As a regional planning agency, PSRC makes decisions that shape transportation, land use, and the built environment. VISION 2050 includes policies and actions related to equity that support the dismantling of systems of inequality. PSRC is currently in the process of developing a Regional Equity Strategy, and has created several resources and tools to help jurisdictions implement the policies and actions in VISION.
Resources
- Demographic Profile (PDF) - demographic information at the county and regional scale by race, income, language access, ability and age
- Displacement Risk Mapping – data resource on residential displacement risk factors
- Draft Equity Planning Resources for Comprehensive Plans (PDF) – policy resources, data, and local examples of how equity could be integrated into comprehensive plans
- Equitable Engagement for Comprehensive Plans (PDF) – guidance and examples for developing and carrying out equitable engagement
- Fair Housing Equity Assessment (PDF) - analysis and recommendations aimed at ensuring equitable access to housing and opportunity for all residents of the region
- Heritage Month News – PSRC news on the topic of equity and celebrating heritage months
- Joint Board Sessions on Racial Equity - workshops for staff and board members to develop a deeper understanding of racial and social equity and its role in the agency’s work
- Opportunity Mapping – data resource on access to opportunity in neighborhoods across the region
- Outreach Compensation Policy and Procedures (PDF) - policy and procedures for compensating focus group or committee members that are not compensated by their employers for participating in PSRC activities
- PSRC Equity Work Program (PDF) - overview of PSRC's equity work program
- Racial Residential Segregation – resource explores residential settlement patterns across the region by race and explores various causes of racial residential segregation
- Regional Equity Strategy – forthcoming collection of resources to advance racial equity through regional and local planning
- Regional Transportation Plan 2022-2050 - Appendix F: Regional Equity Analysis (PDF)
- VISION 2050 Equity Briefing Paper (PDF) - background paper outlining PSRC's equity work leading up to VISION 2050
- VISION 2050 Equity-Related Policies and Actions (PDF) - compiles all policies and actions for quick reference