Co-passengering and the gendering of a mobile ferry space

• Published in: Journal of Transport Geography
• Main Authors: Royal, Diane, Roseman, Sharon R.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: World Transit Research 2021
• Subjects: Co-passengering; Commuting; Gender; Ferries; Canada; place - north america; mode - ferry; ridership - commuting; Bell Island; Newfoundland
• Online Access: https://www.worldtransitresearch.info/research/8449; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2021.103000

This paper draws on ethnographic fieldwork with residents of ferry-reliant Bell Island, located in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It develops the concept of co-passengering to explore the strong mutual assistance relationships among long-term work commuters in this context who d...