Environmental Justice Analysis of Local TIP Projects
This section of the summary chapter provides environmental justice analysis concerning the program of local projects in the Muncie Urbanized Area and concerning low-income and minority areas. The two analyses of these areas are separate.
Low-Income Areas
The census tract data for all of Delaware County was analyzed and the low-income areas highlighted in green on this map are the 2010 Census Tracts with at least 30 percent of the individuals living below the poverty level in 2009. The 2010 Census indicates that 22,465 people or 19.1 percent of Delaware County’s population lived below the poverty level. The low-income areas north of White River and west of Wheeling Avenue contained university students who qualified by their individual income level.
Three (3) of the thirteen (13) local urban projects in Muncie in the FY 2018-2021 Delaware Muncie Transportation Improvement Program (DMTIP) are within the low-income area. Those projects include a three part bicycle/pedestrian project to enhance the bike/ped network. These projects will benefit the low-income areas and all of Muncie.
Shown in Green
2010 Census Low-Income Areas