Redefining mobility ‘problems’ through scholar activism and desire paths

Do Jun Lee

Chapter 5 in A Research Agenda for Transport Equity and Mobility Justice, 2024, pp 71-84 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Immigrant delivery workers in New York City have had their mobility characterized as a “problem” that necessitated a “solution” of policing, despite public data showing that e-bike riders in New York City demonstrate little risk to pedestrians. Through an account of working with these delivery riders to get legislation passed in the State of New York to legalize their movement, this chapter demonstrates how scholar-activism can powerfully intervene to redefine mobility “problems” by engaging participatory knowledge production with marginalized and unheard groups like food delivery workers. By drawing on the concepts of desire lines and han, it also emphasizes the importance of how we frame mobility problems, not only for purposes of equity but for our personal well-being as well.

Keywords: Economics and Finance; Environment; Geography; Research Methods; Sociology and Social Policy; Urban and Regional Studies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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