Title VI Program Overview

Benjamin LimmerValley Metro

Corridor & Facility Development ManagerPhoenix, AZ

Title VI - Disclosure

Title VI prohibits discrimination by recipients of federal financial assistance on the basis of race, color, or national origin, including the denial of meaningful access for limited English proficient (LEP) persons.

FTA Title VI ProgramNew Requirements

• New Circular (4702.1B) effective Oct. 1, 2012

• New Requirements- Title VI compliant form

- Governing Board/Council approval - Racial & ethnic diversity of non-elected committee and council members- Monitoring subrecipients

FTA Title VI ProgramNew Requirements

• New Requirements- Analysis on facilities (e.g., storage facility)- Major Service Change and Fare Equity

Policies- Service and Fare equity analysis on

New Starts and other fixed guideway systems

Valley MetroTitle VI Program

• City of Phoenix – primary/designated recipient

• Region adopted City of Phoenix Title VI program

• City of Phoenix and Valley Metro to update program for region based on new circular

Title VI Proposed Policies

• Policies

- Major Service Changes

- Fare Equity

• Process

- Drafted polices in coordination with City of Phoenix- Gathered community input

Major Service Change Policy

• Major Service Change

- Establish a threshold of when a service change is considered a major change- Recommended 25% threshold

Fare Equity Policy

• Fare Equity Policy- Any proposed fare change requires Title VI

analysis- Establish a threshold for comparing the impacts a proposed fare change has on its riders- Comparison ensures riders are being charged

equitably based on the ridership demographics of the services they use- Recommended threshold of 4%

Fare Equity Policy

Example:Proposed Local Fare 5% IncreaseLocal Riders = 50% Minority

Proposed Express Fare 20% IncreaseExpress Riders = 30% Minority

Increase on Predominately Minority Fares (5%) < Increase on Predominately Non-Minority Fare (20%)

Title VI for Capital Projects

• Public outreach to engage Environmental Justice (EJ) populations throughout project development

• Title VI/EJ analysis is conducted per FTA guidance

• Analysis looks at how project impacts EJ populations