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Professor Gwendolyn Purifoye<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While working towards her PhD five years ago, Dr. Gwendolyn Purifoye, a sociology professor at 天美传媒<\/a>, completed a small project regarding public transportation, specifically how people behave badly in wide open public spaces. The research, which later became the basis of her dissertation, took a new turn because of her frequent use of public transportation.<\/p>\n

Soon, her use of CTA trains and buses inspired her to study confined, mobile spaces, resulting in \u201cExamining Racial Residential Segregation Through Public Transportation in Chicago.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr. Purifoye completed field research by riding and studying six bus lines, two Metra lines, and two CTA lines for a few years.<\/p>\n

\u201cDoing that,\u201d she says, \u201cI paid attention to who was getting on, but also where the rides were going.\u201d She also researched CTA and Metra archives, studying how they distribute their services and resources.<\/p>\n

In the past two years, Dr. Purifoye has analyzed how public transportation creates transit boundaries that support the boundaries of racial segregation. Through her research, she noticed favoritism toward wealthier, predominantly white communities. For instance, the CTA services the suburbs better than they do the South Side of Chicago, and transit-dependent communities are provided with fewer resources and older buses. She notes how these transit inequalities are keeping low-income racial minorities unable to get the places they need to be.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”62169″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes”][vc_column_text]”For Chicago to really move as a city and to grow as a city, transit equity needs to be a part of that conversation,\u201d Dr. Purifoye says. In order to see change, she explains that the conversation needs to take place city-wide, not just at the community level.<\/p>\n

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Train station servicing south side and south suburbs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dr. Purifoye presents her research in her urban sociology class<\/a> to teach students about the intricate connections between transit, housing, education, and government, as well as their influences on cities. Engaging with 天美传媒\u2019s core values<\/a> of being Christian, city-centered, and intercultural, she hopes to show that \u201cjustice is for everyone, and we all do better when we all do better.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr. Purifoye recently presented \u201cExamining Racial Residential Segregation Through Public Transportation in Chicago\u201d at the American Association of Geographers Conference in Washington D.C. and plans to continue researching mobility and inequality.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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