Exploring the intersections of gender, race, economics, and mobility
As a founder of IQSpatial and the mobility lead, I explored how gender, race, and socioeconomic factors play into the unequal distribution of active transportation resources in New York City. My work as a spatial analyst included creating interactive maps and infographics to communicate issues of equitable mobility.
A quick look at the unequal distribution of safe bicycle infrastructure. Protected bicycle lanes miles built out over the past 20 years in NYC grew the most in Manhattan’s wealthier and whiter community districts (shown in green).
How the public health crisis of COVID-19 transformed the gender balance of bike share
I dove into open datasets to see the demographic shift of CitiBike riders in NYC in real-time. Stay-at-home orders, free access to bike share for health care workers, and safety concerns on mass transit overlapped to create a more gender-balanced micromobility system. Read more at IQSpatial.com
Why safe bike infrastructure is often believed to be built only for wealthy white people
By exploring the unequal access to safe bicycle facilities in NYC using spatial analytics, I found that of the City’s 117 miles of protected bike lanes and trails, more than one-fifth are within wealthier and whiter community districts. Read more about the analysis at IQSpatial.com