All Aboard: Light Rail, Mobility Justice, and the Future of Public Transit in Austin, TX.
Activists and advocates are increasingly inserting themselves into urban governing regimes. Austin, TX offers a powerful example where these actors shifted public transit planning and decision making toward mobility justice—away from the demands of capital and toward everyday transit riders. Using p...
| Publicado en: | Urban Affairs Review Vol. 61; no. 4; pp. 1186 - 1229 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Jul2025
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