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ATTACHMENT C RACIAL EQUITY AND BARRIERS TO OPPORTUNITY 1. Efforts to Improve Racial Equity and Reduce Barriers to Opportunity. The Recipient states that rows marked with "X" in the following table align with the application: 2. Supporting Narrative. Indian River County has created and enforced policies and procedures that ensure equity is considered with all proposed transportation improvements and programs. The MPO recently completed a Community Characteristics Report of 24 geographic sub -areas of Indian River County based on 2020 Census and American Community Survey data. The Community Characteristics Report is useful in identifying disadvantaged communities within Indian River County, such as the unincorporated community of Gifford which has a population that is 75% African-American, the highest concentrations of poverty in Indian River County (38% of residents are below the poverty level), and the lowest median household income ($21,876) within the county. Because Gifford is a community with a significant population that is transportation disadvantaged, Indian River County has implemented public transit services (fare free) and developed a Gifford Neighborhood Plan with extensive community participation that identifies needed transportation and other infrastructure improvements. 10 of 15 A racial equity impact analysis has been completed for the Project. (Identify a report on that analysis or, if no report was produced, describe the analysis and its results in the supporting narrative below.) The Recipient or a project partner has adopted an equity and inclusion program/plan or has otherwise instituted equity -focused policies related to project procurement, material sourcing, construction, inspection, hiring, or other activities designed to ensure racial equity in the overall delivery and implementation of the Project. (Idents the relevant programs, plans, or policies in the supporting narrative below.) The Project includes physical -barrier -mitigating land bridges, caps, lids, linear parks, and multimodal mobility investments that either redress past barriers to opportunity or that proactively create new connections and opportunities for underserved communities that are underserved by transportation. (Identify the relevant investments in the supporting narrative below.) The Project includes new or improved walking, biking, and rolling access for x individuals with disabilities, especially access that reverses the disproportional impacts of crashes on people of color and mitigates neighborhood bifurcation. (Idents the new or improved access in the supporting narrative below) The Project includes new or improved freight access to underserved communities to increase access to goods and job opportunities for those underserved communities. (Idents the new or improved access in the supporting narrative below.) The Recipient has taken other actions related to the Project to improve racial x equity and reduce barriers to opportunity, as described in the supporting narrative below. The Recipient has not yet taken actions related to the Project to improve racial equity and reduce barriers to opportunity but intends to take relevant actions described in the supporting narrative below. The Recipient has not taken actions related to the Project to improve racial equity and reduce barriers to opportunity and will not take those actions under this award. 2. Supporting Narrative. Indian River County has created and enforced policies and procedures that ensure equity is considered with all proposed transportation improvements and programs. The MPO recently completed a Community Characteristics Report of 24 geographic sub -areas of Indian River County based on 2020 Census and American Community Survey data. The Community Characteristics Report is useful in identifying disadvantaged communities within Indian River County, such as the unincorporated community of Gifford which has a population that is 75% African-American, the highest concentrations of poverty in Indian River County (38% of residents are below the poverty level), and the lowest median household income ($21,876) within the county. Because Gifford is a community with a significant population that is transportation disadvantaged, Indian River County has implemented public transit services (fare free) and developed a Gifford Neighborhood Plan with extensive community participation that identifies needed transportation and other infrastructure improvements. 10 of 15