Luis Patricio

I have some exciting news to share! This fall, I am starting a PhD in Urban Studies at Western University. My research will focus on Mobility Justice under the co-supervision of Dr. Jason Gilliland and Dr. Roza Tchoukaleyska. 

My intention for this blog post is twofold. First, to inform you that I will be posting more regularly so you can check back often or subscribe to the blog. Second, to invite you to join the conversation. Feel free to suggest topics, recommend readings, brainstorm ideas, ask questions, propose projects, or engage in dialogue. 

In the past, my blog posting schedule has been inconsistent. Now, with the PhD, I need to take a deep dive into the literature and sharpen my writing skills.  To help accomplish these objectives, I plan to write more frequently and regularly on my blog. My goal is to have a weekly post on a topic related to Mobility Justice.

Mobility Justice Topics

These posts will include: 

• Sharing and commenting on resources such as books, reports, podcasts, or videos. For example, the webinar “Just Sustainabilities” by Dr. Julian Agyeman. 
• Nerdier articles discussing more high level ideas, like “The Shift to the Middle in Urban Planning.” 
• Questioning the business as usual, or I should say “traffic as usual,” as in the article “There is a Path, We Just Need to See It,” which critiques car-centric urban signage. 
• Reflecting on past experiences, like “Black Lives Matter Part 1 and Part 2,” about my work with Haitian refugees. 
• Fun and adventure stories, such as “The London Freedom Convoy,” detailing our 90km bike trip from London to Port Stanley and back. 
• Thought-provoking ideas, like “Have You Ever Experienced Road Happiness?” 
• Sharing my publications, like the scientific article “Bike-to-Work Day as a Multipurpose Tool.” 
• Inspirations for reimagining cities, such as “Shift Happens! – A Community Story” telling the story of a citizen-led and built Pocket Park.” 
• And other emerging related themes.

All those examples are past articles. Obviously, I will be sharing about more recent publications and new initiatives (See an evolving list* of readings at the end of this blog).

In the upcoming weeks, my initial posts will talk about a systematic review on Mobility Inequality, my most recent project, and transport subsidies.

Join the conversation

My hope is to use this space to have a holistic discussion, weaving Mobility Justice with other critical urban issues as well, including housing, climate change, public health, governance, food security, mental health, music&arts and more.  If placekeeping and making cities where we can all thrive is something that piques your interest, I’d love to hear from you.

• Is there a particular topic you would like to hear more about?
• Do you have some resources to recommend or share?
• Would you like to meet one-on-one to explore an idea or theme?
• Or would you be more interested in something like a regular meetup? Or maybe a more formal community gathering?
• Do you see Mobility Justice connected to other urban issues that you care about? Which ones?
• Which resources, from the list below, would you like to learn more?

I have always been drawn to working with/in the community. As I embark on a PhD, co-creating and mobilizing knowledge from day one feels just right. Stay tuned and join the conversation with us!

Learning Journeys

I will be reusing many of the practices that I developed during my recent PhT project. Including CEPP+N (Content, Experiences, Prompts, People+Networks) that I adapted from Alex Bretas. As well as resources and tools that I developed myself including: Inside Out; Question Board; Urban Literacy Conceptual Framework; and mixed/alternative ways to mobilize knowledge.

*Evolving Reading List

There is no specific criteria for the list below. They are not necessarily the most recent or most relevant. The list is simply the initial readings that I started to compile for my research.

Aguilera, A., & Cacciari, J. (2020). Living with fewer cars: Review and challenges on household demotorization. Transport Reviews, 40(6), 796–809. https://doi.org/10.1080/01441647.2020.1772405

Agyeman, J., & Doran, A. (2021). “You want protected bike lanes, I want protected Black children. Let’s link”: Equity, justice, and the barriers to active transportation in North America. Local Environment, 26(12), 1480–1497. https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2021.1978412

Allen, J., & Farber, S. (2019). Sizing up transport poverty: A national scale accounting of low-income households suffering from inaccessibility in Canada, and what to do about it. Transport Policy, 74, 214–223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2018.11.018

Braun, R., & Randell, R. (2022). Towards post-automobility: Destituting automobility. Applied Mobilities, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/23800127.2022.2071664

Brömmelstroet, M. te, Mladenović, M. N., Nikolaeva, A., Gaziulusoy, İ., Ferreira, A., Schmidt-Thomé, K., Ritvos, R., Sousa, S., & Bergsma, B. (2022). Identifying, nurturing and empowering alternative mobility narratives. Journal of Urban Mobility, 2, 100031. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urbmob.2022.100031

Bruntlett, C., & Bruntlett, M. (2021). Curbing Traffic: The Human Case for Fewer Cars in Our Lives. Island Press. https://books.google.ca/books?id=AoopEAAAQBAJ

Burdett, B. R. D., Witten, K., Willing, E., & Ameratunga, S. (2021). Inclusive access in transport policy and practice: Views of New Zealand transport practitioners. Case Studies on Transport Policy, 9(4), 1593–1599. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cstp.2021.08.008

Carly MacEacheron, Kate Hosford, Kevin Manaugh, Nancy Smith-Lea, Steven Farber, & Meghan Winters. (2023). Is Canada’s commuter bicycling population becoming more representative of the general population over time? A national portrait of bicycle commute mode share 1996–2016. Active Travel Studies, 3(2). https://doi.org/10.16997/ats.1393

Chaney, R. A., Baer, A., & Tovar, L. I. (2023). Gender-Based Heat Map Images of Campus Walking Settings: A Reflection of Lived Experience. Violence and Gender. https://doi.org/10.1089/vio.2023.0027

Davis, V. (2023). Inclusive Transportation: A Manifesto for Repairing Divided Communities (1st ed.). Island Press.

Dilian, O., Beckers, C., Davidovitch, N., & Martens, K. (2024). Physical and mental health outcomes of public transport use among older adults: A systematic review. In Advances in Transport Policy and Planning. Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.atpp.2023.11.006

D’Incà, J. (2016). Mobility 2040: Staying Ahead of Disruption (p. 11). Oliver Wyman. https://www.oliverwyman.com/content/dam/oliver-wyman/v2/publications/2016/Nov/Mobility2040Report.pdf

Economic Impact of Public Transportation Investment. (2020). American Public Transportation Association. https://www.apta.com/wp-content/uploads/APTA-Economic-Impact-Public-Transit-2020.pdf

Ederer, D. J., Panik, R. T., Botchwey, N., & Watkins, K. (2023). The Safe Systems Pyramid: A new framework for traffic safety. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 21, 100905. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trip.2023.100905

Garrido-Cumbrera, M., Braçe, O., Gálvez-Ruiz, D., López-Lara, E., & Correa-Fernández, J. (2023). Can the mode, time, and expense of commuting to work affect our mental health? Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 21, 100850. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trip.2023.100850

Giacomantonio, S., Mitra, R., & Ravensbergen, L. (2024). Bicycle facilities and women’s cycling frequency – An intersectional analysis of gendered travel behaviour. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 184, 104094. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2024.104094

Giannotti, M., Barros, J., Tomasiello, D. B., Smith, D., Pizzol, B., Santos, B. M., Zhong, C., Shen, Y., Marques, E., & Batty, M. (2021). Inequalities in transit accessibility: Contributions from a comparative study between Global South and North metropolitan regions. Cities, 109, 103016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2020.103016

Grisé, E., Boisjoly, G., Babbar, P., Peace, J., & Cooper, D. (2022). Understanding and Responding to the Transit Needs of Women in Canada (p. 68). Leading Mobility, University of Alberta and Polytechnique Montréal. https://www.leadingmobility.com/transit-needs-of-women

Gupta, S. (2006). Her money, her time: Women’s earnings and their housework hours. Social Science Research, 35(4), 975–999. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2005.07.003

Hamidi, Z. (2023). Examining Inequalities in Cycling Motility: A Pathway Towards Cycling Justice [Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary, Malmö University Press]. In Dissertation Series in Urban studies (1–2). DiVA. https://doi.org/10.24834/isbn.9789178774210

Hidayati, I., Tan, W., & Yamu, C. (2021). Conceptualizing Mobility Inequality: Mobility and Accessibility for the Marginalized. Journal of Planning Literature, 36(4), 492–507. https://doi.org/10.1177/08854122211012898

How Many Canadians Have A Drivers License? (n.d.). OCanada! Retrieved May 23, 2024, from https://ocanada.fyi/how-many-canadians-have-a-drivers-license/

Jenkins, M., Lustosa, L., Chia, V., Wildish, S., Tan, M., Hoornweg, D., Lloyd, M., & Dogra, S. (2022). What do we know about pedal assist E-bikes? A scoping review to inform future directions. Transport Policy, 128, 25–37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2022.09.005

Jiang, L., Wen, H., & Qi, W. (2020). Sizing Up Transport Poverty Alleviation: A Structural Equation Modeling Empirical Analysis. Journal of Advanced Transportation, 2020, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/8835514

Kapatsila, B., Palacios, M. S., Grisé, E., & El-Geneidy, A. (2023). Resolving the accessibility dilemma: Comparing cumulative and gravity-based measures of accessibility in eight Canadian cities. Journal of Transport Geography, 107, 103530. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2023.103530

Karner, A., Pereira, R. H. M., & Farber, S. (2023). Advances and pitfalls in measuring transportation equity. https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/y246u

Kaufmann, V., Bergman, M. M., & Joye, D. (2004). Motility: Mobility as capital. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 28(4), 745–756. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0309-1317.2004.00549.x

Lindberg, M. R., Kristensen, N. G., Freudendal-Pedersen, M., & Hartmann-Petersen, K. (2023). Uneven mobilities and epistemic injustice: Towards reflexive mobilities research. Mobilities, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/17450101.2023.2244682

Linovski, O. (Director). (2023, February 13). Understanding Elected Officials: Values and Perspectives on Transportation Equity. Clean Air Canada Partnership. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHypOsPFMwA

Linovski, O., Dorries, H., & Simpson, S.-A. (2021). Public Transit and Equity-Deserving Groups: Understanding Lived Experiences. https://hdl.handle.net/1807/110044

Litman, T. (2019). Parking requirement impacts on housing affordability. Victoria Transport Policy Institute. https://apo.org.au/sites/default/files/resource-files/2019-09/apo-nid259126.pdf

Lucas, K. (2012). Transport and social exclusion: Where are we now? URBAN TRANSPORT INITIATIVES, 20, 105–113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2012.01.013

Martens, K. (2012). Justice in transport as justice in accessibility: Applying Walzer’s “Spheres of Justice” to the transport sector. Transportation, 39. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11116-012-9388-7

Martens, K. (2017). Transport Justice: Designing fair transportation systems. Routledge.

Martens, K., Bastiaanssen, J., & Lucas, K. (2019). Measuring transport equity: Key components, framings and metrics. In K. Lucas, K. Martens, F. Di Ciommo, & A. Dupont-Kieffer (Eds.), Measuring Transport Equity (pp. 13–36). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-814818-1.00002-0

Mattioli, G. (2017). ‘Forced Car Ownership’ in the UK and Germany: Socio-Spatial Patterns and Potential Economic Stress Impacts. Social Inclusion, 5, 147–160. https://doi.org/10.17645/si.v5i4.1081

Mercado, R., Páez, A., & Newbold, K. B. (2010). Transport policy and the provision of mobility options in an aging society: A case study of Ontario, Canada. Special Issue: The Mobility of Older People, 18(5), 649–661. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2010.03.017

Miner, P., Smith, B. M., Jani, A., McNeill, G., & Gathorne-Hardy, A. (2024). Car harm: A global review of automobility’s harm to people and the environment. Journal of Transport Geography, 115, 103817. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2024.103817

Mobilizing Justice Webinar: How are mobility practitioners incorporating equity into their work? (2023, November 17). [Panel]. https://youtu.be/MYurWqLSyiI?si=zkWrtdGBbvPWY7ts

Moraglio, M. (2018). Peripheral mobilities: Looking at dormant, delegitimized and forgotten transport regimes. Tempo Social : Revista de Sociologia Da USP, 30(2), 73–85. https://doi.org/10.11606/0103-2070.ts.2018.142229

Moulton, J. (2024, April 4). Loss of free parking least of worries for downtown, OEV businesses. London Free Press. https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/loss-of-free-parking-least-of-worries-for-downtown-oev-businesses

N. Mladenović, M., T. Geurs, K., Willberg, E., & Toivonen, T. (2021). Chapter 1: Setting the stage for transport in human scale cities. Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800370517.00009

Nakshi, P. (2023, February 27). From ‘who’ and ‘what’ to ‘why’ and ‘how’: Why we need to reframe the concepts of ‘marginalized’ or ‘vulnerable’ population’. Mobilizing Justice. https://mobilizingjustice.ca/from-who-and-what-to-why-and-how-why-we-need-to-reframe-the-concepts-of-marginalized-or-vulnerable-population/

Negm, H., & El-Geneidy, A. (2024). Exploring the changes in the interrelation between public transit mode share and accessibility across income groups in major Canadian cities in the post-pandemic era. Journal of Transport Geography, 115, 103792. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2024.103792

Ormston, R., & Bristow, J. (2023). Mindfulness in Westminster Reflections from UK Politicians (p. 48). The Mindfulness Initiative. https://www.themindfulnessinitiative.org/mindfulness-in-westminster-reflections-from-uk-politicians

Palm, M., Nakshi, P., Yousefzadeh Barri, E., Farber, S., & Widener, M. (2024). Uncovering suppressed travel: A scoping review of surveys measuring unmet transportation need. Travel Behaviour and Society, 36, 100784. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tbs.2024.100784

Patricio, L. (Ed.). (2024). The Unseen Commuters: Navigating Injustices in Urban Mobility. Pillar Nonprofit Network. https://pillarnonprofit.ca/sites/default/files/website_files/unseencommuters-digital_web.pdf

Pereira, R. H. M., Schwanen, T., & Banister, D. (2017). Distributive justice and equity in transportation. Transport Reviews, 37(2), 170–191. https://doi.org/10.1080/01441647.2016.1257660

Ravensbergen, L., & Schwanen, T. (2024). Community Transport’s Dual Role as a Transport and a Social Scheme: Implications for Policy. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21(4). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21040422

Rowe, M. (Director). (2024, January 25). How can cities move transportation equity from rhetoric to reality? [Webinar]. Canadian Urban Institute.

Schmitt, A. (2020). Right of Way: Race, Class, and the Silent Epidemic of Pedestrian Deaths in America. Island Press.

Sheller, M. (2018). Mobility Justice: The Politics of Movement in an Age of Extremes. Verso.

Simard, R. J. (2023). Lived Experiences of Transport Poverty in a Montreal Suburb: A Case Study of Saint-Jean-Sur-Richelieu [Undergraduate Research, Department of Geography, McGill University]. https://escholarship.mcgill.ca/concern/papers/2r36v3824?locale=en

Soukhov, A., & Páez, A. (2024). Accessibility analysis for planning applications (MJ-A2-0002; p. 22). Mobilizing Justice. https://github.com/soukhova/MJ-Accessibility-Blogs

Sustainable Gender Equality—A film about gender mainstreaming in practice. (n.d.). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udSjBbGwJEg

Throwing Car Culture under the Bus. (2022). Climate Reality. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itGJMblftPU

Walker, J. (2024). Human Transit: How Clearer Thinking about Public Transit Can Enrich Our Communities and Our Lives (Revised). Island Press.

Why We Need a World Without Cars? (n.d.). Ground News. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpo1iiuSumM

Wickes, R., Kalms, N., Ratnam, C., Lee, M., Matthewson, G., & Meyer, S. (2023a). Safe Spaces: Understanding and enhancing safety and inclusion for diverse women: Final Report. Griffith Univesity. https://doi.org/10.25904/1912/5009

Wickes, R., Kalms, N., Ratnam, C., Lee, M., Matthewson, G., & Meyer, S. (2023b). Safe Spaces: Understanding and enhancing safety and inclusion for diverse women: Toolkits 1, 2, and 3. Griffith Univesity. https://doi.org/10.25904/1912/5009

Williams, T., Sones, M., Poirier Stephens, Z., Fischer, J., Barr, V., & Winters, M. (2023). Practices and Inspiration for Sustainable Transportation Equity. INTERACT: Interventions, Equity, Research, and Action in Cities Team. https://teaminteract.ca/ressources/piste_report.pdf

Winters, M., Beairsto, J., Ferster, C., Laberee, K., Manaugh, K., & Trisalyn, N. (2022). The Canadian Bikeway Comfort and Safety metrics (Can-BICS): National measures of the bicycling environment for use in research and policy (82-003–X; p. 13). https://www.doi.org/10.25318/82-003-x202201000001-eng

Winters, M., Beairsto, J., Mitra, R., Walker, K., Zanotto, M., Laberee, K., Soucy, A., Swanson, A., Mahmoud, H., Pincott, B., Firth, C. L., & Kirk, S. FL. (2023). Pedal Poll/Sondo Vélo 2021: A community science project on who cycles in Canada. Journal of Transport & Health, 30, 101606. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2023.101606

Zhang, M., Jimenez, I., Ravensbergen, L., & Van Liefferinge, M. (2022). Getting around to age in place: Meeting older Canadians’ mobility needs via public transportation. Celebrating the Success of Women in STEM Symposium 2022: Pushing the Frontiers of Research through Collaboration.

Zhang, Y., Farber, S., Young, M., Tiznado-Aitken, I., & Ross, T. (2024). Travel behaviour differences among people with disabilities: A cluster analysis of accessible taxi users before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Transport & Health, 35, 101753. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2023.101753

Zivarts, A. (2024). When Driving Is Not An Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency. Island Press.