Abstract

While transport justice is increasingly a concern for academic research, the concept has less impact on planning practice. We investigate this theory-practice gap by interviewing key decision-makers from three structurally unequal Latin American metropolises. Our analysis examines the urban mobility issues they perceive, the planning strategies they develop, and the eventual gaps between the needs perceived by citizens and decision-makers. The lack of explicit ethical principles to address established mobility-related inequalities and the intention to avoid conflict with key stakeholders appear as the two main obstacles to bringing the concept of transport justice into practice. © 2025 Elsevier Ltd