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OTHER CONSIDERATIONS AS APPROPRIATE. Public Hearing Process‌‌ No public hearing is required for this project. A CE/CE has been provided as the environmental document. State departments of transportation are bound by law to consider the needs of residents with low incomes, communities of color, people with limited English proficiency, seniors, the disabled, and other communities and individuals when developing transportation plans. Caltrans acknowledges that communities of color and underserved communities have experienced fewer benefits and a greater share of negative impacts associated with our State Transportation System. Some of these disparities reflect a history of transportation decision- making, policy, processes, planning, design, and construction that quite literally put up barriers, divided communities, and amplified racial inequities, particularly in our Black and Brown neighborhoods. Caltrans recognizes its leadership role and unique responsibility to eliminate barriers and provide more equitable transportation for all Californians. This understanding is the foundation for intentional decision-making that recognizes past, stops current, and prevents future ▇▇▇▇▇ from its actions. Furthermore, Caltrans is developing public outreach methodologies for increasing participation by disadvantaged community members and local community-based organizations to ensure that they have a voice on projects affecting those communities. There was no Community Impact Assessment prepared because this CAPM project does not create significant impacts to the public or specific communities.