DOAJ Open Access 2025

Shifting Priorities from Equity to Exclusion: Investigating US Transportation Policy Changes in the Anti-DEI Era

Jesus M. Barajas Sarah Grajdura Alex Karner Matthew Palm Dana Rowangould

Abstrak

In early 2025, the US Department of Transportation (DOT) presented new criteria for discretionary funding prioritization based on marriage rates, birth rates, and compliance with Federal immigration policy. This policy diverges from the previous equity and justice-focused prioritization. We analyze how the new DOT policy will affect discretionary transportation spending priorities across geography, sociodemographics, transportation burdens and barriers, and voting lines. The new 2025 DOT policy shifts funding priorities towards white, Trump-voting areas and away from Black, Latino, and lower-resourced populations and those experiencing higher travel burdens and barriers.

Topik & Kata Kunci

Transportation and communications Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology

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Jesus M. Barajas

Sarah Grajdura

Alex Karner

Matthew Palm

Dana Rowangould

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Barajas, J.M., Grajdura, S., Karner, A., Palm, M., Rowangould, D. (2025). Shifting Priorities from Equity to Exclusion: Investigating US Transportation Policy Changes in the Anti-DEI Era. https://doi.org/10.32866/001c.132484

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Tahun Terbit: 2025
Sumber Database: DOAJ
DOI: 10.32866/001c.132484
Akses: Open Access ✓