Urban Displacement Project, UCLA & UC Berkeley (2017). Report examines the relationship between fixed-rail transit neighborhoods and displacement in Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area, and also examines the effectiveness of anti-displacement strategies. Read report
here.
Study by USC's Program for Environmental and Regional Equity on Measures M & A that provides a definition and principles for equitable implementation, offers a process for getting there, and metrics for tracking and ensuring progress.
Urban Displacement Project, UCLA & UC Berkeley (2015). Read report
here and learn more about project
here.
Alliance for Community Transit - Los Angeles (2013). Read more
here.
Vanessa Carter, Manuel Pastor, and Madeline Wander (2013) of USC Program for Environmental and Regional Equity (PERE) emphasize the need for “just growth” that prioritizes equity in transportation planning and development. Read more
here
Reconnecting America and City of Los Angeles Housing Department (2012), demonstrates the need for preserving housing in transit-oriented districts. Read more
here
Dominie (2012) finds evidence of gentrification and corresponding decreases in transit ridership and increases in driving around rail transit stations in Los Angeles. Read more
here
Gen Fujioka (2011) shares findings on TOD and displacement mechanisms in Los Angeles, Seattle, San Francisco, and Minneapolis. Read more
here
Keith Wardrip (2011), Center for Housing Policy, reviews various studies and reports that indicate that proximity to transit leads to higher land values and rents. Read more
here
Gregory K. Ingram et al. (2011), Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, examines four states with smart growth policies and concludes that smart growth is likely to contribute to reduced affordability for rents and owners unless affordable housing programs are incorporated into the policies. Read more
here
Amanda Gehrke et al. (2010), Center for Transit-Oriented Development, funded by CALTRANS and Metro finds the current median income of transit area residents in Los Angeles is significantly lower than the regional median income and that these lower income households significantly more likely to be renters; making these households susceptible to displacement as housing prices rise. Read more
here
Stephanie Pollack et al. (2010), Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy finds a “stunningly high incidence of disproportionately rising rents and housing values” in transit rich neighborhoods when compared to metro areas. Read more
here
Karen Chapple (2009), Center for Community Innovation at the University of California, finds that gentrifying neighborhoods are nearly twice as likely to be located within a half mile of transit than any other neighborhoods. Read more
here
Association of Bay Area Governments (2009) report reveals increased displacement pressures in Bay Area transit areas and finding that many low-income households migrated to areas with poor or no transit service from transit areas between 2005-2007. Read more
here
