Selecting Transit Priority Areas in the Sacramento Sustainable
Communities Regional Planning Process Chris Benner and Bidita
Tithi
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Summarize draft report Get feedback on key lessons from work to
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Purpose Summarize process and present products that emerged
from social equity analysis of potential TPA sites Highlight
lessons learned Audience Sacramento stakeholders Regional planning
and social equity leaders from other regions throughout the country
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Executive Summary Background and Process Proposed and Final
Specific Indicator and Index Components Vulnerability Opportunities
Equity Considerations in Prioritizing TOD Conclusions Appendices
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Basic Neighborhood Demographics
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Equity Priorities: Cell # 1: (High likelihood of success/ high
impact Cell # 3: Low likelihood of success but high impact
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Institutional commitment to equity: SACOGs inclusion of equity
from the very beginning of grant and process was important
Substantial community capacity: High level of discussion in
community meetings reflects impressive level of capacity of
participants in engaging in regional land use issues 11
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Process as important as product: There are frequently vast
differences between the cultures and perspective of social equity
organizing and advocacy on the one hand and formal planning
professionals on the other. While there are frequently shared goals
around social equity, there are substantial differences in
institutional pressures, organizational opportunities and
constraint, perspectives and priorities. This process certainly
didnt erase those difference, but did contribute to strengthened
ties between community organizers and planners in the region, and
was important for building broad acceptance of the indices as
useful tools in SACOGs equity planning process 12
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Data availability Working with American Community Survey for
neighborhood level analysis has severe limitations Ambiguous
indicators E.g. choice riders versus dependent riders in use of
non-auto means of transportation to work Outcomes, not inputs or
causes Indicators dont measure process/inputs that results in
outcomes Implementation Unclear next steps Highly dependent on
local authorities, and their relationship with developers and
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