PERSPECTIVES ON COMMONING MOBILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY - (Hosted within track 3: Mobility)

Organizers

Anna Nikolaeva, University of Amsterdam
Luca Bertolini, University of Amsterdam
Enrica Papa, University of Westminster

Presenters

Paola Pucci, Politecnico di Milano
Anna Nikolaeva, University of Amsterdam
Elisa Schramm, University of Amsterdam
Annemiek Prins, University of Amsterdam

Mobility planning has been criticised for the domination of technocratic thinking and focusing on individuals rather than communities and thus ignoring the fundamentally social, shared and interdependent nature of mobility. Some have argued that transitions to low-carbon mobility should be considered as part and parcel of a broader shift of reconceptualising mobility as a commons as only then a radical change in governing, practicising and giving meaning to mobilities is possible. More recently, others have argued that it is, more broadly, accessibility (thus, combining mobility and place-based facilities) that can be and already is commoned by citizens who are not served well by either the state or the market. This thinking connects ideas around commoning to the heated discussions in academia and practice on proximity and 15min city. What is the potential of these concepts and what questions do they open up for planning discipline and practice? This session aims to sketch the state of art of the discussions around commoning mobility and accessibility and their application, explore connections with other debates in the field and open up a debate around radical ways of rethinking mobility and accessibility. Specifically, the session offers three innovative contributions: firstly, the novel concept of commoning accessibility is introduced, placed into a broader debate on commons and commoning and placed into conversation with the discussion on commoning mobility. Secondly, a feminist perspective on the debate is explored, with the attention for the role of knowledge and epistemic injustice in mobility planning, as well as the concept of care. Finally, the discussion on commoning mobility and accessibility is connected to the scholarship on post-growth planning. The papers present both theoretical advances and empirical data, opening up new novel discussions around some of the key subjects of the conference and contemporary urban mobility planning.

Key words: Commoning mobility; commoning accessibility; proximity; 15min city; postgrowth