Research
At Equiticity, we drive research that helps us better understand and address the racial and socioeconomic inequities and barriers that many marginalized communities face. Our research supports our advocacy efforts and informs our programs.
Projects
Mobility justice in chicago
Equiticity’s Mobility Justice in Chicago research produced the following research reports:
Commuting Carless: A Qualitative Study of Transportation Challenges for Disadvantaged Job Seekers in Chicago, IL, by Chelsie Coren, Kate Lowe, and Jesus M. Barajas
Commuting in Context, by Chelsie Coren & Kate Lowe
Mobility in and Beyond Communities, by Chelsie Coren & Kate Lowe
Transportation Equity Project: Prioritization Criteria, by Agustina Krapp
American Planning Association PAS Memo: Equity-Oriented Performance Measures in Transportation Planning, by Audrey Wennink & Agustina Krapp
View the video from our “Mobility is Justice” event, highlighting national research on equity-oriented performance measures and methods that can be applied in the Chicago region.
Racialized Police enforcement
Equiticity’s research partner concluded a quantitative analysis focused on the intersection of bicycle citations by the Chicago Police Department and bicycle infrastructure. See the two enforcement-related reports below:
Biking where Black: Connecting transportation planning and infrastructure to disproportionate policing, by Jesus M. Barajas
Bicycle Ticketing Compounds Inequities and Fails to Improve Safety, by Jesus M. Barajas
Impact for Equity and the Free2Move Coalition, of which Equiticity is a member, recently released the following reports exploring the scope, impact, and inequities of traffic stops in Chicago:
Equiticity, in partnership with the Institute for Policy and Civic Engagement, the University of Illinois Chicago, Center on Halsted, and Lawndale Christian Legal Center Consultant Team, contributed to a recently released report, which aims to better inform improvements to the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD) policies and procedures related to investigatory stops and protective pat downs. Read the full report below: