Promoting Transportation Equity through Curriculum Interventions

Research Team

Mehri Mohebbi, Ph.D. UF
Virginia Sisiopiku, Ph.D., UAB
Dimitra Michalaka, Ph.D., The Citadel

Final Report 
Technology Transfer Report (posted soon)

What is the project about? The researchers set out to study the current status of transportation equity education and propose curriculum changes for graduate transportation engineering and planning programs using the following areas: 1) types of equity, 2) potential impacts, 3) tools to measure commitment to equity throughout the processes, 4) strategies to combat inequities, 5) understanding of social context, 6) value of partnership building, and 7) accessibility- vs. mobility-based approaches.