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Environmental Justice Focus Groups

THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN COMPLETED. THE FINAL REPORT IS AVAILABLE AT DVRPC.ORG.

Transportation infrastructure gets us where we need to go, but it can also come with challenges related to travel costs, access, community cohesion, air quality, noise, and visual quality. Historically, negative impacts from transportation investments have been disproportionately experienced by communities of color and low-income persons.

Join a Focus Group!

DVRPC is the Metropolitan Planning Organization for Greater Philadelphia. We work with different levels of government and the region’s residents to prioritize transportation infrastructure needs and available funding–from rebuilding I-95 to installing sidewalks along a well-traveled road, and from upgrading public transit vehicles to building new train stations and transit centers.

If you live in an Environmental Justice (EJ) community, we want to hear from you! An environmental justice community is a neighborhood, composed predominantly of persons of color and/or persons living below the poverty line, that experiences a significantly reduced quality of life relative to surrounding or similar communities.

We’re hosting several paid focus groups to discuss the impact of transportation projects affecting your daily life or your community. Participants will receive a stipend of $100 for online or $125 for in person focus groups. If you or someone you know is interested in participating, please fill out this interest form. Focus groups will be held between July 10, 2023 and August 9, 2023.

Visit https://forms.gle/8JsSk75D2qAhLWaB6 to complete the interest form!

DVRPC plans to hold four 90-minute focus groups. Focus groups will include between 6 and 12 participants each and will be recorded to create a transcript. Participants consent to being recorded. Audio and video recordings will be erased 90 days after recording.

If you are selected to participate in a focus group, DVRPC staff will contact you to confirm your availability and arrange payment. Please note that submitting your information does not guarantee you will be selected to participate.

Transportation infrastructure gets us where we need to go, but it can also come with challenges related to travel costs, access, community cohesion, air quality, noise, and visual quality. Historically, negative impacts from transportation investments have been disproportionately experienced by communities of color and low-income persons.

Join a Focus Group!

DVRPC is the Metropolitan Planning Organization for Greater Philadelphia. We work with different levels of government and the region’s residents to prioritize transportation infrastructure needs and available funding–from rebuilding I-95 to installing sidewalks along a well-traveled road, and from upgrading public transit vehicles to building new train stations and transit centers.

If you live in an Environmental Justice (EJ) community, we want to hear from you! An environmental justice community is a neighborhood, composed predominantly of persons of color and/or persons living below the poverty line, that experiences a significantly reduced quality of life relative to surrounding or similar communities.

We’re hosting several paid focus groups to discuss the impact of transportation projects affecting your daily life or your community. Participants will receive a stipend of $100 for online or $125 for in person focus groups. If you or someone you know is interested in participating, please fill out this interest form. Focus groups will be held between July 10, 2023 and August 9, 2023.

Visit https://forms.gle/8JsSk75D2qAhLWaB6 to complete the interest form!

DVRPC plans to hold four 90-minute focus groups. Focus groups will include between 6 and 12 participants each and will be recorded to create a transcript. Participants consent to being recorded. Audio and video recordings will be erased 90 days after recording.

If you are selected to participate in a focus group, DVRPC staff will contact you to confirm your availability and arrange payment. Please note that submitting your information does not guarantee you will be selected to participate.

THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN COMPLETED. THE FINAL REPORT IS AVAILABLE AT DVRPC.ORG.

  • Voices of Environmental Justice Communities: Shaping an Equitable Long-Range Plan

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    In preparation for an updated long-range plan and associated region-wide environmental justice (EJ) analysis, DVRPC staff sought to engage members of Environmental Justice communities to understand their needs and perceptions of various transportation projects. Staff hosted several paid focus groups in July and August of 2023 to discuss the impact of transportation projects affecting daily life for underserved groups. Visit dvrpc.org to read about the focus group.