Reductions in Transit Service or Increases in Fares: Civil Rights, ADA, Regulatory, and Environmental Justice Implications
Document Type
Report
Publication Date
3-2011
Subject Area
policy - fares, policy - equity, place - north america, policy - disability
Keywords
environmental justice, fares, civil rights, Title VI of the Divil right Act of 1964 (Title VI), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Abstract
Reductions in Transit Service or Increases in Fares: Civil Rights, ADA, Regulatory, and Environmental Justice Implications explores the legal implications of reductions in transit service or increases in fares in the context of environmental justice. Based on federal environmental justice principles, the report analyzes constitutional and statutory provisions and regulations in regard to transit agencies’ compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Rights
Permission to link to this digest has been given by Transportation Research Board.
Recommended Citation
Thomas, L.W., & McDaniel, J.B. (2011). Reductions in Transit Service or Increases in Fares: Civil Rights, ADA, Regulatory, and Environmental Justice Implications. Transit Cooperative Research program (TCRP) Legal Research Digest 35, published by Transportation Research Board, Washington.
