ENVIRONMENTAL jUSTICE

Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO's) are required to focus increased attention on Environmental Justice and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.  The term "environmental justice" was created by people concerned that everyone within the United States deserves equal protection under the country's laws.

This report includes a discussion of the findings from an outreach and structured interview program directed toward community-based organizations, social service agencies and others who work with, or advocate on behald of, low-income and/or minority populations.

This report also evaluates if access to jobs and services is equitably distributed to populations of concern, especially minorities and those of low income.  The analysis uses the South Jersey Travel Demand Model and other means to compare travel times available to areas with concentrations of target populations to those for other areas and to determine the impact of Regional Transportation Plan investments on these travel times.

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