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ani tice pertinent to equity analysis. We find that recommendations are extensive but generally lack speci-uity ar ject to interpretation. Assertions of inequitable modal investment nantly used by relatively affluent, white, suburban users and the systems predominantly used by relatively poor, minority, urban users (Bullard, 2004; Golub et al., 2013; Grengs, 2002; Pucher, 1982). Research has also identified inequities related to accessibil-ity and transit service, which differ according to neighborhood characteristics (Grengs, 2010; Wells and Thill, 2012). Additionally, tinue to increase the visibility of equity issues in transportation. r and low income ng organi ez and Bre 2007). As recipients of federal funding, MPOs must demo compliance with Title VI and other guidance designed to m adverse impacts on protected populations, including low-people, people of color, and transit-dependent individuals, among others. Title VI mandates nondiscrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin in programs that receive federal funds. Regional transportation plan (RTP) compliance with at least the spirit of Title VI is typically demonstrated by the preparation of an ‘‘equity analysis’ ’ of the investment strategy embodied in the RTP. Yet despite the regular completion of such equity analyses at MPOs since the late 1990s, transportation outcomes still sho