Here in Los Angeles, researchers found that areas near transit stations tended to be changing, with many of them trending toward gentrification, and "neighborhood upscaling." That upscaling can have a devastating effect on existing communities, leading to the displacement of longstanding residents.
Sometimes, landlords aggressively—and perhaps illegally— force [low-income residents] out." Higher rents make it difficult for low-income households to move into the neighborhood, so we see a net decline in their numbers. They are replaced by those who can afford the higher housing cost—people referred to as 'gentrifiers.'"
Where is gentrification happening?
areas around transit stations are changing and that many of the changes are in direction of neighborhood upscaling and gentrification.
non-transit areas, transit neighborhoods are more associated with higher increases in whites, college educated, higher income households and greater increases in the cost of rent. Conversely, transit neighborhoods are associated with greater losses in disadvantaged populations including individuals with less than a high school diploma and lower income households.
- changes vary across locations but the biggest impacts seem to be around the Downtown areas where transit-oriented development interacts with other interventions aiming to revitalize the urban form.
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