The Implications of Freeway Siting in California: An Equity, Geospatial, and Case Study Approach

Conducted in parallel between researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of California, Davis (UC Davis), this multidisciplinary project will examine four consequences of freeway construction on minority neighborhoods: 1) direct disruption, including disinvestment and loss of housing, local businesses, and local institutions, 2) increasing segregation, such as facilitating suburban white flight and hardening of racial boundaries, 3) diminished access to job or education opportunities because of spatial mismatch, and 4) health impacts because of increasing mobile sources of pollution. Freeway siting continues to have profound health, employment, educational, and social consequences decades later, so uncovering its history is vital to addressing one of the state’s most significant spatial inequities.

Language

English

Project

Status: Active
Funding: $109,818.00
Sponsor Organizations:
California Department of Transportation

1227 O Street
Sacramento, CA United States 95843
Managing Organizations:
METRANS Transportation Center

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA United States 90089-0626
Project Managers:
Brinkerhoff, Cort
Performing Organizations:
University of California, Davis

Institute of Transportation Studies
Davis, CA United States 95616
Principal Investigators:
Handy, Susan
Start Date: 20210101
Expected Completion Date: 20211231
Actual Completion Date: 0
USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers

Subject/Index Terms

TRT Terms: Construction; Research; Research projects; Transportation; Urban sprawl; Urban transit
Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Economics; Environment; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

Accession Number: 01758973
Record Type: Research project
Source Agency: METRANS Transportation Center
Files: RIP
Created Date: Nov 24 2020 12:22PM