Description: As part of the Title VI/Environmental Justice analysis of the CLRP, the Equity Emphasis Areas were developed using tract-level Census data to identify communities that have significant concentrations of low-income and / or minority populations. The areas were approved by the TPB at its March 29, 2017 meeting and updated in August 2018 with the latest Census data (2012-2016 ACS, U.S. Census). The methodology used to identify these communities focuses on four minority population groups (Low-Income, African American, Asian, and Hispanic or Latino). More information on the methodology for identifying these areas, please visit the Methodology for Equity Emphasis Areas. Map service contains a layer of the Equity Emphasis Areas (by U.S. Census Tracts) and a layer of all tracts in the TPB Planning Area. It includes detailed data on Low-Income, Hispanic or Latino, African American, and Asian as well as demographic data for People with Disabilities, Limited English Speakers, and Older Adults. For more information about Equity Emphasis Areas and the TPB’s Environmental Justice analysis, please visit the TPB’s Fairness & Accessibility page.
Description: The TPB version of TAZ (transportation analysis zones) assigned to COG Regional Activity Centers for reporting and analytical purposes. The new 2013 Activity Centers were defined using criteria developed by COG Department of Community Planning and Services (DCPS) staff and the Planning Directors Technical Advisory Committee (PDTAC). These criteria specified that each place identified as an Activity Center had to possess two required attributes: • A Local Policy requirement - the place is identified as an existing center or growth priority area in a locally-adopted land use plan • A Density requirement – the place is forecast by 2040 to have a total persons density (a combination of employment plus population) above the average for jurisdiction in which it was located.In addition, the place identified as an Activity Center also had to possess at least two of the following four attributes:Has at least 55 intersections per square mile in 2012 Has existing or planed transit in the Financially Constrained Long Range Transportation Plan that is high capacity/ performance (e.g. Metrorail, commuter rail, light rail, or bus rapid transit)Has a locally adopted land use plan that encourages mixed use developmentHas combined housing and transportation costs that are affordable based on the Center for Neighborhood Technology’s H + T Index
Service Item Id: 866858a5d4d84e01a3933488ffe7228c
Copyright Text: MWCOG Department of Planning & Community Services (DCPS); National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board (TPB)