Do all impacts have to be evaluated for Title VI and Environmental Justice, or just for health and environmental impacts?
A. All reasonably foreseeable adverse social, economic, and environmental effects on minority and low-income populations must be identified and addressed. As defined in the Appendix of the USDOT Order, adverse effects include, but are not limited to: • bodily impairment, infirmity, illness, or death; • air, noise, and water pollution and soil contamination; • destruction or disruption of man-made or natural resources; • destruction or diminution of aesthetic values; • destruction or disruption of community cohesion or a community’s economic vitality; • destruction or disruption of the availability of public and private facilities and services; • vibration; • adverse employment effects; • displacement of persons, businesses, farms, or nonprofit organizations; • increased traffic congestion, isolation, exclusion, or separation of minority or low-income individuals within a given community or from the broader community; and • denial, reduction, or a significant delay in the receipt of the
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- Must there be a neighborhood or community of minority, or low-income groups in order for there to be a Title VI and Environmental Justice effect?
- Do all impacts have to be evaluated for Title VI and Environmental Justice, or just for health and environmental impacts?
- DO TITLE VI AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE APPLY TO ALL TRANSPORTATION DECISIONS?
