As of July 2017, it is almost impossible to keep track of all the work/writing/reports coming out about bicycle equity. These resources remain a great starting point for this topic. If you’d like to stay on top of the most recent work, please join the Bike Equity Network and Bicicultures email groups.
If you are interested in how to do community engagement better, this article is all you need.
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Previously tagged as “gentrification and bicycling” this collection of (internet-accessible) sources moves beyond the G-word to also encompass the positive changes being made with transportation equity.
All listed sources are active hyperlinks
Updated: 9.21.16
Advocacy Advance (2015, May). Active transportation equity: A scan of existing master plans. (REPORT)
Amer, R. and C. Mitchell (2013, June 28). Divvy bikes: Bike-share program leaves some behind. WBEZ.
Agyeman, J. (2014, July 9). Retrofitting equity and justice? Invisible Cyclist.
Baker, L. (2011, September 20). Developers cater to two-wheeled traffic in Portland. New York Times.
Conner, E. (2016, September 19). Paradox accompanies trail’s success. GreenvilleOnline.
Davis, P. M. (2011, August 30). Are bike lanes expressways to gentrification? Shareable: Cities.
Final report: North Williams Avenue traffic operations safety project (2012). Alta Planning + Design. (see appendix E for equity-based commentary)
Florida, R. (2011). American’s top cities for bike commuting: Happier, too.
Full pedal racket (2013, June 6). The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
Goodyear, S. (2011, September 20). Bike lane backlash, even in Portland. The Atlantic: Cities.
Jaffe, E. (2015, April 21). The latest sign of bike-share’s social equity problem. Citylab.
Koeppel, D. (2006, July/August). Invisible riders. Bicycling.
Lugo, A. (2014, November 25). Seeing & believing in bike equity. League of American Bicyclists.
Maus, J. (2011-2012). ‘The Williams Ave project’ blog series. Bike Portland.
Maus, J. (2014, November 26). Ferguson, equity, and active transportation. Bike Portland.
Mock, B. (2014, December 2). After Ferguson, we must ask: Who owns the streets? Grist.
Mirk, S. (2009). Nonprofit investigates the Portland bike scene’s racial gap. Portland Mercury.
Rusch, E. (2009, September/October). Biking while black. Mother Jones 27(5).
Schmitt, A. (2011, July 22). On gentrification and cycling. Streets Blog Network.
Smith, R. (2011, February 2). Biking while black? Washington City Paper.
The new majority: Pedaling towards equity (2013). The League of American Bicyclists and Sierra Club. (REPORT)
Understanding barriers to bicycling: Interim report. (2010). Community Cycling Center.