Caregiving mobilities
Strategies and advocacy of mothers who cycle in Toronto
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 17804136 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lyndsay Hayhurst (0000-0003-0945-0887, York University, corresponding author), Teresa Hill (0009-0009-1912-5480, York University), Jessica Nachman (0000-0001-6081-0628, York University), Tayler Sinclair (0009-0002-0935-1184, York University) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Pages | 1-21 |
| Publication date | 2026-04-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Mobilities (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1745-0101 • E-ISSN: 1745-011X |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17450101.2026.2647153 |
| OpenAlex | W7154503596 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 52 |
Despite growing interest in the connections between mobility, gender, and sustainability, there remains a notable gap in understanding how bicycling as daily practice intersects with parenting and caregiving responsibilities. This paper seeks to address these lacunas by exploring how mothers navigate systemic inequalities and structural barriers to mobility and caregiving. To foreground these issues, we share the findings from six semi-structured interviews with mothers who use bicycles in their daily lives in Toronto, Canada. The findings demonstrate that mothers who cycle in Toronto rely on bicycling as a strategic form of caregiving, to instill values to their children, and as advocacy for safer communities. Collectively, the stories of the mothers in our study underscore the nuanced decisions parents make regarding mobility, shaped by factors such as children’s safety, economic viability, and the importance of teaching sustainable practices. Employing a intersectional environmentalist theoretical framework, findings from this study highlight how mother’s insights are deeply intertwined with broader frameworks of mobility justice, gender (in)equity, and climate (in)justice, offering contributions relevant to bicycling and mobility literature and equitable urban planning. The conclusion highlights this research’s policy, practice, and scholarly implications, emphasizing the need for supporting parent cyclists as part of addressing climate change.
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |