ABSTRACT
This chapter describes social justice or equity -as a broad concept - refers to an equitable or progressive distribution of the benefits and impacts of a particular transport intervention, or its potential to redress a legacy of inequity. It determines the way in which utility cycling is able to contribute toward social justice and focuses on how effective an explicit social justice narrative is in achieving this outcome. The chapter examines the public and policy discourse around social justice and utility cycling, as well as the practice of bicycle planning, implementation, and bicycle use. It draws on a variety of sources, including public policy, media releases, official speeches, city reports, and social media. The post-apartheid narrative may see 'motorisation for all' - freedom of movement - as an extension of the broader transformation narrative, and that utility cycling is a second best option, entrenching the inequities of the past.
