The methodology of the paper is fairly intricate—first, drawing on decades of survey and administrative data, King and fellow transportation scholars Michael Smart and Michael Manville show how the high costs of owning and maintaining a car have long posed a barrier to low-income households. Then, they craft a historical narrative about how infrastructure changed to accommodate driving as the default mode of transportation, with governments constructing highways, paving and widening roads, inventing anti-jaywalking laws, and building parking galore.
Voices of Inclusion: Advancing Disability Justice and Advocacy
The words diversity, equity, and inclusion have been at the forefront of many conversations during the past few years. In late March, the Bloustein School hosted an event focusing on the disability community, and disability justice in particular. “Some of the...