Past, present and future revitalization trends in Canadian mid‐size city downtowns

P Filion - The Canadian Geographer/Le Géographe canadien, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The article is a critical review of the literature investigating the impact suburbanization has
had since the mid‐20th century on the downtowns of Canadian mid‐size cities and the …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of high-speed railway on gentrification and regional inequality in Japan

S Yoo, J Kumagai, K Sho, S Managi - Transportation Research Part D …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study examines the effects of high-speed railways (HSRs) on gentrification in Japan
from 2000 to 2019, using indicators including land prices and income levels. Using the …

Livability for whom?: Planning for livability and the gentrification of memory in Vancouver

G Tolfo, B Doucet - Cities, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract 'Livability'is common planning term that erases conflict over urban space: who
would oppose a more livable city? This article investigates differing manifestations of the …

Causal identification of transit-induced property value uplift in Canada's Waterloo Region: A spatio-temporal difference-in-differences method application

Y Huang, DC Parker, R Babin, F Kong - Cities, 2024 - Elsevier
Renewed interest in light-rail transit (LRT) in North America has heightened the need for an
improved understanding of transit impacts on land value uplift (LVU). A number of studies …

Closing the equity deficit: Sustainability justice in municipal climate action planning in Waterloo region

J Dobai, M Riemer - American Journal of Community …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
There is growing recognition that often well‐intended climate action solutions perpetuate
and exacerbate manifestations of colonialism and racism due to the lack of equity and …

In light of transit: Documenting the scales of urban change along the LRT line in Hamilton, Ontario

R Mayers, N Rallis, B Doucet… - … Canadian Geographer/Le …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Large‐scale transit projects, such as light rail, are transformational for cities due to their
ability to attract investment, curb sprawl, and intensify urban areas. In part because of …

Gentrification and changing visual landscapes: a Google Street View analysis of residential upgrading and class aesthetics in Hamilton's Lower City

C Babin, B Doucet - Visual Studies, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Measuring the pace and spatial distribution of gentrification is important to developing
policies to mitigate its negative consequences. Typically, this is done through an analysis of …

Mobility justice or transit boosterism? The use of rail transit as an urban transformation strategy in Kitchener, Canada, and Malmö, Sweden

L Olsson, R Thomas - Mobilities, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Many cities and countries have embraced transit-oriented development as an international
growth management approach, shifting trips from car-oriented to transit. But in this race to …

Polarized paths:'selling'cycling in city and suburb

E McDougall, B Doucet - Tijdschrift voor economische en …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
While cycling infrastructure is increasingly integrated into North American cities, bike lanes
are still met with considerable resistance. Contradictory housing concerns that bike lanes …

Strategic Reflection on Mobility, Gender, and Sustainable Development in Complete Streets: Here's How

C McAndrews, L DiPrete Brown - … Works Management & …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
As the aspirational Complete Streets movement sweeps North America with multimodal
transportation policies and plans, communities need practice-ready tools that reinforce …