Evaluating the economic impacts of light rail by measuring home appreciation: A first look at new jersey's river line

Urban Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 467-487

  Chatman, Daniel G ^a   Tulach, Nicholas K ^b   Kim, Kyeongsu ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Louis Berger Group Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; CENSUS; ECONOMIC IMPACT; HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE; HOUSING MARKET; LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM; LOW INCOME POPULATION; PARKING; URBAN TRANSPORT;

NEW JERSEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863080507     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098011404933     Document Type: Article

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