Racial Equity Impact Analysis (REIA)

The Racial Equity Impact Analysis helps the City consider racial equity outcomes when shaping policies, practices, programs and budgets.

Amendment to Minneapolis Street Lighting Plan Map to re-classify nine street segments as a Pedestrian Street Lighting Corridors - REIA

Section 1: Background

Does this impact one of the City's Goal Areas

Policy Goals

Operational Goals

Public Safety	Yes
Housing	No
Economic Development	No
Public Services	No
Environmental Justice	No
Built Environment & Transportation	Yes
Public Health	No
Arts & Culture	No

Workforce	Yes
Spending	No
Data	No
Community Engagement	No

Describe the impact on selected goal areas.

This Street Lighting Policy supports street lighting installation to help pedestrians, bicycles, public transit, and vehicles use the public right-of-way. Policy revisions will continue to require City workforce to maintain, operate, replace, and install street lighting.

Who participated in completing this analysis?

The Street Lighting Policy has been active since 2009 and is revised by Policy established processes and guided by current City planning goals.

Section 2: Data

LIST THE SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIES THAT WILL BE IMPACTED AND THE RACIAL DEMOGRAPHICS OF CONSTITUENTS IN THOSE AREAS:

What does available data tell you about how constituents from BIPOC communities currently relate to the desired outcome as compared to white constituents?

These map updates will affect Tier 2 and Tier 3 equity areas from the Transportation Equity Priority (TEP) area map which includes a broad range of demographic and socioeconomic factors.

What data is unavailable or missing? How can you obtain additional data?

Proposed Policy revisions are intended to improve street lighting maintenance, operation, replacement, and installation of street lighting within the entire City. We are able to report data on these parameters as needed.

Section 3: Community Engagement

Using the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Public Participation Spectrum, which participation strategy(s) was used when engaging those who would be most impacted?

Inform	Yes
Consult	No
Involve	No
Collaborate	No
Empower	No

Describe the Engagement and what have you learned?

Land uses and associated pedestrian transportation patterns change over time. Upon Council request, Public Works has analyzed these pattern changes resulting in this recommendation.

Section 4: Analysis

How does the outcome for this ordinance, amendment, or policy help the city achieve Racial Equity?

The Street Lighting Policy includes language to ensure equitable street lighting maintenance, operation, replacement, and installation of City street lights in all Wards and the demographics within those Wards. Street Lighting Policy goals are able to be aligned with equity goals which include the Transportation Equity Priority (TEP) areas map.

Section 5: Evaluation

How will impacts be measured? What are the success indicators and process benchmarks?

We have the ability to measure and report various data related to maintenance, operation, replacement, and installation.

How will those who are impacted be informed of progress over time?

We can provide measurements if needed on status of the Street Lighting Policy map as it relates to City pedestrian lighting.

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