New paper out -- Lea gives an excellent summary of the contents and why we are ambiguous about community transport in rural Oxfordshire despite the wonderful work of its volunteers and the essential services it provides to those without a car and access to public buses @oxfordgeography.bsky.social

I can’t believe it took me so long! Exciting to see such wonderful people, such as yourself, in this space!

The implications?
Community transport acts as a sticking plaster solution to the problem of rural transport poverty. But what role should the community sector play?

👉 Read more here: kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...

As rural areas grow more car-dependent through processes of automobility and neoliberal roll back (of, amongst other things, bus services), community transport has been rolled out to fill the gap left by a retreating state—while itself facing cutbacks.

🚐 New paper out! My final paper on community transport with @timschwanen.bsky.social at @tsuoxford.bsky.social is now published open access in Journal of Rural Studies.

What’s it about? See 🧵 below!