Gentrification

New rail transit stations and the out-migration of low-income residents

Published: 2019 | Elizabeth Delmelle, Isabelle Nilsson | Urban Studies Abstract This article tests the hypothesis that low-income residents disproportionately move out of neighbourhoods in close proximity to new rail transit stations. This transit-induced gentrification scenario posits that the development…

Does Luxury Housing Construction Increase Nearby Rents?

Published: 2019 | Evan Mast | Upjohn Institute for Employment Research Abstract A major obstacle to new housing construction in gentrifying neighborhoods is the fear that new units will induce additional housing demand, increasing local rents and fueling further gentrification.…

Developing a New Methodology for Analyzing Potential Displacement

Published: 2017 | Karen Chapple, Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, Paul Waddell, Daniel Chatman, Paul Ong | The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Abstract In 2008, California passed Senate Bill 375, requiring metropolitan planning organizations to develop Sustainable Communities Strategies as…