What’s In the US DOT ‘Equity Action Plan’ — And What’s Missing

A new federal action plan to advance “equity” in the transportation realm includes concrete commitments to reform a transportation network that too often disenfranchises racially and socially marginalized people — but some advocates say those communities deserve a far more radical transformation.

On April 14, US DOT was one of 90 federal agencies to release a bespoke “Equity Action Plan,” which outlines the moves the department will undertake to make its core programs more equitable over the next five years.