It's context specific/there's no exact rule, but there's many studies showing that the greater the amt and permanence of investment in transit, the greater the impact on adjacent land values. Fixed rail being the most permanent, most expensive, you'd predict having the most impact on land values. - ThreadSky

eloralee.bsky.social • 3 days ago

It's context specific/there's no exact rule, but there's many studies showing that the greater the amt and permanence of investment in transit, the greater the impact on adjacent land values. Fixed rail being the most permanent, most expensive, you'd predict having the most impact on land values.

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eloralee.bsky.social•3 days ago

Transpo isn't my area but I believe it's called the affordability paradox. By contrast the studies I've seen on BRT show less of an impact, or mixed results. It's also cheaper to build so you can create a more comprehensive network. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0966692322000473

vladimir.theatl.social•3 days ago

Heavy rail is more permanent and much more expensive than light rail, yet many heavy rail stations on the south side are not at all highly developed decades later.

vladimir.theatl.social•3 days ago

To clarify, I think that's a bad outcome. I'd like there to be more housing and amenities there with access to the MARTA network.

eloralee.bsky.social•3 days ago

I think it's an empirical question, and if you're serious about equity and beltline rail, you should be reading the literature on how light rail would impact the SW beltline neighborhoods and thinking about mitigation with affordable housing, and also reading the transpo equity literature.

eloralee.bsky.social•3 days ago

I also think it's telling that none of the community based orgs that do work on equity in ATL have really come out in favor of beltline rail as being a good investment of tax dollars that would help people. If you're serious about transportation equity in ATL, broaden the coalition.

eloralee.bsky.social•3 days ago

To me the beltline has always had this visual/aesthetic/symbolic approach to thinking about equity. It's a fantastic piece of urbanism/urban design, but the equity impacts have never materialized, in fact we've seen the opposite.

vladimir.theatl.social•3 days ago

I'm just a person posting on the Internet, but I think that's a goal that's broader than MARTA/transit and I'd look to the mayor to lead the broader agenda. An expert recently told me he's committed to it.

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