Since the mid-1990s, a renewed emphasis on environmental justice has become an integral part of the planning process for urban regions in the United States. The concept of "environmental justice", derived from Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other civil rights statutes, was reemphasized as a national policy goal by presidential Executive Order 12898, issued in 1994. The Executive Order directs "each federal agency to make achieving environmental justice part of its mission by identifying and addressing, as appropriate, disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects of its programs, policies, and activities on minority populations and low-income populations."
VISION 2020 Draft Environmental Impact Statement: Environmental Justice: Public Outreach Summary Report (June-September 2006)
Environmental Justice and the VISION 2020 Update (August 2005)
Memo to the Growth Management Policy Board, August 25, 2005 [pdf]
1. MPO Environmental Justice Responsibilities [pdf]
2. Regional Council's Approach to Environmental Justice in the VISION 2020+20 project [pdf]
3. Environmental Justice Analysis Conducted for Destination 2030 [see below]
4. PSRC Environmental Justice Demographic Profile (2003) [see below]
5. Central Puget Sound Region Poverty and Transportation Data [see below]
6. 2005 - 2007 Transportation Improvement Program EJ Analysis [see below]
7. Social Justice Issues and Comments Identified in Scoping [pdf]
8. Literature Review and State of the Art in Environmental Justice [pdf]
9. PSRC Environmental Justice Planning Group [pdf]
10. Spring 2005 Leader Focus Group Findings [pdf]
11. Environmental Health Issues [pdf]
2007-2010 TIP Documentation
Appendix C - Policies and Procedures: Environmental Justice Analysis [pdf 9MB]
Environmental Justice Demographic Profile (October 2003)
Cover, text, tables 1-9 [pdf 124k]
Map 1. Minority population, 2000 [pdf 2.7MB]
Map 2. Black/African American population, 2000 [pdf 2.7MB]
Map 3. American Indian/Alaskan Native population, 2000 [pdf 2.7MB]
Map 4. Asian/Pacific Islander population, 2000 [pdf 2.7MB]
Map 5. Hispanic/Latino population, 2000 [pdf 2.7MB]
Map 6. Low-income population, 2000 [pdf 988k]
Appendix A-C [pdf 50k]
Full report [pdf 14.5MB]
Environmental Justice Poverty Data Presented to Growth Management Policy Board
Part 1, November 2002 [pdf]
Part 2, January 2003 [pdf]
Destination 2030 (May 2001)
Appendix 2: Environmental Justice [pdf]
Appendix 2 Maps:
Concentrations of Poverty and Roadway Projects [pdf]
Concentrations of Poverty and Transit Projects [pdf]
Low-Income Population and Roadway Projects [pdf]
Low-Income Population and Transit Projects [pdf]
Minority Population and Roadway Projects [pdf]
Minority Population and Transit Projects [pdf]
Locations of Meetings and Presentations on Destination 2030 [pdf]
Locations of DEIS Respondents Who Provided Addresses [pdf]