Alternative Text Description for Clean Transportation

TABLE OF CONTENTS

MAP OVERVIEW

This map displays Clean Transportation areas across Florida and portions of southern Georgia. The map identifies census tracts that meet specific criteria related to transportation, energy burden, and low-income demographics. The shaded areas represent communities that qualify under the combined criteria for clean transportation focus areas.

GEOGRAPHIC CONTEXT

The map covers the entire state of Florida and extends northward into southern Georgia. Major cities labeled on the map include Miami, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Orlando, Jacksonville, Gainesville, Tallahassee, and Savannah. On the west side, the Gulf of America coastline is visible. The Atlantic Ocean borders the eastern edge of Florida. The Florida Keys extend southward from the southern tip of the mainland. Other labeled cities include Cape Coral, Port St. Lucie, West Palm Beach, Melbourne-Palm Bay, Lakeland, Palm Coast, Valdosta, Albany, and Dothan.

KEY INSIGHTS

Clean Transportation areas show significant concentration in three primary regions. The most extensive concentration appears along the Gulf of America coast in the Florida Panhandle and Big Bend region, covering a large continuous area from the western edge of the map eastward past Tallahassee. A second major concentration is visible in the Tampa-St. Petersburg metropolitan area on Florida's west-central coast. The third notable cluster appears in southern Florida around Miami and extending through parts of the greater Miami metropolitan area. Smaller scattered areas meeting the criteria are visible near Jacksonville and other locations throughout the state, but these are less concentrated than the three major regions.

VISUAL ELEMENTS

Clean Transportation

This layer represents census tracts that meet multiple combined criteria: transportation disadvantage (TPLI=1 or DPMLI=1), energy burden for minorities (M_EBSI=1), and low-income status with less than 20% college attainment (CA_LT20=1).

Clean Transportation Areas (Medium gray shading)

Appearance:

Areas are shown in medium gray shading against a light gray base map background.

Distribution:

Features appear primarily in three major concentrations: the western Florida Panhandle and Big Bend region, the Tampa Bay metropolitan area, and the Miami metropolitan area. Additional scattered tracts appear throughout Florida and in limited areas of southern Georgia.

Notable locations:

The largest continuous concentration extends along the Gulf of America coast in northwest Florida. Substantial urban concentrations appear around Tampa-St. Petersburg and Miami-Coral Springs. Smaller qualifying areas are present near Jacksonville, Gainesville, and other population centers.

Spatial patterns:

The distribution shows strong clustering in coastal regions and major metropolitan areas. The western Panhandle concentration follows a roughly linear coastal pattern. Urban areas show localized clusters rather than complete metropolitan coverage, suggesting specific neighborhoods or census tracts within cities meet the combined criteria.

Overlapping Patterns

The three major concentrations represent distinct geographic patterns: a large rural and small-town coastal region in northwest Florida, and two major metropolitan concentrations in Tampa Bay and Miami-Dade areas.

SYMBOL GUIDE

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This map represents a filtered subset of census tract data showing only areas that simultaneously meet multiple socioeconomic and transportation-related criteria. The shaded areas indicate communities that may be priorities for clean transportation investments or programs. Areas not shaded either do not meet all the required criteria or represent water bodies and unpopulated areas. The map provides a regional view appropriate for understanding broad geographic patterns rather than individual census tract boundaries.

DATA CONTEXT

Data Source:

The data originates from the Justice 40 tract analysis conducted in June 2022, combining transportation disadvantage indicators (TPLI and DPMLI), minority energy burden indicators (M_EBSI), and demographic factors related to income and educational attainment (CA_LT20). Data source layer name: JUSTICE_40_TRACT_JUN22.

Definition Query:

This map displays only census tracts where: (DPMLI=1 OR TPLI=1) AND M_EBSI=1 AND CA_LT20=1. This filters the data to show tracts with transportation disadvantage characteristics, combined with minority energy burden, and areas where low-income populations have less than 20% college attainment.

Scale Information:

The map shows a regional scale view appropriate for understanding statewide patterns and identifying major concentration areas. Individual census tract boundaries are not delineated at this scale.

Coordinate System:

NAD_1983_HARN_Florida_GDL_Albers (WKID 3087)

Time Period of Content:

Data current as of June 2022.

Limitations:

Only areas meeting all specified criteria simultaneously are displayed. Census tracts meeting some but not all criteria are not shown. The map does not indicate the degree to which areas meet criteria, only whether they meet the complete set of thresholds. Unpopulated areas and water bodies are excluded from the analysis.

Map Coverage:

The map extent covers the entire state of Florida and portions of southern Georgia, Alabama, and adjacent waters including the Gulf of America and Atlantic Ocean, providing geographic context for Florida-focused data.

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