GIS for Title VI Compliance

Zach Van Gemert Born and Raised in Denver, CO. Education in Land Use/GIS Employed at RTD for 11+ years Systems support for Call-n-Ride, GIS, INIT, Ridecheck Plus, Trapeze

Regional Transportation District ( ) Service Area Population: 2.8 million Area: 2,340 square miles 40 municipalities, 6 counties plus 2 city/county jurisdictions Services Fixed routes: 133 Bus Stops: 9,504 Park-n-Rides: 77 with 31,049 parking spaces Special Services Access-a-Ride BroncosRide BuffRide Call-n-Ride RockiesRide Ridership 2012: 328,109 average weekday boardings Vehicles Bus: 998 Light Rail: 172

Federal Transit Administration (FTA) States “Transit providers shall prepare demographic and service profile maps and charts after each decennial census and prior to proposed service reductions or eliminations.” Title VI Program Plan: must be submitted to FTA every three years and must be approved by board of directors or appropriate governing entity prior to submission to FTA. Transit providers that have implemented or will implement a New Start, Small Start, or other new fixed guideway capital project shall conduct a service and fare equity analysis. Require maps displaying transit base data, demographic profile data and transit facilities

Title VI Program Plan Demographics Maps and Charts Low Income Areas Aerial Photo (Land Use) Minority Population Density Population + Employment Density Minority Population Area Low Income Household Density Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Fare Policy Service Changes Service Standards Headways On-time Performance Service Availability Transit Amenities Vehicle Assignments

Title VI Program Plan cont. Base Spatial Data District Boundary Route Lines Transit Facilities Administrative Maintenance Park-n-Rides Rail Stations Shelters Transfer Stations Other Business Districts Hospitals Schools

Title VI Program Plan cont. Demographics Low Income Areas Aerial Photo (Land Use) Minority Population Density Population + Employment Density Minority Population Areas Aerial Photo (Land Use) Low Income Household Density Population + Employment Density

Title VI Program Plan cont. Shelters Areas of Dense Low Income or Minority Populations Equitable distribution of stop shelters

Census Data Census.gov Low Income Households Density American FactFinder factfinder2.census.gov Low Income Households Density FTA “any group of households whose income is <=150% of the household size poverty guidelines for the average household size of that census tract” Calculations AVERAGE_HH_SIZE: TOTAL_POP / HOUSEHOLDS HH_LESS_25:  [HH_LESS_10] + [HH_10_15] + [HH_15_25] HH_LESS_35:  [HH_LESS_25] + [HH_25_35] HH_LESS_50:  [HH_LESS_35] + [HH_35_50] HH_LESS_75:  [HH_LESS_50] + [HH_50_75] LOW_INC_HH:  IF [AVERAGE_HH_SIZE] <= 2 THEN [HH_LESS_25] IF [AVERAGE_HH_SIZE] > 2 AND <= 4 THEN [HH_LESS_35] IF [AVERAGE_HH_SIZE] > 4 AND <= 6 THEN [HH_LESS_50] IF [AVERAGE_HH_SIZE] > 6 THEN [HH_LESS_75] LOW_INC_HH_PCT:  [LOW_INC_HH] / [HOUSEHOLDS] Minority Population Density Total Population - White Population = Minority Population Minority Population / Total Population = Minority Population Density

West Corridor Maps Displaying Each Service Change Low Income Households Density Minority Population Density

“Polygon Overlay Tool” Demographic Analysis “Polygon Overlay Tool” Spatial Area Ratios Ratios applied to demographic fields

Tables Regional Population Data (RTD Service Area) Total Population of Service Area Minority Population Minority Population Percentage Total Households Low-Income Households Low-Income Households Percentage Affected Census Tracts Route/Service Bus Call-n-Ride Light Rail Service Change Type Current Route Discontinued Service New Route Total Population Affected Tracts Total Minority Population in Affected Tracts Total Households Affected Tracts Total Low-Income Households in Affected Tracts Spatial Data Type Used

Summary Title VI Reporting Responsibilites GIS FTA

Contact zachariah.vangemert@rtd-denver.com www.rtd-denver.com