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1	Stand Clear of the Closing Doors, Please: Transit Equity, Social Exclusion, and the New York City Subway Novick-Finder, Taylor 01 January 2017 (has links) The history of transportation planning in New York City has created disparities between those who have sufficient access to the public transportation network, and those who face structural barriers to traveling from their home to education, employment, and healthcare opportunities. This thesis analyzes the legacy of discriminatory policy surrounding the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and city and state governments that have failed to support vital infrastructure improvement projects and service changes to provide multi-modal welfare to New York’s working poor. By exploring issues of transit equity as they pertain to the New York City subway system, this thesis raises the question: which communities lack adequate access to public transit opportunity and what are the policies and historical developments that have created these inequities? Through examination of grassroots community-based movements towards social justice and transportation equity, this thesis will review the proposals, campaigns, and demands that citizen-driven organizations have fought for in New York City. These movements, I argue, are the most effective method to achieve greater transportation justice and intergenerational equity. New York City Subway Transportation Justice Equity Gentrification Social Exclusion Civic and Community Engagement Community-Based Research Environmental Studies Geographic Information Sciences Human Geography Inequality and Stratification Race and Ethnicity Regional Sociology Social Statistics Urban Studies and Planning

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Stand Clear of the Closing Doors, Please: Transit Equity, Social Exclusion, and the New York City Subway