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Discussions about and planning for the construction of an additional rail crossing, called the third crossing, of the San Francisco Bay between Oakland and San Francisco are in preliminary stages. The magnitude of the impacts could lead to a transformation of the region and potential for significant direct and indirect public health implications. Traditional infrastructure literature proposes approaches to project planning that neglect current gaps in service and health outcomes. Due to this and the breadth of the potential third crossing, the authors develop a health equity framework that focuses on improving health outcomes for vulnerable communities and suggest an evaluation strategy capable of stratifying specific population needs and results. The novel framework is centered around the idea that affected communities should be actively involved in project governance through a Community Advisory Board, in the construction and operations through fair labor practices, and in ongoing evaluation through the development of metrics and subsequent monitoring. If integrated into all phases of the third crossing and future infrastructure projects, the framework could help ensure the third crossing minimizes unintended consequences and maximizes positive health outcomes for communities that have experienced disproportionate harms due to large-scale transportation projects.

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ADD50 Standing Committee on Environmental Justice in Transportation.

18-03811

English

11p

2018

Transportation Research Board 97th Annual Meeting

Digital/other

Figures; References; Tables

Equity; Evaluation; Public health; Public transit; Rail transit; Rail transit stations; Transportation planning

Oakland (California); San Francisco (California)

Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads; Society

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2018 Paper #18-03811

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Jan 8 2018 10:57AM