We did a whole episode with Laurel about this recently. It’s important to understand the impacts of these types of decisions. usa.streetsblog.org/2026/04/02/t...
Let's talk about "disparate impact" — and why the Trump administration wants to gut it.
Today US DOT rescinded regulations on disparate-impact liability. Sounds wonky but it's a critical way Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 has protected communities of color from disproportionate harms from transportation decisions and required proactive analysis on the fairness of benefits