Anti-Displacement Policy in Transportation Planning: A Plan Analysis
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Date
2023
Authors
Bedrosian, Sarah-Anne
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University of Oregon
Abstract
Cities in the United States have an extensive history of displacement of marginalized communities, specifically during the 1950s and 60s. This displacement was primarily caused by federally funded urban renewal programs, meant to improve aging infrastructure and build an entirely new transportation system to meet the demands of the growing automobile industry. The interstate freeway system was the primary result of these programs, but not without a cost, as marginalized communities were primarily the ones displaced. This thesis explores how transportation planners today consider this history of displacement from transportation investments, through the inclusion of anti-displacement policy in their published planning documents. This study made use of a typology rating system and qualitative analysis to perform an overall plan analysis of 10 U.S. cities. Each of these cities was chosen based on their bicycle infrastructure. The plan analysis found an overall poor inclusion of anti-displacement policy and/or language in the cities’ transportation and comprehensive plans. These findings indicate the necessity for greater inclusion of this policy in city planning documents to recognize displacement history more effectively and prevent future displacement as a result of transportation investments.
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83 pages
Keywords
Planning, Transportation, Displacement, Cities, Bicycling