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Friday, October 29, 2010

Avoiding biased language in Transportation

Source: The City of West Palm Beach: Transportation Language Policy

Summary

Biased Terms

Objective Terms

improve

change, modify

enhance, deteriorate

change, increase, decrease

upgrade

change, re-designate, expand, widen, replace

level of service

level of service for ............................

traffic

motor vehicles

traffic demand

motor vehicle use

accident

collision, crash

protect

purchase, designate

efficient

fast


De Clarke's Personal Opinion: Revising Carcentric Language

Michael Wright and Dom Nozzi: Sustainable, Unbiased Transportation Terminology

FHWA.gov: Biased Language

Ian Lockwood (2004): The Conventional Transportation Culture and Language

RIDE Solutions: Language of Change

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