s,a d isproportiona te b urd e nwillb e d e e m e dtoe xistifa na b solute d iffe re nc e b e twe e nthe pe rc e nta g e oflow-inc om e a d ve rse lya ffe c te d a nd the ove ra llpe rc e nta g e oflow-inc om e isa tle a stfive pe rc e nt(5% ) orifthe re isa 35% org re a te rpe rc e ntd iffe re nc e b e twe e nthe pe rc e nta g e softhe setwog roups.

IfDisproportiona te Burd e nFound

•Atthe c onc lusionofthe a na lysis,ifthe tra nsitprovid e rfind stha tlow-inc om e popula tionswillb e a rad isproportiona te b urd e nofthe propose d fa re c ha ng e ,thetra nsitprovid e rshould ta ke ste pstoa void ,m inim ize orm itig a te im pa c tswhe re pra c tic a b le .The tra nsitprovid e rshould d e sc rib e a lte rna tive sa va ila b le tolow-inc om epopula tionsa ffe c te d b ythe se rvic e a nd fa re c ha ng e s

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De te rm ine M itig a tion

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Avoid

• The se rvic e c ha ng etha tre sultsinW O RSTIM PACTS

• Re vise se rvic e c ha ng e ,re quiring re a na lysis

M inim ize

• Alig nm e ntc ha ng e sloc a te d tone a rb yline swith sa m e orig ina ndtripd e stina tions

• Costc onta inm e ntstra te g ie stolim itim pa c tstorid e rs.

• M a rke tm itig a tionstra te g ie stha tm a yhe lpoffse tim pa c ts

M itig a te

• Expa nd d e m a nd -re sponse se rvic e inim pa c ta re a

• Gua ra nte e d rid e hom eprog ra m

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Disparate Impact and Disproportionate Burden Policy: 5%Regional Population data of 21% compared to 21% of total routes adversely affected;

compare the 21% to Route 7 which is 26%

Sa m ple :Ca lc ula te Effe c tsofSe rvic e Cha ng eU sing Popula tionDa ta

Sa m ple Ag e nc y-Re g iona lPopula tion& H ouse hold Da ta

Tota lPopula tion

M inorityPopula tion

Pe rc e ntM inority

Low-inc om ePopula tion

Pe rc e ntLow-inc om e

242,916 50,829 21% 43,000 18%

Set threshold withdemographic data

Analysis withdemographicdata

Sa m ple Ag e nc y-Affe c te d Tra ffic Ana lysisZone (TAZ) Are a Popula tionDa ta

Route # Cha ng e typeTota l

Popula tioninthe Corrid or

M inorityPopula tion

Pe rc e ntM inority

Low-inc om ePopula tion

Pe rc e ntLow-inc om e

Route 6 Disc ontinue d 5,870 800 14% 250 4%

Route 7 Disc ontinue d 9,500 2,500 26% 2,100 22%

Tota l 15,370 3,300 21% 2,350 15%

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Alte rna tive Se rvic e sAva ila b le

•W ha ta lte rna tive se rvic e sa re a va ila b le forpe opleim pa c te d b ythe se rvic e c ha ng e ?

•How would the use ofa lte rna tive sa ffe c trid e rs’tra ve ltim e sa nd c osts?

•Exa m ple :O the rline sorse rvic e s,pote ntia llyinvolving tra nsfe rsa nd /orothe rm od e s,tha tc onne c ta ffe c te d rid e rswithd e stina tionsthe ytypic a llya c c e ss

•Ca nte sta lte rna tive susing a trippla nne r

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Qu e stions?

Aid a Be rd uoBe rrySe niorM a na g e rCivilRig htsProg ra m s(Title VI)M e troO ffic e ofCivilRig hts(213) 922-2748Be rrya @ m e tro.ne t

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