Ms. Reger: I am curious to know the reason
and assumptions for including zero car household as an EJ population. Is car ownership
a choice decision?
Offices @ McHenry Row
Ph: 410-732-0500 x1050
From: Nancy Reger
[mailto:Nreger@morpc.org]
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 9:43
AM
To: ctpp-news@chrispy.net
Cc: Jason Kaper
Subject: RE: [CTPP] RE: disability
status
Mr. Purvis-
EJ populations
include disabled, elderly, minority, Hispanic and low income; and in
Nancy Reger, AICP
Deputy Director, Transportation
Mid
Phone: (614)
233-4154
Email:
nreger@morpc.org
From:
ctpp-news-bounces@chrispy.net [mailto:ctpp-news-bounces@chrispy.net] On Behalf Of Charles Purvis
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2011 11:04
AM
To: ctpp-news@chrispy.net
Subject: Re: [CTPP] RE: disability
status
Michael, and others:
I'm not at all certain that this is true: my recall of
"environmental justice" is that it relates to "low income"
and "minority" populations, and NOT to other groups such as the
"disabled" or "seniors" or "children"..... I
think we need clarification from Ed or Elaine on this particular issue.
Nonetheless, the elderly and disabled communities within your regions
and states will be particularly interested in data from the ACS related to
changes in disability questions.
My recommendation would be to carefully document the changes in the
disability questions over the lifespan of the decennial census, and the
American Community Survey. Then, to analyze the "one-year" ACS data
for your region/state using the "2007" vintage ACS disability
questions; compared to the "2008-to-current" vintage ACS disability
questions, knowing that the questions (and responses) have changed between 2007
and 2008. Depend as much as possible on Census Bureau published research on the
Disability questions, be it from Census Bureau working papers or professional
papers at the Population Association of America, ASA, etc. Exactly
"why" did the Census Bureau change the questions, etc.
It will be impossible to say anything about "changes" in the
number of disabled persons, even between 2007 and 2008, due to questionnaire
changes. It's just best to be upfront with your clientele to show how the ACS
questions have changed, and how they impact the responses.
And, it would also be useful to use the PUMS to understand the overlap
between minority, low income, elderly and disabled. The tricky element is how
to define "low income" (100% or 200% of poverty level, other
methods?).
Just some thoughts.
Chuck Purvis
retired :)
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On Apr 4, 2011, at 4:11 AM, Michael Moan wrote:
Is this indeed true?
Michael C. Moan, Principal Planner
Office of Statewide Planning
Division of Planning
Department of Administration
One Capitol Hill
4012221236>>> Planning Department <PlanningDepartment@countyofberks.com>
4/1/2011 12:10 PM >>>
I don’t know
of any useful solutions; however, I just hope that the kind Environmental
Justice folks at FHWA and FTA are aware of this situation when we they hammer
our Benefits and Burdens Analysis documents during the 4-year MPO Certification
Review.
Michael D.
Golembiewski
Transportation Modeler