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

This paper examines the impact of a new light rail system on single family housing values in Charlotte, North Carolina is evaluated from 1997 to 2008. We use a Hedonic Price Analysis (HPA) to estimate how proximity to light rail, housing characteristics and spatial components (at the neighborhood an...

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Main Authors: Sisi Yan, Eric Delmelle, Mike Duncan
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Language:English
Published: University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing 2012-10-01
Series:Journal of Transport and Land Use
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Online Access:https://www.jtlu.org/index.php/jtlu/article/view/261
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description This paper examines the impact of a new light rail system on single family housing values in Charlotte, North Carolina is evaluated from 1997 to 2008. We use a Hedonic Price Analysis (HPA) to estimate how proximity to light rail, housing characteristics and spatial components (at the neighborhood and block group level) affect single family housing values. The same method is applied to each of the four time periods (t1, t2, t3, t4) that coincide with the pre-planning, planning, construction and operation phase of the light rail system. We observe a trend suggesting a greater desirability to live closer to a light rail station as the transit system becomes operational.
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spelling doaj-art-690d92624e2040dbb4016b4ad65930ef2025-08-20T03:18:19ZengUniversity of Minnesota Libraries PublishingJournal of Transport and Land Use1938-78492012-10-015210.5198/jtlu.v5i2.261111The impact of a new light rail system on single-family property values in Charlotte, North CarolinaSisi Yan0Eric Delmelle1Mike Duncan2Environmental Systems Research InstituteDepartment of Geography and Earth Sciences, University of North Carolina at CharlotteDepartment of Geography and Earth Sciences, University of North Carolina at CharlotteThis paper examines the impact of a new light rail system on single family housing values in Charlotte, North Carolina is evaluated from 1997 to 2008. We use a Hedonic Price Analysis (HPA) to estimate how proximity to light rail, housing characteristics and spatial components (at the neighborhood and block group level) affect single family housing values. The same method is applied to each of the four time periods (t1, t2, t3, t4) that coincide with the pre-planning, planning, construction and operation phase of the light rail system. We observe a trend suggesting a greater desirability to live closer to a light rail station as the transit system becomes operational.https://www.jtlu.org/index.php/jtlu/article/view/261Light RailPublic TransitHedonic ModelGIS
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The impact of a new light rail system on single-family property values in Charlotte, North Carolina
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Public Transit
Hedonic Model
GIS
title The impact of a new light rail system on single-family property values in Charlotte, North Carolina
title_full The impact of a new light rail system on single-family property values in Charlotte, North Carolina
title_fullStr The impact of a new light rail system on single-family property values in Charlotte, North Carolina
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title_short The impact of a new light rail system on single-family property values in Charlotte, North Carolina
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topic Light Rail
Public Transit
Hedonic Model
GIS
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