EJ Principles: Two passed, two more to go!
For the past two years, the TJWG along with members of the Minority Citizens Advisory Committee (MCAC) have been working on passing four Environmental Justice Principles at the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), the regional transportation agency. These principles would set forth a regional protocol for identifying and mitigating inequities in regional transportation funding. Amid much debate, two of the principles passed earlier this year.
Prior to the adoption of the remaining two principles, the MTC had directed staff to perform an equity analysis. The TJWG has been actively involved and engaged in this analysis process, recommending alternative methodologies essential to viewing equity from multiple perspectives. The latter two principles are scheduled for a discussion and potentially a vote at the next Legislation Commission meeting scheduled for January 12th, 2007. We encourage organizations/individuals to write letters of support for the remaining two EJ principles ahead of this meeting, and will provide talking points for interested parties.
For further alerts and information, contact TJWG coordinator Lila Hussain at 510-839-3716 or email lila@urbanhabitat.org.
Prior to the adoption of the remaining two principles, the MTC had directed staff to perform an equity analysis. The TJWG has been actively involved and engaged in this analysis process, recommending alternative methodologies essential to viewing equity from multiple perspectives. The latter two principles are scheduled for a discussion and potentially a vote at the next Legislation Commission meeting scheduled for January 12th, 2007. We encourage organizations/individuals to write letters of support for the remaining two EJ principles ahead of this meeting, and will provide talking points for interested parties.
For further alerts and information, contact TJWG coordinator Lila Hussain at 510-839-3716 or email lila@urbanhabitat.org.
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