Resources
Denver Regional Community Partners & Stakeholders to Engage with on Public Processes
- Asian Chamber of Commerce
- Boulder County NAACP
- Colorado African Chamber of Commerce
- Colorado Assoc of Black Professional Engineers and Scientists
- Colorado Black Chamber of Commerce
- Colorado LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce
- Colorado Minority Business Office of Colorado
- Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce
- Denver NAACP
- Mile High Connects & Denver SPARCC Club
- Rocky Mountain Indian Chamber of Commerce
Equitable Community Engagement
- Busting Barriers to Public Involvement
- City of Portland, OR: Racial Equity Plan Manual
- City of Seattle: Race and Social Justice Initiative - Racial Equity Resources (toolkit)
- Community Tool Box: Encouraging Involvement in Community Work
- Future Wise: Community Engagement Toolkit - Guidance and Resources for Engaging Community in Planning and Policy Development
- Increase Equity by Unifying In-Person & Virtual Efforts
- Principles for Equitable Public Outreach & Engagement During COVID-19 & Beyond
- Racial Equity Tools: Community Engagement
Organizations Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- American Public Transportation Association (APTA) Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan
- Bicycle Colorado - Building Equity in Bicycling
- Boulder County Cultural Responsiveness and Inclusion Road Map
- City and County of Denver Office of Social Equity and Innovation
- Continuum on Becoming an Anti-Racist Arts and Cultural Organization
- Institute of Transportation Engineers Diversity and Inclusion
- Northeast Transportation Connections Bringing TDM Solutions to Communities of Diversity
- Oregon Chapter of the American Planning Association Strategic Plan 2018 Update
- SPARCC Stands in Solidarity with Racial Justice
- Statement From CNT on Equity and Systemic Racism
- Transit Agencies’ Racial Equity Statements
- University of Michigan DEI Strategic Planning Toolkit
- University of Michigan, Taubman College Architecture & Urban Planning,Strategic Diversity Plan
- You Have an Equity Plan, Now What?
- WTS Diversity and Inclusion Committee Charter
Personal Growth & DEI Awareness
Books
- Biased, by Jennifer L Eberhardt
- Bicycle/Race: Transportation, Culture & Resistance by Adonia E. Lugo
- Bicycle Justice and Urban Transformation: Biking for all? by Multiple Authors
- Born a Crime, by Trevor Noah
- Courageous Conversation about Race: A Field Guide for Achieving Equity in Schools (Second Edition) by Glenn Singleton
- Highway Robbery: Transportation Racism & New Routes to Equity by Robert D. Bullard, Glenn S. Johnson and Angel O. Torre
- How to Be An Anti-Racist, by Ibram X Kendi
- I’m Still Here, by Austin Channing Brown
- The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein
- The Folklore of the Freeway: Race and Revolt In the Modernist City by Eric Avila
- The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
- Stamped, by Jason Reynolds (in collaboration w/Ibram X. Kendi
- The New Urban Crisis by Richard Florida
- The Just City by Susan S. Fainstein
- White Fragility, by Robin DiAngelo
Media
- A City Planner Makes a Case for Rethinking Public Consultation by Sarah Holder
- All Eyes on Me. The Reality of Microaggressions
- Because You Can’t be What You Don’t See
- Highlighting African Americans with Disabilities in Honor of Black History Month
- ITE Journal How to Place Equity at the Center of Our Work
- ITE Stem Inclusion Report
- Meet a Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer (& Why Every City Hall Should Have One)
- Overlooked No More: Brad Lomax, a Bridge Between Civil Rights Movements
- The Pandemic Exposes Our Equity Crisis — Now It’s Up to Us to Fix It
Podcasts & Series
- Color of Law Fresh Air Interview (35-minute episode)
- Engaging Local Government Leaders Podcast Episode: Operationalizing Racial Equity in Austin, TX with Brion Oaks
- Engaging Local Government Leaders Podcast Episode: Race and Equity in Minneapolis with Joy Marsh Stephens
- Engaging Local Government Leaders Podcast Episode: Race and Diversity in the Planning Profession with Giovania Tiarachristie
- Harvard Business Review Sisterhood is Power
- Innovation for All: Take a seat: Helping women of color advance their careers with Minda Harts
- Invisibilia The Culture Inside (57-min episode)
- Leadership for Educational Equity: Jada Drew on Inspiring Leaders Toward Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Seeing White - Scene on Radio Series
- The Diversity Gap: How to Be the Change You Want to See at Work
- The Movement Podcast
- The Will to Change: Owning Our Origin Stories: Diversability Founder Tiffany Yu
- Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man (YouTube)
- Unlocking Us: Brené with Ibram X. Kendi on How to Be an Antiracist
Resource Lists
- Anti-Racism Resources for Black Lives Matter - Books, Readings, Media, Social Media Accounts to Follow, Discussion Questions and Critical Thinking, and other resources
- Anti-Racism Resources for White People - Books, Podcasts, Videos, Articles, Films and TV, Social Media Accounts to Follow, and other resources
- Anti-Racist Resources - Short List
- Scaffolded Anti-Racist Resources - Many resources to facilitate growth and DEI awareness: Books, Podcasts, Videos, Articles, and Activities.
- Sharable Anti-Racism Resource Guide - Many Books, Literature, Podcasts, Videos, Articles, Films and TV, Social Media Accounts to Follow, Organizations to Donate to, and other resources
- UC Berkeley Institute of Transportation Studies Library - Understanding Racism in Transportation
Training & Courses
- Free Online Course: Race and Cultural Diversity in American Life and History
- Harvard Business Review What Leaders Must Do Today to Address systemic Racism
- Webinar Series: America Walks – Walking Towards Justice (3 – 90-minute webinars)
- Webinar: Equitable Transit-Oriented Development
- Webinar: Walking Towards Justice- The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Government Segregated America (September 27, 2017 Webinar) (90 minute webinar)
Videos
- America in Black and Blue 2020 PBS NewsHour
- Dr. Robin DiAngelo discusses 'White Fragility' (1:23:30)
- Segregated by Design
- Ted Talk: The real story of Rosa Parks — and why we need to confront myths about black history by David Ikard
Supporting Businesses Owned by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) & Minorities
- Black Owned Businesses in and Around Denver
- Hope Slinger’s Guide to Denver - Directory of Women/Person of Color/LGBTQ/Indigenous-Owned or Businesses that Give Back
Urban Planning
- All Aboard! Making Equity and Inclusion Central to Federal Transportation Policy
- APA Voices of Equity in Planning
- APA Journal Racial Equity in Planning Organizations
- APA New York: The Elephant in the Planning Room
- APA Planning for All
- APA Planning for Equity Policy Guide
- Boulder County Mobility for All Beyond Title VI
- Boulder Transportation Connections – Equitable Transportation Panel
- CDC Promoting Health Equity - A Resource to Help Communities Address Social Determinants of Health
- Center for Neighborhood Technology - All Transit Mapping
- Center for Neighborhood Technology - Housing + Transportation Index
- Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment Equity Action Guide
- Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment Community Health Equity Map
- Diversity & Inclusion in Local Government Resource List
- Equity and Smart Mobility
- Green and Inclusive - Advancing a Sustainable and Socially Just Transition for Boulder
- Local and Regional Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE) Tools and Resources
- Movement Strategy Center: Publications and Tools on Climate Change and Social Justice
- National Equity Atlas
- Racial Equity in Planning Organizations
- The Curb-Cut Effect, Stanford Social Innovation Review
- The Planner's Beginner Guide to the #BlackLivesMatter Movement
- UC Berkeley Institute of Transportation Studies Library - Understanding Racism in Transportation
- Vision Zero Equity Strategies
- We Can Get There From Here: New Perspectives on Transportation Equity