FY 2010-2011 UPWP Task Descriptions - Genesee Transportation ...

In addition, the following priority areas of the LRTP: 2007-2027 Update were considered in the
development of the FY 2010-2011 UPWP:
• Coordinating Land Use & Transportation Objectives – example projects
may focus on developing land use regulations that are transit and/or pedestrianoriented
• Enhancing Community Character – example projects may focus on
improving transportation facilities that serve as “gateways” to enhance the
perception of the region to residents and visitors
• Enhancing Safety & Security – example projects may focus on reviewing
potential improvements along high accident corridors or emergency evacuation
planning
• Creating Jobs – example projects may focus on transportation’s role in
economic or workforce development
• Improving Mobility for the Physically Challenged and Access to Medical
Services – example projects may focus on improving access to employment,
social, and recreational opportunities for the physically challenged or
transportation for seniors, establishing rural county medical shuttles, and
developing capacity for same-day transportation for primary care
• Integrating Environmental Considerations – example projects may focus
on transportation activities and facilities that promote alternatives to single
occupancy vehicles
• Increasing Cost Effectiveness and Asset Utilization – example projects
may focus on exploring the potential for multi-jurisdictional cooperation and
coordination, including such things as equipment sharing, joint purchasing, and
shared facilities
Environmental Justice Considerations
Environmental justice builds on Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VI prohibits
discriminatory practices in programs and activities receiving federal funds. Executive Order
12898 (1994) requires federal agencies to make achieving environmental justice part of their
mission by identifying and addressing, as appropriate, disproportionately high and adverse
human health or environmental effects of their programs, policies, and activities on minority,
low-income, and Limited English Proficiency populations.
There are three fundamental principles at the core of environmental justice:
1. To avoid, minimize, or mitigate disproportionately high and adverse human health
and environmental effects – including social and economic effects – on minority and
low-income populations;
2. To ensure the full and fair participation by all potentially affected communities in the
transportation decision making process; and
3. To prevent the denial of, reduction in, or significant delay in the receipt of benefits
by minority and low-income populations.
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