Transit-oriented development & commercial gentrification : exploring the linkages.

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• Creators:
  Chapple, Karen ; Loukaitou-Sideris, Anastasia ; Gonzalez, Silvia R. ; Kadin, Dov ; Poirier, Joseph
• Corporate Creators:
  University of California, Berkeley. Center for Community Innovation ; University of California, Los Angeles ; Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies
• Contributors:
  Popp, Zachary ; da Silva, Matthew ; Frontiera, Patty ; Zuk, Miriam
• Corporate Contributors:
  California. Department of Transportation ; University of California (System). Transportation Center ; United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Bicycle travel
  • Economic development
  • Greenhouse gases
  • Pedestrian traffic
  • Ridership
  • Sustainable development
  • Transit oriented development
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States;California;Los Angeles (California);San Francisco Bay Area
• Corporate Publisher:
  University of California, Berkeley. Center for Community Innovation ; University of California, Los Angeles ; Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies
• Abstract:
  As central cities in California continue their renaissance, commercial gentrification is ; often identified by residents as a concern. For many, commercial gentrification means the ; intrusion of new businesses that force out a favorite food shop or a longstanding retail store ; because of higher rents. For others, it means an influx of hip cafés, trendy retail boutiques, and ; gourmet fast food restaurants - places that change the fabric of their familiar neighborhood, for ; better or for worse. For many merchants, commercial gentrification can have implications for ; economic survival, as increased rents may lead to displacement and business closures. ; This report was born out of these concerns, which we uncovered when interviewing ; community stakeholders as part of our earlier research on residential gentrification in Los ; Angeles and the Bay Area (See Chapple, Loukaitou-Sideris, Waddell, Chatman, & Ong, 2017). ; Over the course of this past work, interviews with community members and planners revealed ; rapidly-changing storefronts to be a recurring concern. As we looked deeper into this ; phenomenon, we found that potential relationships between commercial gentrification and ; transit-oriented development (TOD), transit ridership, and traffic safety were relatively ; unexplored. ; This report focuses on the San Francisco Bay and Los Angeles regions and addresses ; gaps in our understanding of the relationship between commercial gentrification and TOD, rail ; transit ridership, and traffic safety.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/32904/dot_32904_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 5.13 MB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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