Transportation Equity Office
Overview
The Transportation Equity Office provides policy guidance and advisory support to eliminate barriers, reduce burdens, and provide more equitable transportation for all Californians.
Our Work
Maintain & Integrate EQI into Caltrans Operations
The Transportation Equity Index (EQI) is a screening and evaluation tool that utilizes multiple transportation-specific and socioeconomic indicators to identify transportation-based priority populations at the Census block level. Caltrans developed the EQI to inform how the Department can best address and mitigate inequities exacerbated by the transportation system.
Co-lead the Interagency Equity Advisory Committee (EAC)
In collaboration with the California Transportation Commission (CTC) and the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA), the Race and Equity Branch supports the EAC, which advises the three agencies on how to achieve meaningful outcomes in transportation equity, environmental justice, and equitable economic opportunities, especially related to transportation planning and programming.