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Abstract: Cities across North America are increasingly embracing mass rail
transit systems with the expectation of long-term environmental, economic, and social
benefits. Additionally, cities are using transit stations as neighborhood revitalization
tool, hoping that infrastructure investment will boost local economies in surrounding
neighborhoods. Often left out of the discussion on impacts ... read moreof transit infrastructure are
the subtle changes in existing local business mix and possible commercial displacement over
time, due to changes in demography and land use that accompany these rail transit stations.
Using the Red Line rail transit station in Davis Square in Somerville Massachusetts as a
case study, this study examined the impact of rail transit stations on businesses
development patterns and displacement of existing businesses in neighborhoods that host
rail stations.
Thesis (M.A.)--Tufts University, 2011.
Submitted to the Dept. of Urban and Environmental Policy and
Planning.
Advisors: JUSTIN HOLLANDER, and PENN LOH.
Keywords: Land Use Planning, Urban Planning, and
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