SEEKING SPATIAL JUSTICE

In 1996, the Los Angeles Bus Riders Union, a grassroots advocacy organization, won a historic legal victory against the citys Metro politan Transit Authority. The resulting consent decree forced the MTA for a period of ten years to essentially reorient the mass tr ansit system to better serve the citys poorest residents. A stunning reversal of conventional governance and planning in urban Amer ica, which almost always favors wealthier residents, this decision is also, for renowned urban theorist Edward W. Soja, a concrete e xample of ...[Read more]