The impact of a new light rail system on single-family property values in Charlotte, North Carolina

Journal of Transport and Land Use

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 60-67

  Yan, Sisi ^a   Delmelle, Eric ^b   Duncan, Michael ^c  

^a ESRI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84871318567     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19387849     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5198/jtlu.v5i2.261     Document Type: Article

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