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Transit‐oriented development and gentrification along Metro Vancouver's low‐income SkyTrain corridor
Author(s) -
Jones Craig E.,
Ley David
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the canadian geographer / le géographe canadien
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.35
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1541-0064
pISSN - 0008-3658
DOI - 10.1111/cag.12256
Subject(s) - gentrification , subsidy , low income , renting , immigration , transit oriented development , transit (satellite) , economic growth , subsidized housing , geography , business , demographic economics , public housing , political science , public transport , transport engineering , economics , engineering , archaeology , law
Key Messages A low‐income corridor follows the SkyTrain rapid transit line through Vancouver and its suburbs, containing subsidized rental housing from long‐terminated federal programs. The housing is aging and is occupied by poorer groups, notably recently landed refugees and immigrants. This housing is endangered by gentrification from a regional policy of transit‐oriented development (TOD), a policy where environmental objectives and profitability trump social justice objectives.