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26 May 2021

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Tuesday, May 25, 2021

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U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Request for Information on Transportation Data
and Assessment Methods

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced today a Request for
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to receive input from the public on the data and assessment tools available to assess
transportation equity.

"Access to transportation touches every part of American lives and communities and
helps make the American Dream possible," said Dr. Robert Hampshire, USDOT Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology and Chief Science Officer. "This
request for information will help us assess the most robust data sets and methodologies
available for us to measure our progress towards making the nation's transportation
systems more equitable."

Equitable access to transportation is a civil right, and this RFI is one action that USDOT
is taking in response to Executive Order (EO) 13985, "Advancing Racial Equity and
Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government," which directs
the Federal Government to pursue a comprehensive approach to advance equity. The EO also
requires that each agency conduct an equity assessment of certain high-priority,
high-impact agency programs, policies, and processes to be delivered to the Domestic
Policy Council by August 8, 2021. The EO calls for a holistic approach to addressing
equity and systemic barriers to assessing benefits and opportunities.

Through this RFI, USDOT seeks information and recommendations in the field of
transportation equity from the public, including public agencies, academics involved in
the study of equity in transportation decision-making, advocacy and not-for-profit
institutions working in the transportation sector or the field of equity, and State,
local, Tribal and territorial stakeholders.

The Department will use the responses it receives to inform its approach as it expands the
use of data and equity-assessment methods to advance transportation equity goals.

The RFI closes on June 24, 2021. To view the RFI visit:
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/05/25/2021-10436/request-for…

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