All people should have access to freedom of movement, as well as access to needed services, goods, information, and places. Mobility justice is both a field of research and an active practice that seeks to address factors, both historical and contemporary, that limit people’s movement and develops solutions that lead to liberation. Key thought leaders and practitioners of mobility justice are the Untokening collective, who authored the Principles of Mobility Justice. FRI conducts research on mobility justice in coordination with a network of justice-oriented professionals.
Publications
Grajdura, S. et al. (2026) “‘Having your own vehicle... it changes everything.’ Rural car access, (im)mobility, and quality of life,” Journal of Transport Geography, 130, p. 104447. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2025.104447
Hope, J. (2019). "I'm an Artist and I'm Sensitive About My City": Black Women Artivists Confronting Resegregation in Sacramento. American Studies 58(3), 59-85. https://dx.doi.org/10.1353/ams.2019.0041
Hope, J. K., & Watson, V. M. (2020). Hood Civics. In Eds. G. Logan and J. Mackey (Eds.), Black Girl Civics: Expanding and Navigating the Boundaries of Civic Engagement. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-64802-218-0
Lanz Duret-Hernandez, J., Grajdura, S. and Rowangould, D. (2024) “‘We have the right and we need better transportation’: Mobility, community, and connection of Latin American migrant workers in Vermont,” Journal of Transport Geography, 118, p. 103947. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2024.103947
McCullough, S., A. Lugo & R. Van Stokkum. (2019). “Making Bicycling Equitable: Lessons from Sociocultural Research.” UC Institute of Transportation Studies. http://dx.doi.org/10.7922/G22R3PWK
McCullough, Sarah R., and Rebecca van Stokkum. (2021). Answers from the Margins: Participatory Planning with Disadvantaged Communities. March 1. https://doi.org/10.7922/G2RX99DZ
McCullough, S. R., & Erasmus, C. S. (2024). Performative versus Authentic Equity Work: An Assessment of Current Practices in Transportation Planning. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2678(5), 884-903. https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981231193409
Smith, T., C. Herda, M. Hsu, C. Fletcher, R. Gadnis, M. Sanchez, & S. McCullough. ”Mobility Justice: A New Framework.” PSR-21-44; July 1, 2024. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76928