Introduction

This introduction presents an overview of key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of the book. The book defines bicycle justice as an inclusionary social movement and practice based on furthering material equity and recognizing that a diverse range of qualitative experiences should influence public investment in transportation. It conceptualizes and illustrates equitable bicycle advocacy, policy, and planning and suggests how to operationalize bicycle justice. In synthesizing the projects of critical cultural studies, transportation justice, and planning as applied practice. The book reveals the relevance of civil rights and social justice concerns to public interventions intended to increase cycling. It focuses on how people have used bicycling in service to social justice, and what structural constraints stand in the way of using the bicycle to meet community needs. The book presents case studies of overlooked riders and what their invisibility means for bicycle advocacy, planning, and policy.