Topic – Light Rail
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Light Rail and Universities
Examples of synergy
A collection of examples (124 kb pdf) of the synergy between university campuses and light rail transit.
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Light Rail Construction
Mitigation of business impacts
In four of these six cities, the initial light rail line was to some extent a disaster, but in each…
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Interviews with Richmond Business and Property Owners
Understanding their concerns
Houston Tomorrow (formerly the Gulf Coast Institute) recognized in 2003 that a Richmond Avenue transit line is the ideal option…
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Light rail related links
Useful websites listed by city
During the creation of a series of five reports on the impact of light rail on business, development, traffic, and…
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Transit and Property Values
The effects of light rail
A brief literature review of the effects of transit development on property values. Download (190 kb pdf)
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University Line Maps
Proposed light rail line
These maps show projected job and population growth in the one-mile corridor around possible alignments of the University rail line…
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Light Rail in 6 Cities
A fact sheet
A fact sheet (152 kb pdf) on the six cities (Los Angeles, Dallas, Portland, Salt Lake City, San Diego, and…
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