African American Resource Advisory CommissionApril 2, 2024

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Zenobia C. Joseph - Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits race discrimination! April 2, 2024 African-American Resource Advisory Commission Meeting Light Rail terminates in Central Austin—Hyde Park/38th Street “There is not, now, and never will be, negroes for neighbors in Hyde Park” Source: HydeParker Magazine (Hernandez, Sep2022) Action Item 6: FY 25. AARAC Budget Recommendations1 Title VI Disparate Impact Hyde Park whites UT-Austin 30th St. Frequent 7: $2M homes Shelters/construction Urban Transportation Commission March 28, 2024 Budget: Bike Safety 2 Northeast Black man/bike Nov. 3, 2017 Austin Chronicle CapMetro: “every policy has certain casualties . . . North/ Northeast.” Route 392  === FY 2025 Budget Recommendation: $22.9M Safe Streets & Roads for All Prioritize 392 neighborhood lights 2K apartment units need shelters! Safe Routes to Schools Yager/Tech Ridge Blvd. Title VI Disparate Impact: Close midblock stops (Chinatown: 405 riders; Metro Park) 2009: North Lamar 20-Month Study: 70% of pedestrian deaths occur midblock! March 6, 2024 Capital Metro will leave North Lamar midblock stops open. March 28, 2024 Vision Zero Update: Blacks = 7% of population: 17% deaths Budget Ask: $0 to $250K Save Lives: Close North Lamar midblock stops NOW! 3 FALSEHOOD–FHWA Sponsor: 2019 North Lamar to Parmer Sidewalks Complete! 405 Daily Riders/*Minorities risk their lives crossing North Lamar midblock—37,500 daily vehicles (COA, 2021 Hearing)! February 26, 2024: $60M McKalla Soccer Stop Opened, 70% Rail Riders = White vs. North Lamar “funding constraints” . . . ATP: “19.3 people doing Marketing . . . That’s excessive! That’s $4.7M.” ~Then-Finance Member Tony Elkins September 21, 2022 July 27, 2020 Project Connect Meeting. Dessau to ACC-Highland: 55-74% Minority ($4.7M Samsung-Apple MetroRapid eliminated!) 4 FY 2025 Budget: $ave Lives = $0 (Close Chinatown midblock stop; move to CVS-Braker/North Lamar; reactivate #1-Kramer) Install 801/1 CVS Shelter Parmer Station Model 5