Research Agenda for Transport Equity and Mobility Justice

Edited by Julie Cidell, Professor, Department of Geography & Geographic Information Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, US

• ContentsIntroduction: Setting the Agenda for Transport andMobility Justice 1Julie Cidell1 From transport equity to mobility justice: anintroduction 13Ersilia Verlinghieri2 Measuring the spatial equity of transport systems:emerging data opportunities 29Elizabeth Delmelle3 Mobile territories of wellbeing: advancing mobilityjustice as territorial 45Theresa Harada4 Moving beyond cycling in support of economicgrowth: using a capabilities approach to identifyinfrastructure design principles 53Justin Spinney5 Redefining mobility ‘problems’ through scholaractivism and desire paths 69Do Jun Lee6 Transport and health equity: considering theneeds of diverse populations 83Angela Curl, Els Russell, Christina McKerchar andJames Berghan7 Mobility-related equity and justice: a perspectivefrom Latin-American cities 101Natalia Villamizar Duarte, Ana Marcela ArdilaPinto and Marcos Paulo Ferreira de Gois8 Digital technologies and formalisation:governance through surveillance in the SouthAfrican minibus taxi industry 115Helen Morrissey and Tim Schwanen9 Freight mobility justice: pollution, places, andpeople along North American logistics chains 127Julie Cidell and José Acosta-Cordova10 Transit equity must include racial equity 139Gwendolyn Purifoye11 The production of new mobilities: a theoreticalframework to the politics of mobility transitions 151Huê-Tâm Jamme12 Putting the car in context: an agenda fortechnopolitical transitions in megacity mobilities 165Govind Gopakumar13 Reframing data-driven decision framing asacademic experts 181Kate Lowe14 Street fights in the Anthropocene: a researchagenda for aligning climate justice and urbantransportation 193Jason Henderson15 Conclusions, acknowledgments, and calls toaction for transport equity and mobility justice 205Julie Cidell

‘With a fresh approach to power, politics, and transformation, this landmark book launches a new research agenda for transport equity and mobility justice. Spanning multiple modes of transport and diverse lived experiences, from the Global North to the Global South, the contributors challenge assumptions and bring new perspectives to light. This book makes clear what is at stake in the battle for more equitable, sustainable and just mobility futures.’