Degree Type
Honors Capstone Project
Date of Submission
Spring 5-1-2008
Capstone Advisor
Dr. Anne E. Mosher
Honors Reader
Dr. Donald Mitchell
Capstone Major
Geography
Capstone College
Arts and Science
Audio/Visual Component
no
Capstone Prize Winner
no
Won Capstone Funding
no
Honors Categories
Social Sciences
Subject Categories
Geography | Human Geography | Nature and Society Relations | Other Geography
Abstract
Since its arrival in the United States, the bicycle’s place in public space has influenced, and been influenced by not only road improvements and infrastructure investments but also by the social production of what it means to be mobile and to circulate throughout the city. Drawing upon the theory of “Time- Space Compression” posited by the geographer David Harvey, I propose that the bicycle can compress time and space in urban environments where time-space compression is occurring for motorists and their automobiles. But yet, bicycles (and their riders) have been consistently and systematically excluded from the American urban landscape; keeping them a part of this landscape has been a continuous and necessary battle. This thesis argues that the quest for an inclusive bicycle landscape requires the re-thinking of distance by activists, planners, the producers of popular culture and society at large.
Recommended Citation
Gill, Katie (Kathleen), "Bicycle Space and the American Urban Landscape: Re-thinking Distance and Mobility in the City" (2008). Honors Capstone Projects - All. 544.
https://surface.syr.edu/honors_capstone/544
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