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This article, authored by an intergenerational team (students, teachers and a university researcher) utilising a collective autoethnographic approach, examines two school-based YPAR projects in Denver, Colorado, that sought to influence local transportation policy. One addresses a deadly street, and the other insufficient bus services. Findings suggest that youth policy demands achieved greater success when they were clearly articulated with actionable solutions, grounded in data reflecting young people\u2019s lived experiences of the problem, and presented to adult decision-makers who were willing to genuinely listen and act. The cases also highlight the compelling potential for in-school YPAR initiatives to drive tangible social and policy change in the surrounding community. Ultimately, transportation inequities serve as a critical opportunity for youth and civic leaders to meaningfully collaborate and enact inclusive systemic reform.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1332\/17442648y2026d000000081","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,12]],"date-time":"2026-02-12T10:53:11Z","timestamp":1770893591000},"page":"402-422","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Drive for equity: the impact of youth-generated evidence on transportation policy"],"prefix":"10.1332","volume":"22","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0007-8287-5132","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Dane","family":"Stickney","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/https:\/\/ror.org\/02hh7en24University of Colorado Denver, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Milahd","family":"Makooi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Mapleton (Colorado) Public Schools, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Emilleo","family":"Moralez-Baldizan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Arvada (Colorado) Public Schools, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Asherah","family":"Adler-Eldridge","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/https:\/\/ror.org\/05y50nr98Suffolk University, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Reina","family":"Cruz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/https:\/\/ror.org\/04w7skc03University of Denver, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Caleb","family":"Burns","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Millard (Nebraska) Public Schools, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"165","reference":[{"issue":"6","key":"CIT0001","series-title":"Health Education & Behavior","first-page":"865","article-title":"A systematic review of youth participatory action research (YPAR) in the United States: methodologies, youth outcomes, and future directions","volume":"45","author":"Anyon, Y.","year":"2018","unstructured":"Anyon, Y., Bender, K., Kennedy, H. and Dechants, J. 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