Designing electric vehicle charging infrastructure to benefit residents in a near-port community

• socioeconomic factors are intertwined with transportation needs. • electric vehicle adoption must address multifaceted human needs. • community-engaged research leads to novel solutions to benefit everyone. • EV charging stations need a range of micro-mobility and pedestrian amenities. In the rush to meet electric vehicle (EV) adoption goals that address environmental and health concerns, transportation planners, engineers, and community policy experts cannot separate the context of socioeconomic factors from transportation needs. This data analysis indicates that because transportation decisions are backgrounded by health, work, and housing, EV adoption must also address multifaceted human needs. Communities focused on building more electric vehicle charging stations motivated this research to find ways for all households to benefit. This primarily qualitative study, including a community survey and individual interviews, engaged residents in the planning process. The inductive research project grew from a significant literature review, resulted in a novel template for charging stations, and concluded that EV adoption can advance mobility with a range of options that purposefully benefit the whole community.