Navigating Health Equity Through Mobility Justice: Youth of Color Organizing for Transportation Equity in Our Backyards

This article describes the development, implementation, actions, and impact of the Youth for Equitable Streets (YES) Fellowship program in its first two years of existence (2019-2021). The YES program is a part of King County REACH1 physical activity strategy, designed to engage Black/African American, African-born, and Asian American populations in South Seattle, SeaTac, and Tukwila, Washington. The authors focus on the perspective of the program participants, including the youth (the Fellows), program manager, and program evaluator, focusing on key factors for making this work youth-centered and oriented to successfully influence social change in transportation for mobility justice. One of the authors (RD) launched and managed the YES program, including initial outreach, first cohort selection, and curriculum development. The article discusses the evolution of the Mobility Equity Cabinet (implementation and management, including youth voices); fare affordability; how identity impacts transit use; and the influence of this project on youth transit access. In a final section, the authors focus on including youth in transportation conversations and decision-making as vital for increasing active transportation in this population.

• Record URL:
  • http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/15248399221142628
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/15248399
• Authors:
  • Vahora, Karishama I
  • Dove, Regina M
  • Par, Jessica B
  • Mustefa, Leyila
  • Saelens, Brian E
• Publication Date: 2023

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 28S-40S
• Serial:
  • Health Promotion Practice
  • Volume: 24
  • Issue Number: 1_suppl
  • Publisher: Sage Publications, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 1524-8399
  • EISSN: 1552-6372
  • Serial URL: http://hpp.sagepub.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adolescents; Equity; Ethnic groups; Nonmotorized transportation; Policy making; Travel behavior; Young adults
• Geographic Terms: Seattle (Washington)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01882410
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 22 2023 1:28PM