This paper investigates how bike advocates in Boston understand and express concerns about bike justice. The study analyzes the distribution of bike infrastructure and resources across Boston neighborhoods with varying socioeconomic conditions and racial/ethnic representation. Additionally, the study examines how procedural justice practices are integrated into the decision-making process for bike infrastructure expansions, and how community engagement is involved in bike policies and programs.
Using a mixed methods approach, the study analyzes the distribution of bike infrastructure in relation to demographic data and conducts semi-structured interviews with city officials, nonprofit organizations, and grassroots organizers. The results of the study reveal that bike justice goes beyond the mere expansion of bike lanes and other bike resources; bike justice extends to education and training programs as well as community building and engagement. These programs aim to create a sense of belonging for marginalized cyclists and promote procedural justice through incorporating marginalized voices in decision-making processes. These insights have important implications for the development of just and sustainable transportation systems that can meet the needs of diverse communities.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bu.edu/oai:open.bu.edu:2144/46867 |
| Date | 13 September 2023 |
| Creators | Barnes, Corrin |
| Contributors | Short Gianotti, Anne |
| Source Sets | Boston University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
| Rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ |
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