Knowra Transport equity Transport equity Transport equity is the fair distribution of access to transport and the opportunities it enables, including attention to who benefits, who bears costs, and whose needs are unmet.
Accessibility : Accessibility is the ease with which people can reach destinations, services, and opportunities. It captures the opportunities transport systems make reachable, beyond vehicle speed or infrastructure coverage.
Universal design : Universal design creates environments and products usable by people with diverse abilities without requiring specialized adaptation. It makes transport infrastructure and services usable across a wider range of needs.
Public transport : Public transport carries passengers on shared services available to the public, such as buses, trains, and trams. Its routes, frequencies, fares, and operating hours strongly shape equitable mobility.
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 : Title VI prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in programs receiving federal financial assistance. In the United States, it underpins civil-rights review of federally funded transport decisions.
Transport poverty : Transport poverty is a condition in which inadequate transport options restrict access to essential activities and services. It identifies deprivation that equitable transport planning aims to reduce.
Transit-oriented development : Transit-oriented development concentrates housing, jobs, and services around frequent public transport. Its equity depends on whether lower-income residents can access and remain in well-connected neighborhoods.
Paratransit : Paratransit is flexible or specialized transport service, often designed for people unable to use conventional transit independently. Its coverage and reliability affect whether disabled people can reach essential destinations.
Environmental justice analysis : Environmental justice analysis assesses how policies or projects distribute environmental effects across communities. It can test whether transport investments concentrate pollution or displace burdens onto disadvantaged groups.
Social exclusion : Social exclusion is the process by which people are prevented from participating fully in economic, social, or civic life. Transport barriers can isolate people from work, education, healthcare, and social participation.
Fare-free public transport : Fare-free public transport is transit service provided without charging passengers a fare. Removing fares can reduce a direct financial barrier, though it does not solve every access constraint.
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