Women’s Issues in Transportation: Summary of the 4th International Conference, Volume 1: Conference Overview and Plenary Papers (2011) / Chapter Skim
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103 What Is Blocking Her Path? Women, Mobility, and Security Anastasia loukaitou-Sideris, Department of Urban Planning, University of California, Los Angeles I am parking as close to my destination as I can.
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104 WoMen'S ISSueS In TRAnSPoRTATIon, voluMe 1 WoMen's restricted Mobility Historically, and in most societies, women's mobility in the city has been much more restricted than men's, as a sharp division between public and private domains relegated women to a limited domestic role. This was the case in American cities of the 19th century, where the public and private spheres were rigidly separated.
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105WHAT IS BloCKInG HeR PATH? vulgar or licentious" (Outlook 1912)
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106 WoMen'S ISSueS In TRAnSPoRTATIon, voluMe 1 Thus, a second fallacy seems to disregard or render invisible some crimes and acts of sexual harassment (verbal or physical conduct of sexual nature such as groping or fondling) that often take place in transportation settings such as overcrowded buses and trains.
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107WHAT IS BloCKInG HeR PATH? than men to signs of danger and social disorder, graffiti, and unkempt and abandoned buildings (Wekerle and Whitzman 1995)
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108 WoMen'S ISSueS In TRAnSPoRTATIon, voluMe 1 a significant relationship between neighborhood incivilities and perceptions of risk. Rohe and Burby (1988)
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109WHAT IS BloCKInG HeR PATH? of women are different from those of men (Bianco and lawson 2000; Rosenbloom 1995)
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110 WoMen'S ISSueS In TRAnSPoRTATIon, voluMe 1 Women seem to have mixed reactions to segregated transport schemes that establish women-only services or women-only cars on commuter trains and subways. Female transit riders in Brazil seemed to appreciate them (Khimm 2006)
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111WHAT IS BloCKInG HeR PATH? Fourth, transit operators are facing a risk-management dilemma, as the courts are not inclined to find against them when passengers are accosted while travelling to and from bus stops and stations.
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112 WoMen'S ISSueS In TRAnSPoRTATIon, voluMe 1 varied in terms of scope and means. They include a comprehensive planning effort undertaken by a large transportation agency in the united Kingdom; a partnership between a nonprofit organization, municipal governments, and communities in Canada; and two grassroots efforts in the united States.
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113WHAT IS BloCKInG HeR PATH? tions.4 By 2004, 20 london underground stations had been accredited and more were in the pipeline for accreditation.
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114 WoMen'S ISSueS In TRAnSPoRTATIon, voluMe 1 educational materials on personal and community safety in the diverse communities of Toronto.
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115WHAT IS BloCKInG HeR PATH? RightRides RightRides is a grassroots nonprofit organization that offers women, transgendered people, and gender-queer individuals a free, safe, late-night ride home on Saturday nights and early Sunday mornings in 45 new York City neighborhoods.
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116 WoMen'S ISSueS In TRAnSPoRTATIon, voluMe 1 of the harassment, and women are in denial like other women who are coping with violence against women. That's why we wanted to give them a safe space to talk about it" (quoted in Clift 2008)
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117WHAT IS BloCKInG HeR PATH? While the aforementioned trends are very promising, the example of u.S.
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118 WoMen'S ISSueS In TRAnSPoRTATIon, voluMe 1 to women's travel safety. environmental design strategies should be complemented by policing and neighborhood watch groups, the use of security technology in transportation settings, information and media campaigns (e.g., antiharassment messages on bus shelters and stations)
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119WHAT IS BloCKInG HeR PATH? Gilchrist, e., J
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120 WoMen'S ISSueS In TRAnSPoRTATIon, voluMe 1 RightRides.
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121WHAT IS BloCKInG HeR PATH? Wilson, J
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