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- Title
From "Big Small Town" to "Small Big City": Resident Experiences of Gentrification along Waterloo Region's LRT Corridor.
- Authors
Ellis-Young, Margaret; Doucet, Brian
- Abstract
Most studies of transit-induced gentrification rely on statistical analysis that measures the extent to which gentrification is occurring. To extend and enhance our knowledge of its impact, we conducted sixty-five interviews with residents living along the light rail transit (LRT) corridor in Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada, shortly before the system opened. There was already strong evidence of gentrification, with more than $3 billion (Canadian dollars) worth of investment, largely in condominiums, before a single passenger was carried. In line with contemporary critical conceptualizations of gentrification, our interviews identified new and complex psychological, phenomenological, and experiential aspects of gentrification, in addition to economic- or class-based changes.
- Subjects
ONTARIO; GENTRIFICATION; SMALL cities; STREET railroads; CANADIAN dollar
- Publication
Journal of Planning Education & Research, 2024, Vol 44, Issue 1, p416
- ISSN
0739-456X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0739456X21993914