Rights in Transit: Public Transportation and the Right to the City in California's East Bay (Geographies of Justice and Social Transformation Ser.)

Is public transportation a right? Should it be? For those reliant on public transit, the answer is invariably “yes” to both. Indeed, when city officials propose slashing service or raising fares, it is these riders who are often the first to appear at that officials’ door demanding their “right” to more service. Rights in Transit starts from the presumption that such riders are justified. For those who lack other means of mobility, transit is a lifeline. It offers access to many of the entitlements we take as essential: food, employment, and democratic public life itself. While accepting transit as a right, this book also suggests that there remains a desperate need to think critically, both about what is meant by a right and about the types of rights at issue when public transportation is threatened. Drawing on a detailed case study of the various struggles that have come to define public transportation in California’s East Bay, Rights in Transit offers a direct challenge to contemporary scholarship on transportation equity. Rather than focusing on civil rights alone, Rights in Transit argues for engaging the more radical notion of the right to the city. MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title 4 Copyright 5 Dedication 6 Contents 8 List of Figures 10 Preface 12 Acknowledgments 16 INTRODUCTION For Rights 20 CHAPTER 1 Torts, Transit, and the “Majestic Equality” of the Law 41 CHAPTER 2 Transportation Justice and the Alliance for ac Transit 60 CHAPTER 3 Th eRights of Transit Labor 79 CHAPTER 4 Alternatives in Transit 101 CONCLUSION From Civil Rights to a Right to the City 121 Notes 130 Bibliography 160 Index 166 A 166 B 166 C 167 D 168 E 168 F 169 G 169 H 169 I 169 J 169 K 170 L 170 M 170 N 171 O 171 P 171 R 172 S 172 T 173 U 174 V 174 W 174 Y 174 Cover......Page 1 Half Title......Page 2 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Dedication......Page 6 Contents......Page 8 List of Figures......Page 10 Preface......Page 12 Acknowledgments......Page 16 INTRODUCTION For Rights......Page 20 CHAPTER 1 Torts, Transit, and the “Majestic Equality” of the Law......Page 41 CHAPTER 2 Transportation Justice and the Alliance for ac Transit......Page 60 CHAPTER 3 Th eRights of Transit Labor......Page 79 CHAPTER 4 Alternatives in Transit......Page 101 CONCLUSION From Civil Rights to a Right to the City......Page 121 Notes......Page 130 Bibliography......Page 160 B......Page 166 C......Page 167 E......Page 168 J......Page 169 M......Page 170 P......Page 171 S......Page 172 T......Page 173 Y......Page 174 Drawing on a detailed case study of the struggles that have come to define public transportation in California's East Bay, Rights in Transit offers a challenge to contemporary scholarship on transportation equity. Rather than focusing on civil rights alone, this book argues for engaging the more radical notion of the right to the city. Introduction: For Rights -- Torts, Transit, And The Majestic Equality Of The Law -- Transportation Justice And The Alliance For Ac Transit -- The Rights Of Transit Labor -- Alternatives In Transit -- Conclusion: From Civil Rights To A Right To The City. Kafui Ablode Attoh. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.