EJ Publications

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The FHWA maintains links to numerous environmental justice and Title VI publications. This page provides information on governmental publications, research publications, other relevant topics, and links to EJ research efforts through the Transportation Research Board Committees on EJ and Public Involvement.

Government Publications

FHWA

• Climate Change and Environmental Justice: Considerations for Transportation Decision-making (June 2016)
• FHWA Public Roads EJ Article - March/April 2016 Issue
• Environmental Justice Reference Guide (April 2015)
• Future Considerations in Environmental Justice Analysis (October 2014)
• 1Environmental Justice Emerging Trends and Best Practices Guidebook (November 2011)
• How to Engage Low-Literacy and Limited-English-Proficiency Populations in Transportation Decisionmaking (February 2006)

Federal Transit Administration

• Federal Transit Administration EJ Circular (2012)

State DOT

• Integration, Status, and Potential of Environmental Justice and the Social Impact Assessment Process in Transportation Development in Missouri (2003)

Council on Environmental Quality

• Environmental Justice: Guidance under the National Environmental Policy Act (1997)

Environmental Protection Agency

• A Citizen's Guide to Using Federal Environmental Laws to Secure Environmental Justice (2002)
• Addressing Community Concerns: How Environmental Justice Relates to Land Use Planning and Zoning (2003)

National Center for Transit Research

• Case Studies in Environmental Justice and Public Transit Title VI Reporting (2005)

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

• Not in My Backyard: Executive Order 12897 and Title VI as Tools for Achieving Environmental Justice (2003)

Research Publications

National Cooperative Highway Research Program

• NCHRP Report 710: Practical Approaches for Involving Traditionally Underserved Populations in Transportation Decision-making (2012)
• NCHRP Research Results Digest 340: State U.S. DOT Best Practices for Title VI Compliance (2009)
• NCHRP Web-Only Document 147: Reference Materials for State U.S. DOT Title VI Compliance: Appendices to NCHRP Research Results Digest 340 (2009)
• NCHRP Report 456: Guidebook for Assessing the Social and Economic Effects of Transportation Projects (2001)
• NCHRP Report 500 Vol. 9: A Guide for Reducing Collisions Involving Older Drivers (2004)
• NCHRP Report 500 Vol. 10: A Guide for Reducing Collisions Involving Pedestrians (2004)
• NCHRP Report 532: Effective Methods for Environmental Justice Assessment (2004)
• NCHRP Legal Research Digest 48, Civil Rights in Transportation Projects (2003)
• NCHRP Project 8-36(11), Technical Methods to Support Analysis of Environmental Justice Issues (2002)

Transportation Research Board

• Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

Other Publications and Topics

• Community Impact Assessment
• Communities, Neighborhoods and People
• Public Involvement
• Civil Rights Learning Center (CRLC) Integrating Environmental Justice into U.S. DOT Programs  (PowerPoint)
• Overview of Title VI and Environmental Justice  (PowerPoint)AASHTO Effective Environmental Justice Compliance (PowerPoint)
• Federal Transit Administration EJ website
• Environmental Protection Agency (EJ website)
• Federal Requirements for Environmental Justice Analyses (PowerPoint)
• Council on Environmental Quality (website)
• Environmental Justice Considerations involving Toll Roads (Texas U.S. DOT PowerPoint)
• State of Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged (website)
• Environmental Justice Considerations involving Toll Roads (Texas U.S. DOT PowerPoint)

Research Activities

The FHWA staff participates in Transportation Research Board Committees. Two of the committees relevant to EJ include:

• Environmental Justice in Transportation Committee (ADD 50)
• Public Involvement in Transportation Committee (ADA 60)