Ep. 4: 5 Steps to Planning for Anti-Displacement and Equitable Transportation Systems

Episode Summary:  Listen to national experts and certified planners, Keli Kemp and Kirsten Mote, and guest Candace Foster, all with Modern Mobility Partners, talk about what planners can do to plan for anti-displacement and more equitable transportation systems.  Listeners will learn the following in Episode 1:

• What we mean by transportation equity


• The direction of equity in transportation when it comes to federal initiatives and transportation grants


• Potential negative impacts transportation projects can have on communities


• The importance of inclusivity and the role of community engagement in transportation equity


• 5 steps to planning anti-displacement strategies

Links:

• Download free cheat sheet of 5 Steps to Planning Anti-Displacement Strategies at: modernmobilitypartners.com


• Read our white paper “Anti-Displacement Strategies for Equitable Transportation Planning” at: https://modernmobilitypartners.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Anti-Displacement-Strategies-for-Equitable-Transportation-Planning.pdf


• Atlanta Land Trust: https://atlantalandtrust.org/


• Community Benefit Agreement (CBA) Toolkit: https://www.energy.gov/diversity/community-benefit-agreement-cba-toolkitwhi


• Fact Sheet: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/11/06/fact-sheet-the-bipartisan-infrastructure-deal/


• Justice 40 Initiative: https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/briefing-room/2021/12/02/delivering-on-justice40/


• Transportation Equity Project Prioritization Criteria: https://www.metroplanning.org/multimedia/publication/973

Co-Hosts:

• Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP has almost 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.


• Kirsten Mote, AICP has over 13 years of experience in transportation planning and most recently got certified by MIT’s Media Lab in their Beyond Smart Cities program. Kirsten holds a M.S. in City Planning from Georgia Tech.

Guest Host:

• Candace Foster is a transportation planner with Modern Mobility Partners. Candace holds a M.S. in City Planning from Georgia Tech.

Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and engineering consulting firm.  Service areas include transportation planning, travel demand modeling, traffic and revenue forecasting, project prioritization and performance measures, funding strategies and grant applications, all looking through a lens of new and emerging technologies.

If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com.  If you are interested in becoming a guest on our podcast, please email [email protected].