NITC Webinar: Marginalized Populations’ Access to TransitPrimary tabs

DATE: Wednesday, April 17, 2024, 12:00pm to 1:00pm PDT
SPEAKER: Marisa Zapata, Portland State University.

How do people with intersecting marginal identities experience social exclusion as they travel via mass transit?

To answer this question, PSU researchers employed a qualitative method less common in transportation studies: photovoice. Researchers asked participants to describe the factors that shape their travel behavior and provide photographic data of their experiences. Then, they conducted in-depth video interviews to gain further depth and clarity regarding the visual data.

The findings from this study can help transit system designers better understand how experiences of harassment and discrimination across the entire users’ journey affects the riders’ decisions about whether and when to take transit, and the extent to which transit-related infrastructure is related to decisions about where to live or their access to long-term housing.

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES
Specific strategies for enhancing equity in relation to transportation;
Clarifying the places and spaces in which our most vulnerable residents experience mobility restrictions;
Ways that transportation planners can work with MPOs and homeless service nonprofits to advance understanding about—and action for—historically marginalized populations.

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