Expanding Transmobilities: An Art-Informed Methodology For Genderdiverse Travel Behavior

There is a significant gendered travel behavior research gap in the transportation literature. A plethora of transportation literature identifying and contrasting cisgender disparities exists, but more inclusive approaches to genderdiverse identities remain scarce. The burgeoning field of transmobilities investigates transgender mobility and evolved from the nexus of mobility justice and gender studies by studying transgender experiences on public transit. This dissertation expands transmobilities to include all modes of transportation and experiences involving genderdiverse identities. Using subjective wellbeing as a unit of measure, an art-informed methodology gathers firsthand experiences and narratives of genderdiverse participants in an effort to understand how their gender expression influences their travel behavior decisions. During an interview, 25 participants use collage materials to create art and mental maps reflecting on their experiences making trips through Portland, Oregon. This research hypothesizes gender identity and gender presentation significantly influences a genderdiverse person’s subjective wellbeing and travel decisions.

• Record URL:
  nitc.trec.pdx.edu/research/project/1576
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Dissertation

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Portland State University

  1900 SW Fourth Avenue, Suite 175
  Portland, Oregon  United States  97201

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Puczkowskyj, Nicholas

• Principal Investigators:

  Puczkowskyj, Nicholas

• Start Date: 20221001
• Expected Completion Date: 20240630
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Art; Gender; Methodology; Mobility; Quality of life; Social diversity; Travel behavior
• Geographic Terms: Portland (Oregon)
• Subject Areas: Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01881843
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: National Institute for Transportation and Communities
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: May 5 2023 10:53AM