The Modern Mobility Podcast

Ep. 22: 6 Steps to Completing Title VI for Fixed-Route Transit Providers


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Episode Summary:  Listen to national experts and certified planners, Keli Kemp and Kirsten Mote, along with guest speaker Hunter Abel, all with Modern Mobility Partners, talk about the Federal Transit Administration’s Title VI Program and steps to completing Title VI analysis for fixed-route transit providers. Listeners will learn the following in Episode 22:

  • An explanation of the Federal Transit Administration’s Title VI Program
  • General program requirements for all transit agencies and providers
  • Six steps to completing a Title VI analysis for fixed-route transit providers:
    • Identify “major service change”
  • Develop disparate impact / disproportionate burden policy
  • Define adverse effects
  • Assess service impacts using data analysis
  • Determine disparate impact / disproportionate burden and repeat analysis
  • Document findings
  • Links:

    • Title VI Requirements and Guidelines for Federal Transit Administration Recipients https://www.transit.dot.gov/regulations-and-guidance/fta-circulars/title-vi-requirements-and-guidelines-federal-transit
  • Federal Transit Administration Circular 4702.1B https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/docs/FTA_Title_VI_FINAL.pdf
  • Overview of Final Circular 4702.1B Presentation https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/docs/Title_VI_Overview_4702.1B_11.05.12_ER.pdf
  • Co-Hosts:

    • Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP has 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.
  • Kirsten Mote, AICP has over 14 years of experience in transportation planning and is certified by MIT Media Lab’s Beyond Smart Cities program. Kirsten is an Associate Vice President and Director of Smart Mobility Planning with Modern Mobility Partners. Kirsten holds a M.S. degree in City Planning from Georgia Institute of Technology.
  • Guest Speaker:

    • Hunter Abel, AICP has over six years of experience in transportation planning and transit service planning. Hunter holds a Master of City and Regional Planning from Georgia Tech and is a Senior Transportation Planner at Modern Mobility Partners.

    Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm.  Service areas include smart mobility and transportation planning, demand modeling and traffic engineering, and data analytics and visualization.

    If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com

    To obtain AICP CM credits, search for “Modern Mobility Partners” in the https://planning.org AICP CM portal to find all episodes.

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