The Impact of Civil Rights Litigation Under Title VI and Related Laws on Transit Decision Making

TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program Legal Research Digest 7: The Impact of Civil Rights Litigation Under Title VI and Related Laws on Transit Decision Making identifies and analyzes civil rights legislation that impacts mass ransportation operations in contracting and providing transit services, and the process that the courts and federal agencies use to determine the appropriateness of the operational and programmatic decisions made by operators.

The report is organized as follows:
(I) Introduction;
(II) Affirmative Action Programs for DBEs (Disadvantaged Business Enterprises);
(III) Obligation to Provide Equality of Service to Minority and Nonminority Passengers; and
(IV) Conclusion.