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TITLE VI of the Civil Rights Act bars discrimination on the basis of race, color,
- r national origin in programs and
discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin in - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin in - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
AC Transit Civil Rights & Environmental Justice Policy Updates Public Hearing, June 11, 2014, 5:00pm 1600 Franklin St, Oakland California 6/2/2014 6/2/2014 1 1 6/2/2014 1 1 1 TITLE VI of the Civil Rights Act bars discrimination on
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70% Minority 29% Low Income 19% Limited Proficiency in English
AC Transit’s Service Area
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- Our Complaint Process
- How we define a “Major Service Change”
- How we measure the impacts of changes
- n communities of color
- How we measure the impacts of changes
- n low-income communities
- How we assess bus service
5 Changes
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Title VI Complaint Process
PROPOSED CHANGES:
- Add low-income status
- Add the ability to make a
complaint and receive a response in languages other than English
- Add deadlines and timelines for
prompt response and/or action
- Consolidate
language into
- ne policy
- Changes reflect current practice
– updated last year
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What is a Major Service Change?
- A new route
- Service on streets without previous transit
- 10% or more change of transit miles or hours system-wide
- 20% or more change of transit miles or hours in one of
District’s planning areas (West Contra Costa County; North, Central, South Alameda County)
- 25% or more change of transit miles or hours of an
individual route
- If cumulative effect of changes over 3 years results in a
Major Change – treat as such
Major Service Change Policy
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Disparate Impact Policy
Measuring the Impact to Communities of Color
Proposed Policy: “When the proportion of minority populations
- r riders adversely affected by the proposals is
15% or more than the proportion of non- minority populations or riders adversely affected, such changes will be considered to have a disparate impact.”
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Disproportionate Burden Policy
Proposed Policy: “When the proportion of low-income populations or riders adversely affected by the proposals is 15% or more than the proportion of non-low-income populations or riders adversely affected, such changes will be considered to have a disproportionate burden.”
Measuring the Impact to Low-Income Communities
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What happens if we find there IS a potential discriminatory effect?
– AVOID – MINIMIZE – MITIGATE
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Transit Service Monitoring
Proposed Policy:
- Monitor and report on the required service
standards and service policies not less than every three years
- Look for and remedy patterns of discrimination
in service planning and operation
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