mobility justice

The End of Speed Traps and Ticket Quotas: Re-framing and Reforming Traffic Cameras to Increase Support

The U.S. public is skeptical of speed cameras because they are seen as revenue generators. Many cities do indeed raise funds via traffic tickets, although they are primarily issued by police officers, not cameras. Ironically, cameras are poor …

Can a Racial Justice Frame Help Overcome Opposition to Automated Traffic Enforcement?

Traffic safety cameras are used infrequently in the United States due to perceived public opposition. While efforts to increase public acceptance have traditionally focused on safety benefits, this paper explores an alternative approach. Recently, …

Commuting Carless: A Qualitative Study of Transportation Challenges for Disadvantaged Job Seekers in Chicago, IL

Intersecting systems of land use and transportation access, employment opportunities, employer roles, and neighborhood dynamics shape commuting experiences among people of color and other marginalized communities, but how they do so is not well …

Biking Where Black: Connecting Transportation Planning and Infrastructure to Disproportionate Policing

This study asks whether deficiencies in transportation are associated with disproportionate policing in Chicago using the case of cycling. I examine how the number of bicycle citations issued per street segment are influenced by the availability of …

The Roots of Racialized Travel Behavior

Transportation inequities, particularly in the United States, result in part from historical and contemporary racism in planning, policy, urban development, decision making, and societal institutions. They have limited the mobility and access to …

Towards Mobility Justice: Linking Transportation and Education Equity in the Context of School Choice

**Problem, research strategy, and findings** Transportation equity research addresses questions of participation and planning process or the distribution of transportation's benefits and burdens. This work largely elides issues related to youth and …