ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND TRANSPORTATION:
BUILDING MODEL PARTNERSHIPS
Atlanta, Georgia, May 11-13, 1995
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
A national environmental justice transportation conference was held in Atlanta, Georgia on May 11-13, 1995. The conference was co-sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration,Federal Transit Administration,Federal Railroad Administration, and Clark Atlanta University. The meeting was attended by over 250 grassroots environmental justice leaders, civil rights advocates, legal experts, planners, academicians, and government officials from 30 states. The conference included over 80 presenters, keynote speakers, moderators, and panelists in plenary and breakout sessions. Representatives from the grassroots environmental justice networks were an integral part of the conference speakers. Over half of the presenters represented grassroots groups and other nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). Conference participants were charged with defining new interagency approaches to foster greater public participation of impacted populations to create healthy and sustainable communities through wise transportation investments.