Really appreciate this framing—and how it centres the lived experience of structural barriers, not just behavioural ones. As someone working across systems and governance, I’m especially interested in how these findings might inform broader city-making processes. How might we design policy and urban infrastructure not just to “encourage” cycling, but to structurally enable and prioritise it—particularly for marginalised groups?
Would love to see more work exploring the links between cycling justice, transport governance, and climate-adaptive urban planning!
Thanks Scotty! It means a lot :) I agree, deeper work is necessary at the nexus of mobility justice and climate-adaptive cities. I am curious how this will be tackled in policy and governance in the future!
This was an enlightening article, and I am thankful you shared it. We all seem to live in our own skins and are not able to even think outside that small box of personal experience. I knew about the expense of bikes but had not considered such things as people who have neurological differences. I hope this will prompt creativity to find alternative solutions.
I find this very interesting. Some solutions exist some do not. It is clear that a sustainable focus with transit is better for the majority of people. There are absolutely marginalized groups who are negatively affected by this. For solutions, I have stuff to say. For physically incapable people and people who are sensitive to being close to others, the Netherlands allows cantas for people to drive in bike lanes, which are just tiny low speed cars. Now, A person with such low income to not afford a bicycle should be given a bicycle by a welfare program of some kind. It is my opinion that transportation is a human right. It seems as though the other issues mentioned are not realistically solvable.
Really appreciate this framing—and how it centres the lived experience of structural barriers, not just behavioural ones. As someone working across systems and governance, I’m especially interested in how these findings might inform broader city-making processes. How might we design policy and urban infrastructure not just to “encourage” cycling, but to structurally enable and prioritise it—particularly for marginalised groups?
Would love to see more work exploring the links between cycling justice, transport governance, and climate-adaptive urban planning!
Thanks Scotty! It means a lot :) I agree, deeper work is necessary at the nexus of mobility justice and climate-adaptive cities. I am curious how this will be tackled in policy and governance in the future!
This was an enlightening article, and I am thankful you shared it. We all seem to live in our own skins and are not able to even think outside that small box of personal experience. I knew about the expense of bikes but had not considered such things as people who have neurological differences. I hope this will prompt creativity to find alternative solutions.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts! I am glad the post sparked some new reflections :)
I find this very interesting. Some solutions exist some do not. It is clear that a sustainable focus with transit is better for the majority of people. There are absolutely marginalized groups who are negatively affected by this. For solutions, I have stuff to say. For physically incapable people and people who are sensitive to being close to others, the Netherlands allows cantas for people to drive in bike lanes, which are just tiny low speed cars. Now, A person with such low income to not afford a bicycle should be given a bicycle by a welfare program of some kind. It is my opinion that transportation is a human right. It seems as though the other issues mentioned are not realistically solvable.