Mobility Justice in Rural California: Examining Transportation Barriers and Adaptations in Carless Households

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Project summary: This study will begin with a quantitative characterization of the rural zero-car population in California, followed by a qualitative evaluation of the travel burdens faced by households without cars, with a particular focus in the rural San Joaquin Valley of California. The qualitative analysis will examine the barriers that individuals face and the adaptations they adopt to achieve mobility and access needs.

This research project focuses on three main questions:

What is the scope and scale of rural car access in California?
What burdens do carless rural households face with respect to mobility and access?
How do rural households adapt to the lack of a household vehicle to meet their transportation needs?

I am collaborating with Dana Rowangould of the University of Vermont, who has a similar project underway.

The Implications of Freeway Siting in California

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Project summary: This project examines four consequences of freeway construction on communities of color: (1) direct disruption, including disinvestment and loss of housing, businesses and institutions; (2) increasing segregation; (3) diminished access to opportunities, and (4) health impacts from truck and auto pollution. The project team is taking a mixed-methods approach, examining historical quantitative data sources, newspapers and other media sources, and interviews with advocates and their close associates to reconstruct narratives about how freeway construction had and continues to have severe racial consequences.

This project is a joint effort between scholars at the UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies and the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies.

displacement | Jesus M. Barajas

Mobility Justice in Rural California: Examining Transportation Barriers and Adaptations in Carless Households

The Implications of Freeway Siting in California