As American cities continue to expand and their existing transportation
infrastructure becomes strained from increased demand, many cities have turned to light
rail transit to not only alleviate congestion but also to provide an economic development
stimulus to the areas around the stations. This report focuses on determining the
economic impact on areas surrounding announced light rail stations in Austin, Texas
while also attempting to quantify changes in land use and demographics experienced in a
city who has an established light rail line; Dallas, Texas. In addition to examining any
changes associated with the announcement and construction of a light rail project this
report will qualitatively examine the role of these project in stimulating gentrification in
station areas and what effect gentrification will have in preventing low-income
households from accessing the improved transit system. The report will also propose
actions that could ensure that these households continue to have access to public
transportation, which would mitigate the strain of increasing transportation costs. / text
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UTEXAS/oai:repositories.lib.utexas.edu:2152/ETD-UT-2010-05-1216 |
| Date | 22 November 2010 |
| Creators | Plevak, Stephen Henry |
| Source Sets | University of Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | thesis |
| Format | application/pdf |
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