Bicycle justice and urban transformation : biking for all? /

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Imprint:	London ; New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2016.
Description:	xxi, 269 pages ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Routledge, equity, justice and the sustainable city series Routledge, equity, justice, and the sustainable city series.
Subject:	Cycling -- Political aspects. Bicycle commuting. Social justice. Urban transportation -- Social aspects. Community development. Bicycle commuting. Community development. Cycling -- Political aspects. Social justice. Urban transportation -- Social aspects.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10920189

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Other authors / contributors:	Golub, Aaron, editor.
ISBN:	9781138950245 (hb) 1138950246 (hb) 9781315668840 (ebook)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:	"As bicycle commuting grows in the United States, the profile of the white, middle-class cyclist has emerged. This stereotype evolves just as investments in cycling play an increasingly important role in neighborhood transformations. However, despite stereotypes, the cycling public is actually quite diverse, with the greatest share falling into the lowest income categories. "Bicycle Justice and Urban Transformation" demonstrates that for those with privilege, bicycling can be liberatory, a lifestyle choice, whereas for those surviving at the margins, cycling is not a choice, but an often oppressive necessity. Ignoring these "invisible" cyclists skews bicycle improvements towards those with choices. This book argues that it is vital to contextualize bicycling within a broader social justice framework if investments are to serve all street users equitably. "Bicycle justice" is an inclusionary social movement based on furthering material equity and the recognition that qualitative differences matter. This book illustrates equitable bicycle advocacy, policy and planning. In synthesizing the projects of critical cultural studies, transportation justice and planning, the book reveals the relevance of social advocates, academics and students in the fields of transportation planning, urban planning, community development, urban geography, sociology and policy." -- page [4] of cover.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: creating an inclusionary bicycle justice movement
Is the right to bicycle a civil right? Synergies and tensions between the transportation justice movement and planning for bicycling
Is Portland's bicycle success story a celebration of gentrification? A theoretical and statistical analysis of bicycle use and demographic change
Freedom of movement/freedom of choice: an enquiry into utility cycling and social justice in post-apartheid Cape Town, 1994-2015
Advocating through data: community visibilities in crowdsourced cycling data
Advancing discussions of cycling interventions based on social justice
Theorizing bicycle justice using social psychology: examining the intersection of mode and race with the conceptual model of roadway interactions
Delivering (in)justice: food delivery cyclists in New York City
Rascuache cycling justice
No choice but to bike: undocumented and bike-dependent in rust belt America
Aburrido! Cycling on the U.S./Mexican border with Doble Rueda bicycle collective in Matamoros, Tamaulipas
Civil bikes: embracing Altanta's racialized history through bicycle tours
Decentering whiteness in organized bicycling: notes from inside
Community bicycle workshops and "invisible cyclists" in Brussels
Community disengagement: the greatest barrier to equitable bike share
No hay peor lucha que la que no se hace: re-negotiating cycling in a Latino community
Collectively subverting the status quo at the Youth Bike Summit
Mediating the 'white lanes of gentrification' in Humboldt Park: community-led economic development and the struggle over public space.

Bicycle justice and urban transformation : biking for all? /

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