From “Big Small Town” to “Small Big City”: Resident Experiences of Gentrification along Waterloo Region’s LRT Corridor

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.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1177/0739456X21993914
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • © The Author(s) 2021.
• Authors:
  • Ellis-Young, Margaret
  • Doucet, Brian
  • 0000-0002-4268-0185
• Publication Date: 2024-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Maps; References;
• Pagination: pp 416-430
• Serial:
  • Journal of Planning Education and Research
  • Volume: 44
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Sage Publications, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0739-456X
  • EISSN: 1552-6577
  • Serial URL: http://jpe.sagepub.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Before and after studies; Economic and social factors; Light rail transit; Neighborhoods; Residents; Urban development
• Geographic Terms: Waterloo (Canada)
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01849702
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 24 2022 5:07PM