Title VI Indicators (latest)

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act states that "no person in the United States, shall, on the grounds of race, color, or national origin be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.” Under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) are directed to create a method for ensuring that Title VI compliance issues are investigated and evaluated in transportation decision-making. There is additional guidance from the FHWA’s Title VI and Additional Nondiscrimination requirements (2017), and FTA’s Title VI requirements and guidelines (2012). The Title VI Compliance analysis is used throughout DVRPC to demonstrate compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. This assessment, called the Title VI Compliance Methodology, is utilized in a variety of DVRPC plans and programs. DVRPC currently assesses the following population groups, defined by the U.S. Census Bureau: Youth Older Adults Female Racial Minority Ethnic Minority Foreign-Born Disabled Limited English Proficiency Low-Income Using U.S. Census American Community Survey data, the population groups listed above are identified and located at the census tract level. Data is gathered at the regional level, combining populations from each of the nine counties, for either individuals or households, depending on the indicator. From there, the total number of persons in each demographic group is divided by the appropriate universe (either population or households) for the nine-county region, providing a regional average for that population group. Any census tract that meets or exceeds the regional average level, or threshold, is considered an Title IV Indicator tract for that group. For more information and for methodology, visit DVRPC's website:http://www.dvrpc.org/GetInvolved/TitleVI/ For technical documentation visit DVRPC's GitHub Title VI Indicator repo: https://github.com/dvrpc/titlevi Note: Tracts with null values should be symbolized as "Insufficient or No Data".《民权法案》第六章（Title VI of the Civil Rights Act）规定："美国境内任何人均不得基于种族、肤色或民族血统，被排除出任何接受联邦财政援助的项目或活动的参与范围，不得被剥夺相关权益，亦不得在该类项目或活动中遭受歧视。" 根据《民权法案》第六章要求，大都市规划组织（Metropolitan Planning Organizations, MPOs）需制定相关方法，以确保在交通决策过程中对《民权法案》第六章合规性问题开展调查与评估。 美国联邦公路管理局（Federal Highway Administration, FHWA）2017年发布的《〈民权法案〉第六章及其他反歧视要求》，以及美国联邦交通管理局（Federal Transit Administration, FTA）2012年发布的《〈民权法案〉第六章要求与指南》提供了额外指导。 特拉华谷区域规划委员会（Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, DVRPC）全程使用《民权法案》第六章合规性分析，以证明其符合《民权法案》第六章的相关规定。本次评估即《〈民权法案〉第六章合规方法论》（Title VI Compliance Methodology），已被应用于DVRPC的多项规划与项目中。 DVRPC目前针对美国人口普查局（U.S. Census Bureau）定义的以下人口群体开展评估：青年、老年人、女性、少数种族群体、少数族裔群体、外国出生人口（Foreign-Born）、残障群体（Disabled）、英语水平有限群体（Limited English Proficiency）、低收入群体。 借助美国社区调查（American Community Survey, ACS）数据，上述人口群体可在普查片区（census tract）层面完成识别与定位。 数据以区域为单位采集，根据指标类型分别针对个人或家庭，整合九个郡的人口数据。 随后，将各人口统计群体的总人数除以九郡区域对应的基准总体（人口总数或家庭总数），即可得到该群体的区域平均值。 任何达到或超过该区域平均水平（即阈值）的普查片区，将被认定为对应群体的《民权法案》第六章指标片区（Title VI Indicator tract）。 如需了解更多信息及方法论详情，请访问DVRPC官网：http://www.dvrpc.org/GetInvolved/TitleVI/ 技术文档请访问DVRPC的GitHub《民权法案》第六章指标仓库：https://github.com/dvrpc/titlevi 备注：存在空值的普查片区应标记为"数据不足或无数据"。