LIGHT-RAIL TRANSIT STATIONS AND PROPERTY VALUES: A HEDONIC PRICE APPROACH
What are the effects of proximity to light-rail transit (LRT) stations on the value of single-family homes? Two forces are at work. Proximity to LRT stations may improve the accessibility of residents to the central business district and the rest of the urban area. Further, proximity to rail stations may result in transportation cost savings for nearby residents. These effects should be positively capitalized in property values. Alternatively, without attention to design, LRT stations may impose negative externalities on nearby properties, with a resulting decline in house values. Which of these effects predominates in the housing market with respect to station proximity? A study was undertaken to analyze sale prices of homes in metropolitan Portland, Oregon. Two distance models to LRT stations were compared. The first showed a positive capitalization of proximity to LRT stations for homes within 500 m (1600 ft or 1/4 mi) of actual walking distance. This effect was equally felt for all homes within that distance zone. The second model found a statistically weak negative price gradient for homes within the 500-m zone. This implies a positive influence of proximity the closer the home is to an LRT station.
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- This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1400, Planning and Programming, Land Use, Public Participation, and Computer Technology in Transportation. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
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Authors:
- Al-Mosaind, Musaad A
- Dueker, Kenneth J
- Strathman, James G
- Publication Date: 1993
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 90-94
- Monograph Title: Planning and programming, land use, public participation, and computer technology in transportation
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Record
- Issue Number: 1400
- Publisher: Transportation Research Board
- ISSN: 0361-1981
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Accessibility; Case studies; Cost control; Dwellings; Light rail transit; Prices; Property values; Rail transit stations; Station operations; Travel budgets; Travel costs
- Uncontrolled Terms: Cost savings
- Geographic Terms: Portland (Oregon)
- Old TRIS Terms: Station proximity
- Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; Terminals and Facilities;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00638779
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 0309054702
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Nov 10 1993 12:00AM