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    How do elected officials think about transportation equity?
    (2024-11-01) Linovski, Orly; Dean, Jennifer; Leger, Samantha; McLaren, Abigail; Cascante, Isabel
    Local politicians play a key role in determining policies and allocating resources that could help improve transportation equity. While transportation equity has been examined at some length at an academic level, there has been little direct research about how local politicians understand it. The goal of this brief is to help planners and advocates work effectively with politicians when trying to advance transportation equity. It draws on recent research that surveyed and interviewed local politicians in Canada about their values, experiences, and perspectives on transportation equity. This brief addresses these key questions: (1) How do elected officials get their information about transportation issues? (2) What do they think of when talking about transportation equity? (3) What are their values and priorities?