Evaluating Transportation Equity - Guidance for Incorporating Distributional Impacts in Transport Planning

60 1 Evaluating Transportation Equity: Guidance for Incorporating Distributional Impacts in Transport Planning Victoria Transport Policy Institute Executive Summary Social equity (also called fairness and justice) refers to the distribution of benefits and costs, and whether that is considered fair and appropriate. [...] New tools, such as the Location Affordability Index and the Housing and Transportation Affordability Index, calculate total housing and transportation costs, and therefore the savings provided by more affordable modes and more accessible, multimodal locations. [...] 11 Evaluating Transportation Equity: Guidance for Incorporating Distributional Impacts in Transport Planning Victoria Transport Policy Institute Introduction Equity (also called justice and fairness) refers to the distribution of impacts (benefits and costs) and whether that distribution is considered fair and appropriate. [...] Transportation equity analysis is challenging because there are several types of equity to consider, numerous impacts and ways of measuring those impacts, and various ways that people and travel can be grouped for equity analysis. [...] Public Facilities and Services Amount and distribution of public resources (money and land) for facilities and services.